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©REUTERS AIG refuses to join lawsuit against US government The board of giant insurer AIG decided Wednesday not to join a private shareholder lawsuit against the US government over the $182 billion rescue of the insurer in 2008.
11 January 2013
NY governor : stop the gun 'madness' New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday proposed the "toughest assault weapons ban in America" in response to a rash of shooting massacres, including the tragedy last month at a Connecticut school.
11 January 2013
Champagne faux pas at Obama inaugural luncheon? Would champagne by any other name taste as good? For French producers, the answer is a resounding "non".
11 January 2013
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops US officials plan a mix of hardball negotiating and flattery during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai as President Barack Obama decides how deeply to cut forces in America's longest war.
11 January 2013
Obama lines up Jack Lew for Treasury President Barack Obama was expected to name Washington veteran Jack Lew as his next Treasury chief as early as Thursday, stocking his team for the next tense budget showdown with Republicans.
10 January 2013
Steven Spielberg. ©REUTERS Spielberg, Ang Lee tipped as Oscar nods revealed Steven Spielberg is hoping for good news Thursday as Oscar nominees are unveiled, with his "Lincoln" among frontrunners, albeit in a wide field as Hollywood's awards season enters the home straight.
10 January 2013
Tech world crawling into the crib One is never too young to be connected.
10 January 2013
US Congress less popular than cockroaches: poll The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released Tuesday found.
10 January 2013
Photo courtesy of adoptionservices.com US trying to help families adopt Russian kids Washington is trying to help hundreds of American families whose dreams of adopting a child from Russia are in limbo after the passage of a controversial Russian law.
10 January 2013
Judge reduces possible sentence for WikiLeaks suspect A US judge on Tuesday reduced the potential sentence for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning by 112 days because of his harsh treatment at a military jail, where he was held in isolation despite advice from psychiatrists.
10 January 2013
TVs get bigger, bolder, smarter at CES show TV makers showing off their new wares at a huge trade fair will seek to dazzle consumers with bigger, bolder displays, and smarter technologies for consumers who want television to be a "multiscreen" experience.
09 January 2013
Photo courtesy of sodahead.com 2012 warmest on record for US, had historic extremes 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the United States and was also the second most extreme ever, the US government agency charged with monitoring weather events said.
09 January 2013
©Danial Okassov US grants injunction against legal action to Kazakhstan's BTA bank The injunction issued by the Bankruptcy Court on January 3 blocks any enforcement of debts against the bank or its property in the U.S.
09 January 2013
Apple tailoring cheaper iPhone model: reports Reports echoing online Tuesday fueled speculation that Apple is tailoring a low-price version of the iPhone for China and other emerging markets.
09 January 2013
Grounded Alaska oil rig refloated, no pollution seen An oil rig which ran aground in Alaska has been refloated and is being towed to a nearby harbor, with no signs of pollution seen.
09 January 2013
Pentagon nominee vows 'total support' for Israel Chuck Hagel, bracing for a bruising Senate confirmation as the next US defense secretary, pledged "total support" for Israel on Monday after lawmakers criticized his Middle East views.
08 January 2013
Obama to host Afghan president Friday at White House US President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Friday for talks centered on the long-term security compact between the two countries.
08 January 2013
Clinton returns to applause and a football helmet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation from her staff and an American football helmet to protect her from Washington's hard knocks as she returned to work after a health scare.
08 January 2013
Photo cuortesy of infiniteunknown.net US judge orders LA Catholics to name abusers A US judge Monday ordered Catholic leaders in Los Angeles to identify senior church officials accused of sexually abusing children, in a move welcomed by campaigners for victims.
08 January 2013
Obama picks new CIA, Pentagon chiefs US President Barack Obama on Monday nominated controversial former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon and proposed that hard-nosed counterterrorism czar John Brennan to head the CIA.
08 January 2013

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