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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks … Continue reading
Elan strikes $1 billion royalty deal with Theravance
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Elan stepped up its bid to keep its independence on Monday by agreeing a $ 1 billion deal to buy 21 percent of the royalties that U.S. company Theravance receives from GlaxoSmithKline for its respiratory drugs.
Judge strikes restrictions on “morning-after” pill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make “morning-after” emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age, while blasting top Obama administration officials for interfering … Continue reading
Judge strikes restrictions on “morning-after” pill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make “morning-after” emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age.
Most Americans approve of foreign drone strikes
Poli-Sci Perspective is a weekly Wonkblog feature in which Georgetown University’s Dan Hopkins and George Washington University’s Danny Hayes and John Sides offer an empirical perspective on the issues dominating Washington. In this edition, Sides looks at the state of … Continue reading
Nominee for CIA chief says casualties from drone strikes should be public
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pick for CIA director, John Brennan, promised senators who will vote on his nomination more openness about U.S. counter-terrorism programs, saying the closely guarded number of civilian casualties from drone strikes should be made … Continue reading
U.S. Northeast digs out from blizzard, tornado strikes in South
CAMBRIDGE, Mass./NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Northeast was digging out on Sunday after a blizzard dumped up to 40 inches (one meter) of snow with hurricane force winds, killing at least nine people and leaving hundreds of thousands without … Continue reading
Analysis: In spending wars, Obama strikes at Republican leverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans, frustrated by the failure of earlier efforts to get President Barack Obama to agree to spending cuts, suddenly find themselves in a fight to keep their grip on the one tool they thought would give … Continue reading
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UPDATE 3-Consumer watchdog strikes balance with mortgage rules
* Rules would require lenders to consider ability to repay * Gives lenders legal shield for certain high-quality loans * Experts see little short-term impact on housing market By Emily…
Google Strikes Out Against Big Thumbs
Consumers have long been asked to confirm their online purchases, but now Google is asking them to also confirm the ads they click on.