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Insight: Farm belt rage over MF Global could chill markets
Nov 21, 2011 20:58 EST
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the CME Group pledged $300 million of its own money to help former MF Global customers get their cash back faster, the exchange was likely thinking of customers like Kansas cattle rancher Tim Rietzke.
Thousands mourn Oklahoma State University coach killed in crash
Nov 21, 2011 18:21 EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - More than 6,000 mourners gathered on Monday in Oklahoma to remember the head coach of the Oklahoma State University women's basketball team and three others who were killed last week in an Arkansas plane crash.
Help Wanted USA: Hiring hotspots emerge, but mobility an issue
Nov 21, 2011 10:51 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's not like the people in Fort Wayne, Indiana aren't sympathetic with America's unemployed. It's just that they're not seeing as many of them as the rest of us.
Late Tebow touchdown lifts Broncos over Jets
Nov 18, 2011 02:32 EST
(Reuters) - Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow bulldozed his way into the end zone for a last-minute touchdown to give Denver a 17-13 win over the New York Jets on Thursday.
Smucker recalls some peanut butter on possible Salmonella
Nov 17, 2011 12:12 EST
(Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co has recalled about 300 cases of its Natural Chunky Peanut Butter because of possible Salmonella contamination though there have been no reports of illnesses, the company said on Thursday.
What Supreme Court ruling could mean for healthcare
Nov 16, 2011 17:34 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law in the coming year, charting a course that will have an impact on the 2012 election campaign, the law, the healthcare industry and the states.
What Supreme Court ruling could mean for healthcare
Nov 16, 2011 17:32 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law in the coming year, charting a course that will have an impact on the 2012 election campaign, the law, the healthcare industry and the states.
What Supreme Court ruling could mean for healthcare
Nov 16, 2011 17:30 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law in the coming year, charting a course that will have an impact on the 2012 election campaign, the law, the healthcare industry and the states.
TransCanada backs new route for stalled US pipeline
Nov 14, 2011 23:03 EST
Pipeline operator TransCanada Corp. said it would back the rerouting of a controversial US-Canada oil pipeline, after the Obama administration delayed its final decision on the project.
A decade on, U.S. terrorism tribunals are bogged down
Nov 14, 2011 16:34 EST
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The beige-carpeted room where an al Qaeda chief appeared last week charged with blowing a hole in the side of an American warship looks like any modern U.S. court, with pop-up computer screens at lawyers' tables and a judge in black robes presiding from the bench.
Trace Adkins' talks country, canines and movie casting
Nov 14, 2011 14:24 EST
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country star Trace Adkins' career has gone to the dogs -- sort of.
Some Kotex brand tampons recalled over possible health risks
Nov 14, 2011 10:36 EST
(Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark is recalling a limited number of Kotex brand tampons contaminated with a bacterium that could cause health risks, the Dallas, Texas, company said.
Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay
Nov 13, 2011 18:27 EST
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline.
A decade on, terrorism tribunals are bogged down
Nov 13, 2011 15:46 EST
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The beige-carpeted room where an al Qaeda chief appeared last week charged with blowing a hole in the side of an American warship looks like any modern court, with pop-up computer screens at lawyers' tables and a judge in black robes presiding from the bench.