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- U.N. Steps Up Iran PressureExternal
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- President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain demanded Friday that Iran fully disclose its nuclear ambitions "or be held accountable" to an impatient world community. They threatened new sanctions after the disclosure of a secret Iranian nuclear facility.
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- Officials: G- 20 to supplant G- 8 as international economic councilExternal
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- Leaders of the G-20 economic summit will announce Friday that the group will become the new permanent council for international economic cooperation, according to senior U.S. officials. The Group of 20 are meeting in Pittsburgh for a two-day summit, focusing on the financial crisis and how to avoid a future repeat.
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- Plot Most Significant Since 9- 11External
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- Afghan-born Najibullah Zazi set up shop in suburban Denver, scouring the Web and visiting beauty supply stores in a hunt for chemicals needed to build bombs for Al Qaeda, authorities charge, calling the alleged plot one of the most significant terror threats to the U.S. since the September 11 attacks.
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- Japan Launches Probe of Secret Pacts With USExternal
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- Japan's new government launched an investigation Friday into whether previous administrations entered secret security pacts with Washington, including one said to endorse U.S. nuclear-armed ships despite a policy of barring such weapons.
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- FDIC may face bailout of its ownExternal
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- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the federal agency that administers the insurance fund that stands behind the savings of millions of Americans, has been depleted by a wave of bank failures that isn't expected to abate any time soon. The FDIC board is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss how to raise money to restock the fund.
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- Research in Motion falls after outlook, downgradesExternal
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- Shares of Research In Motion fell around 15 percent on Friday after the BlackBerry maker reported a lower profit and gave an outlook that fell short of analysts' expectations. Goldman Sachs cut its rating on the stock to "neutral" from "buy," citing doubts about the company's ability to maintain market share in North America.
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- G- 20 Leaders Near Banker- Pay Limits Amid ProtestsExternal
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- Leaders of the world's major economies are coming together on reforms to rein in huge bank bonuses, toughen financial regulations and guard against the dangerous imbalances that contributed to the worst global downturn since the 1930s.
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- Mayweather- Marquez 1 Million Pay- Per- View SalesExternal
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- Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend has generated 1 million pay-per-view buys, an impressively high number that confirms Mayweather's once-debatable superstar status. The fight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas generated a remarkable $52 million as the highest-performing pay-per-view event this year.
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- EU Drug Agency: License 2 Swine Flu VaccinesExternal
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- The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to be granted a marketing authorization. The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season.
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