Gulf beaches hit as distant hurricane pushes oil (AP)

AP – Rough seas generated by Hurricane Alex pushed more oil from the massive spill onto Gulf Coast beaches Wednesday as cleanup vessels were sidelined by the faraway storm’s ripple effects.

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Gulf beaches hit as distant hurricane pushes oil
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Bank bill faces House passage, Senate delays vote (AP)

AP – A sweeping overhaul of financial regulations aimed at preventing another economic crisis headed Wednesday for a final House vote after Democrats backed down on a $19 billion tax they had added on big banks and hedge funds.

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Bank bill faces House passage, Senate delays vote
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South African power union threatens to strike (AP)

AP – The main union at South Africa’s monopoly power supplier said Wednesday it’s ready to strike after rejecting the company’s wage offer, a decision that could disrupt the World Cup.

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Irony alert: IRS fails government audit (The Newsroom)

The Newsroom – Getting audited is such a hassle! Just ask the IRS.

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Irony alert: IRS fails government audit
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ECB loans suggest banks’ cash needs easing (AP)

AP – The European Central Bank said Wednesday it will lend euro131.9 billion ($161 billion) to banks for three months — a smaller-than-expected sum that suggests banks’ cash needs are easing despite lingering worries about the eurozone debt crisis.

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ECB loans suggest banks’ cash needs easing
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China, Taiwan sign trade pact linking economies (AP)

AP – China and Taiwan signed a tariff-slashing trade pact Tuesday that boosts economic ties and further eases political tensions six decades after the rivals split amid civil war.

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Google changes China access after Beijing objects (AP)

AP – Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company with the loss of its Internet license

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Greeks walk off job in general strike over reforms (AP)

AP – Public services shut down across Greece Tuesday as workers walked off the job in a new nationwide general strike that disrupted public transport, left hospitals operating on emergency staff and pulled all news broadcasts off the air.

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World stocks slide ahead of crucial Japan, US data (AP)

AP – World markets slid Tuesday as a mammoth share sale in China dragged Shanghai stocks down more than 4 percent and investors trimmed bets before the release of crucial indicators from the world’s two biggest economies.

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Australia PM seeks to end mine tax row, may call poll (Reuters)

Reuters – New Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard expressed confidence on Tuesday she would end a damaging mining tax row, as speculation grows she may call an election within weeks to capitalize on her honeymoon period as leader.

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