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U.S.-based Japanese stock funds up $1.5 billion in record inflow streak: Lipper
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of weekly inflows into the funds on record, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed...Tags: Japan, Shinzo Abe, Personal Finance, Thomson Corporation, Stock Market
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South Korea trade deal produces bleak first-year results for US
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON More than a year after it took effect, a highly touted trade deal with South Korea has failed to produce as expected for the U.S.: Exports are down, imports are up and the trade deficit with the Asian economic powerhouse has ballooned. In...Tags: Japan, Sales, Washington, DC, Business, Trade Agreements
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Obama outlines rules for armed drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes. As...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, White House
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Drug czar highlights link between marijuana, crime
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of...Tags: Criminals, Science and Technology, Drug Trafficking, Washington, DC, Methamphetamine (drug)
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NOAA expects 'above normal' hurricane season
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Expect another busy Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday. Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the early forecast predicts an "above normal, and possibly an extremely active" hurricane season, said...Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), National Government, Hurricanes, FEMA, Craig Fugate
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Setting limits on drones
It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Terrorism, Anwar al-Awlaki, Prisons, Al-Qaeda
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Brazil delays mining bill, says to reach Congress in June
Reuters* Mining sector says languishing as new rules awaited * Quarter of expected Brazil mining investment on hold * Congress could shelve vote on bill By Leonardo Goy BRASILIA, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's government plans to submit its mining reform bill...Tags: National Government, Dilma Rousseff, Petroleum Industry, Government, Metal and Mineral
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Time for Eric Holder to spend more time with his family
Bill PressOne of many good things you can say about President Obama is that he is loyal to his friends. But sometimes, he is loyal to a fault, as is the case with Attorney General Eric Holder. Presidential buddy or not, it's time for Holder to go. You expect a...Tags: Eric Holder, Current TV (tv network), Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in...Tags: Defense, Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Richard Nixon, Karl Rove, Medicare, Pension and Welfare
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: South America, National Government, Sales, Business, Barack Obama
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Preview: 'Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World'
Video Game ReviewsGamerHub.tv Fellow "Civilization V" fanatics rejoice! Firaxis is gracing us with another expansion with even more mechanics for our quest to conquer the world! In my playthrough of "Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World," I had a preset scenario...Tags: Philosophy, United Nations, Elections, Politics, Religion and Belief
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