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Lew visit marks US-China re-engagement

Lew visit marks US-China re-engagement
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN & JOE McDONALDAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. and China have begun to re-engage on knotty issues ranging from economic frictions to North Korea's nuclear program following a months-long hiatus during President Barack Obama's re-election and China's

Mexico's president gathers power, pushes reform

Mexico's president gathers power, pushes reform
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - New President Enrique Pena Nieto has been fast out of the blocks in attacking some of Mexico's toughest issues in a country often stymied by monopolies and corruption. He arrested the most powerful woman in Mexico, leader of the largest

Mexico's president gathers power, pushes reform

Mexico's president gathers power, pushes reform
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - New President Enrique Pena Nieto has been fast out of the blocks in attacking some of Mexico's toughest issues in a country often stymied by monopolies and corruption. He arrested the most powerful woman in Mexico, leader of the largest

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional
By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - They're called national security letters and the FBI issues thousands of them a year to banks, phone companies and other businesses demanding customer information. They're sent without judicial review and recipients are barred from

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional
By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - They're called national security letters and the FBI issues thousands of them a year to banks, phone companies and other businesses demanding customer information. They're sent without judicial review and recipients are barred from

China installs Cabinet of party vets, technocrats

China installs Cabinet of party vets, technocrats
By JOE McDONALDAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China's new leaders turned Saturday to veteran technocrats, many with strong international experience, to staff a Cabinet charged with overhauling a slowing economy and pursuing a higher global profile for the country without triggering opposition

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional
By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the FBI's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to banks, phone companies and other businesses is unconstitutional, saying the secretive demands for customer data violate the First Amendment. The

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional
By PAUL ELIASAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the FBI's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to banks, phone companies and other businesses is unconstitutional, saying the secretive demands for customer data violate the First Amendment. The

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses complained to lawmakers Wednesday about Indian trade protectionism, contending that tariff and regulatory barriers are shutting out foreign firms despite the nation's market-opening reforms. Advocates for the

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'

US business bemoans India trade 'protectionism'
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses complained to lawmakers Wednesday about Indian trade protectionism, contending that tariff and regulatory barriers are shutting out foreign firms despite the nation's market-opening reforms. Advocates for the