News Selected By World News Trust Editors
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Wolfowitz Speeds World Bank Aid, Raising Corruption Concerns (William McQuillen)
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is speeding up aid to war-scarred countries in an initiative that may conflict with his long-standing campaign against corruption.
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Senate panel OKs subpoenas for key aides (Julie Hirschfield Davis)
A Senate panel, following the House's lead, has authorized subpoenas for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.
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Pre-War Assumptions Led to Flawed Iraq Plan, U.S. Report Says (Tony Capaccio)
The Bush administration's rosy pre- war assumptions about the speed at which Iraq would stabilize led to poorly coordinated, haphazard planning for post-war reconstruction that's brought waste and ...
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Fed Keeps Rate at 5.25%, Drops Reference to `Firming' (Craig Torres)
The Federal Reserve kept the benchmark U.S. interest rate at 5.25 percent and unexpectedly abandoned its tilt toward higher borrowing costs.
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House panel defies Bush, votes for subpoenas (CNN)
House Democrats voted today to give their leaders the authority to force Karl Rove, and other key White House aides, to testify on the firings of U.S. attorneys. President Bush has said sworn ...
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Consumer Confidence Plunges Amid Rising Gas Prices (Jon Cohen)
Consumer confidence plunged this week, reversing its gains for the year amid rising gas prices, a volatile stock market and fresh signs of inflation.
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Homeowners, Lenders Skirt Default, May Curb U.S. Housing Slump (Kathleen M. Howley)
Homeowners are finding their mortgage companies eager to accept a sale price that falls short of a property's loan balance -- a so-called mortgage short sale.
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Bush Says He'll Fight Subpoenas for His Advisers (Holly Rosenkrantz and James Rowley)
President George W. Bush said he will fight any attempt by Congress to subpoena his aides in the investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
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U.S. Economy: Housing Starts Rebound From Lowest in Nine Years (Shobhana Chandra)
Housing starts rebounded in February from a nine-year low, easing concern that the U.S. real-estate slump will worsen and threaten the economic expansion.
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U.S. Army Foresees Natural Gas Crisis (Stephen Trimble)
"Current Army assumption is that natural gas may cease to be a viable fuel for the Army within the next 25 years based on price volatility and affordable supply availability."
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Top investor sees U.S. property crash (Elif Kaban)
"You can't believe how bad it's going to get before it gets any better," said commodities investment guru Jim Rogers, who is planning to move to Asia.
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