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Huge crowd fills Havana square for peace concert

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Hundreds of thousands of people filled Havana's Revolution Square for a peace concert on Sunday in which Colombian singer Juanes and other musicians sought to bridge the political divide that has separated Cubans for 50 years.
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FedEx, Cisco, Office Depot cautious on economy

Key business leaders expect slow and steady U.S. economic growth but say longer term recovery depends on reforming health care and tax policy, and improving access to credit for small business.
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Dodd urges single U.S. bank regulator: report

U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to propose legislation that would merge four bank agencies into one super-regulator, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Financial regulation tops G20 agenda

President Barack Obama, preparing to meet with other G20 leaders in Pittsburgh, on Saturday stressed the need for regulations to prevent another global economic crisis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel was optimistic agreement could be reached at the summit.
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Taliban leader Mullah Omar takes aim at Obama

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar issued a statement Saturday telling people of the West not to listen to U.S. President Barack Obama's justifications of war and vowing to defeat NATO troops like other invaders of history.
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Obama seeks to reassure G20 on financial reforms

President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday to work with fellow G20 leaders next week to close gaps in financial regulations and insisted reckless schemes that yield fat executive bonuses could no longer be tolerated.
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US, Air Canada end spat that threatened NHL

The United States and Air Canada appeared on Friday to have settled a spat over charter flights, which had threatened to disrupt the upcoming National Hockey League season.
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G20 to seek unity on economic exit strategy

World leaders will probably agree next week to work together when the time comes to end their massive economic stimulus programs and they were also moving on Friday toward a stiffer line on bankers' pay.
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U.S. says no breakthrough on Mideast peace deal

U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell did not win any breakthroughs in shuttle diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians this week but the process will continue, the State Department said on Friday.
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Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance

Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday.
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Obama, Baucus push U.S. healthcare reform

President Barack Obama pitched his U.S. healthcare reforms to college students on Thursday and Senate Democrats searched for common ground after some criticized elements of a highly anticipated new plan.
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NATO proposes new era of cooperation with Russia

NATO proposed a new era of cooperation with the United States and Russia on Friday, calling for joint work on missile defense systems after Washington scrapped a planned anti-missile system.
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Sberbank sees role for AvtoVAZ in Opel deal

Top Russian car maker, AvtoVAZ (AVAZ.MM), may join state-run Sberbank (SBER03.MM) and Canada's Magna International Inc (MGa.TO) in a deal to run Opel and bring new technology to Russia.
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Option mortgages to explode, officials warn

The federal government and states are girding themselves for the next foreclosure crisis in the country's housing downturn: payment option adjustable rate mortgages that are beginning to reset.

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