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Next round of Iran nuclear talks set for Moscow
Associated PressTough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month for another round of talks but agreement on little else. The open channels between Iran and the six-nation bloc - the five...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Iran's Nuclear Program, European Union, Nuclear Policy, Israel
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French, German rifts show already
PARIS — Exuberant supporters were still out celebrating Francois Hollande's election as president of France when the first fissures began opening up in the Franco-German motor that drives the rest of Europe.
Although officials on both sides of...Tags: Treaties, Angela Merkel, France, Italy, Berlin (Germany)
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Myanmar opposition ends boycott; U.N. calls for eased sanctions
World NowMyanmar's main opposition party, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, agreed Monday to end its weeklong boycott of parliament and swear an oath to a constitution it has resisted.... -
Tax reform's hard choices
Republicans and Democrats agree that the federal tax system is broken, but they couldn't disagree more strongly about how to fix it. That's true largely because each side clings to a different set of theories about how taxes affect the country, only...
Tags: Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, Income Tax, Republican Party, Investments
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A generational divide widens in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Cuba — The way Cesar Cruz and his buddies see it, the "revolution of our grandparents" just doesn't cut it anymore.
The 19-year-old student and his friends gather every Saturday in leafy Cespedes Park in the shadow of Santiago de Cuba's...Tags: Science and Technology, Egypt, Agricultural Research and Technology, India, Raul Castro
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European Union lifts sanctions on Myanmar
World NowThe European Union is lifting its economic sanctions on Myanmar, also known as Burma, in recognition of the Southeast Asian nation's steps toward political reform, officials announced.... -
Construction jobs increase in California, 34 other states
Construction employment grew in 35 states in January from December, with California adding the most jobs -- 8,900, or a 1.6% increase.
Thirteen states posted decreases in construction jobs and two states had no change, according to an analysis of Labor...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Construction, Career and Workplace, Rentals, Economy, Business and Finance
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Debt would grow under most GOP candidates' plans, report says
President Obama is roundly criticized by Republicans for running up the nation's debt load, but tax and spending proposals from the GOP presidential contenders show debt would continue to rise under their watch -- sometimes to even more alarming levels....Tags: Economic Indicator, Debt Market, Republican Party, Credit and Debt, Health
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Israel misguided on Iran [The conversation]
Opinion L.A.If Israel really planned on attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, skeptics ask, would it be talking about it so publicly? Still, rumors that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may attack Iran before this summer has opinionators screaming... -
Bernanke warns Congress against deep budget cuts in weak economy
Money & CompanyFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress' Joint Economic Committee Tuesday against cutting the budget too sharply with the U.S. economy still weak and facing new stresses from the European debt crisis.... -
Government: Meddling with monetary policy
Opinion L.A.Echoing Texas' two Republican presidential candidates, Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Ron Paul, the top four Republicans in Congress have written a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke telling him to keep his hands off the money supply. The authors'... -
Unpredictable to the end, Moammar Kadafi ruled Libya for decades
In the modern pantheon of the world's dictators, Moammar Kadafi stood apart. Far apart.
Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly diplomacy, and cut a sometimes cartoonish figure in flowing...Tags: North Africa, Environmental Issues, Tony Blair, Television Industry, Economic Policy
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