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U.S. to resume Haiti medevac flights

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Sunday it would resume military evacuation flights to the United States for badly injured Haitian earthquake victims after a four-day suspension over cost and treatment questions.

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Toyota to announce pedal fix plan in U.S. on Monday

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will announce on Monday details of its plan to fix accelerator pedals that have led to the recall of 2.4 million cars in the United States as it scrambles to put its worst public relations crisis behind it.

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China fumes at latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Chinese state media blasted the United States on Monday for a planned $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan, while a U.S. official said Washington was committed to helping the island defend itself.

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China govt opens cracks in its culture of secrecy

Beijing issued a stinging response Friday to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations be…

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US to resume airlifts of Haiti quake victims

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The United States said on Sunday it will resume airlifting critically injured earthquake victims from Haiti after a row over who would pay for their care halted flights. The news emerg…

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GOP Senator calls on Holder to resign for upholding the Constitution

The man accused to attempting to blow up a jet liner outside of Detroit on Christmas Day was, at some point, informed of his right to hear the charges against him in a trial setting, as required by the Constitution of the United States.Because of th…

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U.S. deflation no longer a risk says Fed’s Bullard: report

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States has escaped the danger of a Japanese-style deflationary trap, but it is not yet time to start tightening policy, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told the Financial Times.

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U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States has expanded land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran’s growing missile threat, U.S. officials said.

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U.S. expanding missile defenses in Gulf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has expanded land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran’s growing missile threat, U.S. officials said.

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U.S. to resume medevac flights from Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.S. military will resume evacuation flights to the United States for critically injured Haitian earthquake victims within the next 12 hours, the White House said on Sunday.

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