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Police arrest one of Italy's most-wanted mafia men NAPLES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Italian police arrested one of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses on Sunday, a day after detaining his brother, dealing a heavy blow to one of the most powerful criminal clans in the region around Naples.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:23 | Reuters
Geithner: Economy rebounding, but job growth lags WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledges the federal budget deficit is too high, but that the priorities now are economic growth and job creation.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:16 | Associated Press
Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a bill on Thursday to reform the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama's main domestic objective.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:11 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The key number in next year's U.S. congressional election may be the unemployment rate, which last month hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent.
Nov 1, 2009 at 15:06 | Reuters
PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - France is proposing a plan to help the world's poorest countries finance renewable energy projects that it hopes will form part of upcoming climate talks, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview on Sunday.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:39 | Reuters
Kremlin adviser: US weapons talks on track MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are on track to sign a new deal to reduce their arsenals of nuclear weapons by the time a previous agreement expires next month, a Kremlin aide said at a policy conference in Morocco.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:23 | Reuters
Afghan challenger drops out of election KABUL (AP) — The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in next week's runoff election withdrew from the ballot Sunday, six days before it was to take place — effectively handing Afghanistan's leader a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is anxious for an effective partner in the war against the Taliban.
Nov 1, 2009 at 11:58 | Associated Press
No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24