Politics

Ukraine creates new ruling coalition (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister.
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Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency (AP)

AP - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.
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Missing body of Cyprus' ex-leader found, 3 arrests (AP)

AP - Three months after it was stolen, the corpse of Cyprus' former president was found reburied in another grave and three men were arrested Tuesday in what officials called a case of bodysnatching for ransom.
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UK court to rule on Russian tycoon's libel claim (AP)

AP - Britain's High Court is due to rule on a libel claim brought by self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky against a Kremlin-owned broadcaster.
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Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
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AP source: US releases Boumediene from Gitmo (AP)

AP - The United States on Friday released the Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was at the center of a Supreme Court battle giving detainees the right to challenge their confinement, an Obama administration official said.
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Geithner Can't Keep Up, Critics Say

For five weeks, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has battled the worst economic crisis in generations with no key deputies in place.
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AP Interview: Marines seek to ease strains of war (AP)

AP - As the need for Marines in Iraq winds down, their top general says he would like to shift his troops to Afghanistan, perhaps in numbers small enough to allow a less punishing pace of combat tours.
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Richardson's consolation prize? (Politico)

Politico - CHICAGO – It wasn’t exactly what Bill Richardson wanted.
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