News Selected By World News Trust Editors
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Bush Says He'll Fight Subpoenas for His Advisers (Holly Rosenkrantz and James Rowley)
President George W. Bush said he will fight any attempt by Congress to subpoena his aides in the investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
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U.S. Economy: Housing Starts Rebound From Lowest in Nine Years (Shobhana Chandra)
Housing starts rebounded in February from a nine-year low, easing concern that the U.S. real-estate slump will worsen and threaten the economic expansion.
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U.S. Army Foresees Natural Gas Crisis (Stephen Trimble)
"Current Army assumption is that natural gas may cease to be a viable fuel for the Army within the next 25 years based on price volatility and affordable supply availability."
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Top investor sees U.S. property crash (Elif Kaban)
"You can't believe how bad it's going to get before it gets any better," said commodities investment guru Jim Rogers, who is planning to move to Asia.
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Fed May Lower Rates Three Times on Housing Woes, Options Show (Daniel Kruger)
Options traders are starting to say the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates three times this year as the housing slump threatens the economy's growth.
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China Raises Rates to Slow Inflation and Investment (Nipa Piboontanasawat and Janet Ong)
China raised interest rates for the third time in 11 months to curb inflation and reduce asset bubbles in the world's fastest-growing major economy Nipa Piboontanasawat and Janet Ong March 17, 2007 ...
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Prosecutor Says Bush and Blair Could Face War Crime Charges At Hague (Gethin Chamberlain)
George W. Bush and Tony Blair face the prospect of an International Criminal Court investigation for alleged coalition war crimes in Iraq, the court's chief prosecutor says.
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Plastic surgeon sucks out belly dancer's buttock (Lester Haines)
"When I saw afterwards that half of my bum was missing I almost fainted. It had been completely sucked away."
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Republicans' Lobbying Grip Crumbles After Congressional Shakeup (Jonathan D. Salant)
The Republicans' loss of power in Congress is mirrored by a swift reversal of fortune in some key precincts of lobbying influence.
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U.S. Stocks Retreat This Week, Pulled Down by Lending Concerns (Eric Martin and Michael Patterson)
U.S. stocks slid this week as growing mortgage defaults heightened concern the home-loan crisis is spreading and inflation cut the odds of a Federal Reserve interest interest-rate reduction.
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CIA's Wilson Blames `Political Motives' for Unmasking (Jay Newton-Small)
Former CIA official Valerie Plame Wilson said the Bush administration disclosed her covert status in 2003 for ``purely political motives'' and ended her work searching for weapons of mass ...
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