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Exclusive: Mexico says mine industry investment could rise a bit through 2018
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico sees total mining investment between 2013-2018 of at least $25 billion, holding steady or rising slightly from the previous six years despite the prospect of less favorable metals prices, Mexico's top government mining...Tags: Mexico, Metal and Mineral, Petroleum Industry, National Government, Felipe Calderon
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U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
ReutersAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are ready to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political solution to his country's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, United Kingdom, National Government, Islam, Iran
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Bernanke spurs stock volatility, dollar gains
Reuters* Dollar index up after Bernanke comments on stimulus * U.S. stocks turn lower, S&P 500 comes off high * Treasuries fall on comments on possible tapering * Crude oil tumbles after jump in supplies By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Stocks,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Foreign Exchange Market, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Nasdaq Composite
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but asserted her constitutional...Tags: Elections, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Labor Legislation, FBI, Bashar Assad
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Zuma implicated in South Africa wedding plane scandal
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission. The presidency and...Tags: South Africa, National Government, Weddings, Africa, Jacob Zuma
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WRAPUP 2-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, dismissed from hearing * Republicans angered by statement made by Lerner (Adds details throughout; adds context in paragraphs 6-10) By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Services and Shopping, Tea Party Movement, Trey Gowdy, U.S. Department of Justice, Jim Jordan
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Taxes, schmaxes: Congress wants you to know it loves Apple
You could be forgiven for thinking that the big hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations this week was a chance for lawmakers to grill Apple about some of its controversial tax practices. And yes, there was some of...
Tags: Computer Hardware, Claire McCaskill, Corporate Officers, U.S. Senate, Apple iPhone
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Bernanke suggests Fed not ready to pull back on stimulus
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the U.S. central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. In...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Inflation and Deflation, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Economic Policy
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Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax row
ReutersDUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. A U.S. Senate...Tags: Intel Corp., U.S. Senate, Republic of Ireland, Enda Kenny, Google Inc.
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...
Tags: Demographics, Social Security, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: George W. Bush, Economy, Business and Finance, Trade Agreements, Devin Nunes, European Union
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Elections, Huma Abedin, U.S. House of Representatives, New York City
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