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US national denies Mumbai attacks, cartoons plot
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 1:05 am ET

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CHICAGO (AFP) - A Pakistani-American pleaded not guilty to helping plan the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks and plotting to attack a Danish newspaper which published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Full Story »
US lawmaker deplores 'politically correct' holiday greetings
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 7:36 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US lawmaker, describing himself as unhappy about the trend of replacing "Merry Christmas" with "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays," has introduced a symbolic resolution to preserve Christmas. Full Story »
Pakistani military has 'degraded' Taliban groups: US general
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 3:36 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistan's military operations have "significantly degraded" Taliban militants but Islamabad has yet to go after the Taliban's Afghan leadership, a top US general said on Wednesday. Full Story »
US aiding Pakistan in alleged terror plot arrests
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 6:01 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US officials said Wednesday they were working with Pakistani authorities who arrested five foreigners, including a Pakistani-American, on suspicion of plotting a militant attack. Full Story »
US lawmakers denounce airport security breach
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 2:20 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US senators called Wednesday for a swift probe into the release on the Internet of a highly sensitive airport security screening guide, which one lawmaker likened to a "textbook" for terrorists. Full Story »
Republicans present Obama with alternative jobs plan
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 2:42 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republican lawmakers Wednesday presented President Barack Obama with their plan to tackle unemployment, proposing a freeze on tax hikes until the jobless rate falls below five percent. Full Story »
Obama hails Senate 'progress' on health care reform
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 4:54 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama saluted Wednesday the "progress" of fellow Democrats in the Senate on a bill to overhaul the US health care system, his top domestic priority. Full Story »
US 'optimistic' on deal with Russia to reduce nukes
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 4:45 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is "optimistic" about reaching a new accord with Russia on limiting the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers, the White House said Wednesday. Full Story »
US extends bailout authority to October 2010
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 1:55 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday extended the authority of a 700-billion-dollar financial bailout to October 2010 even as he noted the program would cost less than expected. Full Story »
Obama steers clear of bioweapons convention in new strategy
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 3:28 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States issued a new strategy Wednesday for dealing with a rising threat from biological weapons but stopped short of measures to give teeth to an existing international convention. Full Story »