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Panetta: US-Japan agree on new defense system

Panetta: US-Japan agree on new defense system
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second defense system in Japan aimed at protecting the country from the threat of a missile attack from North Korea. The exact location of the

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case

AP sources: Obama launching China trade case
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will launch a new trade enforcement case against China Monday, using the power of incumbency to counter Republican Mitt Romney's criticism that he is ceding American jobs to the Asian power. Senior administration

Panetta concerned Asia disputes could expand

Panetta concerned Asia disputes could expand
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday he is concerned the territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region could spark provocations and result in violence that could involve other nations, such as the United States. Speaking to reporters

Panetta: violence leveling off; protests to go on

Panetta: violence leveling off;  protests to go on
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the U.S. appears to be leveling off. He said the Pentagon

Slow rebound may determine whether NC really swung

Slow rebound may determine whether NC really swung
By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - In many ways, Keith Fountain's personal economic odyssey is North Carolina's. After a decade at Lucent Technologies, Fountain was making $22 an hour working in the company's warehouse in Concord, northeast of Charlotte, when

Obama, Romney square off on China, jobs

Obama, Romney square off on China, jobs
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Competing for white working-class voters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney squared off Saturday on China and accused each other of backing policies that would move American jobs overseas as the U.S. economy struggles to recover. "

Obama, Romney square off on China, jobs

Obama, Romney square off on China, jobs
By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Competing for white working-class voters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney squared off Saturday on China and accused each other of backing policies that would move American jobs overseas as the U.S. economy struggles to recover. "

China's presumed next leader reappears in public

China's presumed next leader reappears in public
By DIDI TANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping reappeared in public Saturday after a two-week absence that sparked rumors about his health and questions about the stability of the country's succession process. State media said Xi toured exhibits at China