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New U.S. Trade Representative Gets to Work as Top Trade Negotiator

WASHINGTON – New U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said Friday it is crucial to wrap up the key elements of a global trade agreement by the end of July. She didn’t say how she would get past sticking points with Europe and developing nations. Schwab, who won Senate confirmation on …

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Iran Studying Nuclear Incentives Package, Will Likely Offer Changes

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday the government likely would suggest amendments to a Western package of incentives meant to persuade the Islamic republic to give up its uranium enrichment program. Manouchehr Mottaki would not give any timing for Iran’s response. The Tehran regime previously has said some …

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Student Spikes Drink for Lead in School Play

HURST, Tx – A teenager accused of spiking a fellow theater student’s drink with bleach because she wanted the lead role in a school play surrendered to authorities. Katherine A. Smith, 18, turned herself in Wednesday, more than a week after a warrant was issued for her arrest. She was …

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