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  1. Ex-GM CEO Wagoner retires with $8.6 mln Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 8:24 PM ET

    DETROIT (Reuters) - Former General Motors Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, ousted in March by the Obama administration, will retire in August with a package worth $8.6 million in the first five years, the company said on Tuesday.

  2. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks to Saudi business leaders in the commercial hub of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, July 14, 2009.  Geithner said Tuesday as he kicked off his first official visit to the Middle East, that his country had a 'special responsibility' to help guide the world through its worst recession in decades, and stressed that while a recovery was ongoing, setbacks were likely. (AP Photo)
    Treasury boss courts Mideast, sees gradual rebound AP - 8 minutes ago

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Gulf Arab leaders Tuesday, stressing to some of America's top creditors that his country has a "special responsibility" to steer the world through a global recession that may finally be showing signs of easing.

  3. A man pictured next to solar panels whose energy helps pump water into a water tower in a village in Niger, 2004. Far-sighted plans to energise Europe by tapping solar power from the sweltering Sahara desert offer bright prospects but must not overshadow renewable sources closer to home, experts say.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)
    Experts hail Sahara-Europe solar plan AFP - Tue Jul 14, 12:19 PM ET

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - Far-sighted plans to energise Europe by tapping solar power from the sweltering Sahara desert offer bright prospects but must not overshadow renewable sources closer to home, experts say.