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Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

By By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of

Survey: Greece seen as most corrupt in EU

By By DAVID RISINGAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - The countries worst hit by the European financial crisis are also perceived as being among the most corrupt in Western Europe, and those perceptions appear to be getting increasingly negative, an international watchdog said in a report released

AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader

By By JOE McDONALD and YOUKYUNG LEEAP Business Writers SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade. But this year, he uprooted his family from Detroit and moved home to

Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor

By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony