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By Paul Carrel and Jonathan Spicer FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two senior Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday played down chances that the U.S. central bank would signal a readiness to taper bond buying at its meeting next month, dampening speculation the Fed might soon dial back its ultra-easy policy. New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley and St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard, both of whom will vote at the June 18-19 meeting, made clear further economic progress was needed before they would support curtailing bond purchases. `Inflation is pretty low in the U.S. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 21:05 |
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By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, from running in the June 14 election, along with a protégé of the current president, leaving mainly hardliners left to contest the vote. Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a close aide to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, failed to make it onto a list of candidates approved by the Guardian Council, state news agencies and television reported. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:49 |
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The Clippers were disappointed with the loss in the first round of the playoffs
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:45 |
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Iran`s smiling but immovable top nuclear negotiator, a revolutionary and wounded war veteran with a decades-old suspicion of the United States, has become a frontrunner in Iran`s presidential race.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:42 |
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Yoga classes in Langata Women`s Prison in Nairobi, Kenya, are inspiring both inmates and teacher. The Africa Yoga Project is teaching yoga in slums, orphanages and prisons in Kenya.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 21:21 |
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At least six people were killed and a number of other people were injured when a storm with a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 21:08 |
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Afghan authorities want to discourage the practice of inter-family marriages as the children of such couplings can sometimes have serious health issues.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:56 |
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President Obama appoints members of a special election commission
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:42 |
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Comedian Mort Sahl once called Los Angeles “100 suburbs in search of a city.” As the nation`s second largest metropolis votes for a new mayor Tuesday, it is also in search of a clear winner.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:42 |
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don`t like each other, and neither is trying to disguise his feelings.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 20:38 |
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