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APNewsBreak: FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:41PM September 09, 2012 CommentIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A company that promised to clean up Iowa's egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety inspection discovered the bacteria in two of its barns and that it took steps to protect consumers.
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Testosterone marketing frenzy draws skepticism
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:39PM September 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — "Are you falling asleep after dinner?"
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German euro bailout opponent files new court suit
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:16PM September 09, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — An opponent of the eurozone's permanent rescue fund said Sunday that he has filed a new complaint to Germany's highest court after the European Central Bank unveiled a program to buy government bonds.
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Congress returns for short pre-election session
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:30AM September 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off a five-week vacation, lawmakers return to Washington on Monday for a truncated pre-election session in which Congress will do what it often does best: punt problems to the future.
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Romney says he likes parts of 'Obamacare'
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:29AM September 09, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who promised early in his campaign to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, says he would keep several important parts of the overhaul.
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Sierra Leone takes 10 Iranian ships off register
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:22AM September 09, 2012 CommentFREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has removed the registration of 10 ships suspected to be Iranian.
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China factory output weakest in 3 years in August
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:50AM September 09, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — Growth in China's factory production slowed to a three-year low in August, suggesting Beijing might need to launch more stimulus efforts to reverse a painful slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
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APEC vows to fend off euro woes, boost finances
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:12AM September 09, 2012 CommentVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to fend off the deepening damage from the European crisis and revive flagging growth in the region by supporting open trade, reforming their economies and strengthening public finances.
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Food prices push China inflation up 2 pct in Aug.
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:20PM September 08, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — A jump in food prices pushed China's inflation rate to rise 2 percent in August compared with a year earlier, complicating efforts by the government to revive growth with further stimulus measures.
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Pacific Rim leaders seek to fortify food security
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:47PM September 08, 2012 CommentVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Asia-Pacific leaders focused their attention on rising concern over food security on Sunday, as they prepared to wrap up their annual summit with an agreement to slash tariffs on trade in environmental goods and a call to keep markets open even in hard times.
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Russia, Japan agree to move ahead on LNG project
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:55PM September 08, 2012 CommentVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Russia and Japan are putting energy cooperation ahead of a longstanding territorial dispute as they move ahead with a long-awaited liquefied natural gas project in this far eastern seaport.
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Monti calls for EU summit to confront populism
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:40PM September 08, 2012 CommentCERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Monti on Saturday proposed a special European summit to confront growing populism in the face of the continent's financial crisis.
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Madrid chosen for EuroVegas gambling resort
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:57PM September 08, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — The decision by Las Vegas Sands to choose Madrid for a big "EuroVegas" casino project was welcomed by city officials Saturday, but potential obstacles include the company's decision to fund only 35 percent of the resort and to demand changes in local laws.
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Ashton: more sanctions on Syria, Iran an option
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:36PM September 08, 2012 CommentNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union is considering imposing more sanctions on Syria in a bid to end its civil war and against Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Saturday.
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Premier: Painful cuts will restore credibility
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:13AM September 08, 2012 CommentTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says the final round of austerity measures contains painful and unjust cuts but is necessary to restore Greece's credibility and continue to receive funding from creditors.
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German minister: Don't let up on reforms
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:33AM September 08, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister is insisting that countries must not use the European Central Bank's plan to buy unlimited amounts of government bonds as an excuse to let up on economic reforms and deficit-cutting.
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Australian PM, at APEC, learns of father's death
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:45AM September 08, 2012 CommentVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Prime Minister Julia Gillard's father died Saturday while the Australian leader was in Vladivostok for an APEC summit.
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Russia seeks to close infrastructure gap with Asia
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:49AM September 08, 2012 CommentVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — Russia's failure to keep up with its neighbors in building the roads, railways and other infrastructure needed to support growth is costing it dearly, and hindering the regional economy's full potential, business leaders gathered for an Asia-Pacific summit say.
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Sands picks Madrid for 'EuroVegas' project
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:10PM September 07, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen Madrid over Barcelona for a multi-billion dollar gambling resort project dubbed "EuroVegas."
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Analysis: Weak jobs report delivers blow to Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:30PM September 07, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The disappointing August jobs report raises yet another campaign obstacle for President Barack Obama and makes his hopes of holding onto his own job even more challenging — especially in closely contested battleground states with painfully high levels of unemployment.
