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News: As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes NATO soldier, civilian, killed in Afghan "insider" attack Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Former NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 Guantanamo's last Western detainee returned to Canada Trial of pope's butler starts with setback for defense Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack "deliberate and organized" Former NY Times executive Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Cuban Jewish leader says Alan Gross fit, in good spirits Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case Trial of Pope Benedict's former butler to start on Saturday China takes islands dispute with Japan to pages of U.S. newspapers China seals Bo's fate ahead of November 8 leadership congress Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports China seals Bo's fate ahead of November 8 leadership congress Fed's Fisher says U.S. "drowning in unemployment" Syria rebels struggle to advance in Aleppo offensive Romney campaigns in Pennsylvania despite state slipping away Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences BofA pays $2.4 billion to settle claims over Merrill Pricey gasoline hits U.S. consumers, weighs on growth Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban Syria rebels say launch "decisive battle" in Aleppo France unveils tough budget, Spain's Rajoy wins time Mosques discourage Libya demos to avert violence Protesters, police clash in Bahrain Spain bank audit paves way for state bailout As Obama and Romney prep for debates, VP candidates seek votes Sat,29 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states on Saturday while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially make-or-break debate next week. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney face off on Wednesday in Denver, Colorado, for the first of three televised debates that could be crucial for the trajectory of the November 6 election. Obama, who holds a small lead in national and many statewide polls, spent the day at the White House with no public events. ... Full Story Top NATO soldier, civilian, killed in Afghan "insider" attack Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:36 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - A member of NATO's Afghan force and a civilian contractor have been killed in the latest so-called insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, the NATO force said on Sunday. The attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday came after the United States said joint operations with Afghan forces were returning to normal. Joint operations were halted two weeks ago after a surge of attacks by Afghan allies. At least 52 members of the NATO force have been killed this year in so-called green-on-blue attacks. ... Full Story Top Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's debt levels are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for aid as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions, an ailing banking system and rising refinancing costs, its budget showed on Saturday. Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008. The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16. ... Full Story Top Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site. The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. But beyond the dramatic human cost, many of Syria's historic treasures have also fallen victim to an 18-month-old conflict that has reduced parts of some cities to ruins. ... Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on Friday on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to tone down the acrimony between the two leaders that has become an issue in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential race. Obama, widely seen as having snubbed Netanyahu by not meeting face to face with him during his U.S. visit, spoke instead by phone to the Israeli prime minister amid signs of movement toward a truce in their war of words over how to confront Tehran. Netanyahu used his U.N. ... Full Story Top Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:22 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed two local leaders of parties backing presidential challenger Henrique Capriles on Saturday in the worst violence of a volatile campaign before Venezuela's election next weekend. Capriles' party, Primero Justicia (First Justice), said the gunmen fired from a van that witnesses identified as belonging to state oil company PDVSA or the local mayor's office during a rally in the agricultural state of Barinas. The government of President Hugo Chavez, who is seeking re-election, confirmed the deaths and vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice. ... Full Story Top China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:16 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders put on a show of unity on Saturday after their damning accusations against disgraced politician Bo Xilai, whose expulsion from the Communist Party drew an outcry from leftist supporters in a sign of the rifts his prosecution could inflame. ... Full Story Top Former NY Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the newspaper said. Sulzberger, whose family bought the Times in 1896, died at his home in Southampton, New York, after a lengthy illness, his family said. Sulzberger, known by his childhood nickname Punch, became publisher of the Times in 1963 and it won 31 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership. He turned over the publishing job to his son, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ... Full Story Top Guantanamo's last Western detainee returned to Canada Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, Omar Khadr, was sent to finish his sentence in his native Canada on Saturday, the Canadian government said. Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said that Khadr, who was a 15-year-old fighting in Afghanistan when captured in 2002, had been flown from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a military base in Trenton, Ontario and transferred to the province's Millhaven maximum-security prison. ... Full Story Top Trial of pope's butler starts with setback for defense Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's butler, accused of using his access to the pope to steal papers that he thought would expose Vatican corruption, suffered a blow on Saturday's first day of his trial when judges refused to admit evidence from the Church's own investigation. Gabriele's arrest in May, after police found confidential documents in his apartment inside the Vatican, not only threw a spotlight on allegations of malpractice but also pointed to a power struggle at the highest levels of the Church. ... Full Story Top Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab rebels retreated from the southern port of Kismayu overnight, abandoning the last major bastion of their five-year revolt to an offensive by African Union and Somali government troops. The loss of Kismayu a day after it was attacked by Kenyan and Somali soldiers backed by air strikes is a major blow to the al Qaeda-linked rebels, weakening morale and depriving them of revenue from taxing local businesses and shipping. "We moved out our fighters ... ... Full Story Top Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's debt levels are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for aid as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions, an ailing banking system and rising refinancing costs, its budget showed on Saturday. Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008. The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16. ... Full Story Top China leaders stage show of unity after expelling Bo Sat,29 Sep 2012 03:23 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leaders put on a show of unity on Saturday after their damning accusations against disgraced politician Bo Xilai, whose expulsion from the Communist Party drew an outcry from leftist supporters in a sign of the rifts his prosecution could inflame. ... Full Story Top U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack "deliberate and organized" Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a "deliberate and organized terrorist attack." The statement by the office of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper acknowledged that it represented a change in the U.S. intelligence assessment of how and why the attack happened. During the attack on two U.S. government compounds in the eastern Libyan city, four U.S. ... Full Story Top Former NY Times executive Arthur Sulzberger dies at 86 Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the newspaper said. Sulzberger, whose family bought the Times in 1896, died at his home in Southampton, New York, after a lengthy illness, his family said. Sulzberger, known by his childhood nickname Punch, became publisher of the Times in 1963 and it won 31 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership. He turned over the publishing job to his son, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. ... Full Story Top With charts and charm, Paul Ryan aims to steady a shaken ticket Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT Reuters - VANDALIA, Ohio (Reuters) - Trailing in the must-win state of Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked his running mate Paul Ryan to meet him here this week. After 24 days apart, Romney and Ryan reunited on an airport tarmac on Tuesday amid grumbling from some Republicans that the campaign has grown complacent, leaving Ryan, its strongest advocate, off the national stage. "Wow, that's quite a guy, Paul Ryan," Romney shouted to the crowd. "Isn't that something?" Romney's many conservative critics share that assessment. ... Full Story Top Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was being held at a federal high-rise jail in downtown Los Angeles on Friday over possible probation violations, a prison official said. Federal officials, citing safety concerns, were tight-lipped about the conditions of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's confinement, including whether he was being held with the general population or was isolated from other inmates. ... Full Story Top U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners." Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. ... Full Story Top Cuban Jewish leader says Alan Gross fit, in good spirits Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:20 PM PDT Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban Jewish leader said U.S. contractor Alan Gross looked fit and in good spirits when she visited him at the military hospital where he is serving a 15-year prison sentence for crimes against the state. Adela Dworin, president of the Hebrew Community of Cuba, told Reuters that Gross, 63, was "very depressed" when she last saw him in May, but this time was smiling and more hopeful about the future. Her description of Gross conflicted with that given by his wife, Judy Gross, who said after a recent visit she was "devastated" by his appearance. ... Full Story Top Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:28 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Election officials in Florida were scouring their records for fraudulent voter registration forms on Friday after the Republican Party said it had fired a company hired to gather new voters because of reports its employees may have submitted bogus forms. The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week that had been submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting (SAC), a Virginia firm hired by Florida's Republican Party. ... Full Story Top CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker was killed in a boiler explosion on Friday at CVR Energy Inc.'s 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery, a company spokeswoman said in a statement. Another refinery employee was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital, according to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes. There was no fire following the blast, which occurred at about 6:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) because the refinery was shut down for a 40-day overhaul, Rhodes said. "There was no threat to Wynnewood or the surrounding communities," Rhodes said. ... Full Story Top U.S. jury convicts Mexico's Gulf Cartel manager in drug case Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:12 PM PDT Reuters - McAllen, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury on Friday convicted a high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel of conspiring to possess and import marijuana and cocaine to the United States, the latest blow to Mexican drug bosses in recent weeks. Juan Roberto Rincon-Rincon, a so-called plaza boss for the cartel, was convicted on all counts in the drug trafficking conspiracy case following a week-long trial in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson said. ... Full Story Top Trial of Pope Benedict's former butler to start on Saturday Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, goes on trial on Saturday in one of the most embarrassing episodes in recent Vatican history. The trial of the 46-year-old man who served the pope his meals and helped him dress is due to start at 9:30 a.m. (4.30 p.m. EDT) in the Vatican's little-used tribunal, a small room with rich paneled wood and a papal emblem on its ceiling. ... Full Story Top China takes islands dispute with Japan to pages of U.S. newspapers Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:45 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - With world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, China has taken its dispute with Japan over the ownership of a chain of islands to the ad pages of major American newspapers. China Daily, an organ of the Communist Party and the country's official English-language daily newspaper, took out full-page-spread advertisements on Friday in the New York Times and the Washington Post. The ad's headline asserts "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China" over a color picture of the string of islands in the East China Sea. ... Full Story Top China seals Bo's fate ahead of November 8 leadership congress Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:11 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party accused disgraced politician Bo Xilai of abusing power, taking huge bribes and other crimes on Friday, sealing the fate of a controversial leader whose fall shook a leadership handover due at a congress from November 8. The once high-flying Bo now faces a criminal investigation that stemmed from a murder scandal, and will almost certainly be jailed. With the Communist Party congress about six weeks away, further steps in the case could come before then, helping pave the way for a transition of power, experts said. ... Full Story Top Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama blocked on Friday a privately owned Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site in Oregon due to national security concerns, and the company said it would challenge the action in court. The rare presidential order to divest interests in the wind farms comes as Obama campaigns for a second term against Republican Mitt Romney, who has accused him of being soft on China. ... Full Story Top Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Election officials in Florida were scouring their records for fraudulent voter registration forms on Friday after the Republican party said it had fired a company hired to gather new voters because of reports its employees may have submitted bogus forms. The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week that had been submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting (SAC), a Virginia firm hired by Florida's Republican party. ... Full Story Top China seals Bo's fate ahead of November 8 leadership congress Fri,28 Sep 2012 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party accused disgraced politician Bo Xilai of abusing power, taking huge bribes and other crimes on Friday, sealing the fate of a controversial leader whose fall shook a leadership handover due at a congress from November 8. The once high-flying Bo now faces a criminal investigation that stemmed from a murder scandal, and will almost certainly be jailed. With the Communist Party congress about six weeks away, further steps in the case could come before then, helping pave the way for a transition of power, experts said. ... Full Story Top Fed's Fisher says U.S. "drowning in unemployment" Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT Reuters - RICHARDSON, Texas (Reuters) - The United States is "drowning in unemployment," its economy is running at stall speed and inflation is "not a problem," but easier monetary policy is not the answer, one of the Federal Reserve's most hawkish policymakers said on Friday. "We've had a recovery that is quite disappointing," Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher told a group at the University of Texas at Dallas. But without more certainty on tax policy and regulation, he said, "all the monetary accommodation in the world" will not get businesses hiring again. ... Full Story Top Syria rebels struggle to advance in Aleppo offensive Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they were struggling to make headway against a barrage of government jet and artillery attacks in their latest attempt to take control of the country's largest city Aleppo after weeks of deadlock. On the second day of an offensive they had billed as a "decisive battle", rebels also threatened to start fighting local Kurdish militants - a move which would further complicate a war that has already spilled over Syria's borders. ... Full Story Top Romney campaigns in Pennsylvania despite state slipping away Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT Reuters - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney raised money and slammed President Barack Obama's Middle East policy on Friday in a rare campaign appearance in Pennsylvania, a former swing state that he admitted was now difficult for him to win on November 6. Once highly competitive, Pennsylvania has been tilting toward Obama for months and he leads polls by around eight percentage points. Romney's campaign is now fighting to make sure battleground states like Ohio and Virginia do not go the way of Pennsylvania, as Obama opens a lead in national and some state polls. ... Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:02 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on Friday on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to tone down the acrimony between the two leaders that has become an issue in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential race. Obama, widely seen as having snubbed Netanyahu by not meeting face to face with him during his U.S. visit, spoke instead by phone to the Israeli prime minister amid signs of movement toward a truce in their war of words over how to confront Tehran. Netanyahu used his U.N. ... Full Story Top BofA pays $2.4 billion to settle claims over Merrill Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed on Friday to pay $2.43 billion to settle claims it hid crucial information from shareholders when it bought investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co at the height of the financial crisis. The settlement, among the biggest of its kind to stem from the 2008 meltdown, underscores how Bank of America is still suffering from decisions it made during the crisis, even as competitors are moving on. The second largest U.S. ... Full Story Top Pricey gasoline hits U.S. consumers, weighs on growth Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. households stretched to pay for costlier gasoline on meager income growth in August, undercutting spending on other items and pointing to lackluster economic growth. Other data on Friday showed factory activity in the Midwest contracted this month for the first time in three years. The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.5 percent last month after gaining 0.4 percent in July. The increase was the largest in six months, but it reflected a rise in gasoline costs that pushed inflation up by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years. ... Full Story Top Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker. The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims. ... Full Story Top Syria rebels say launch "decisive battle" in Aleppo Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:18 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they had launched a major attack in Aleppo on Thursday at the start of a "decisive battle" to push President Bashar al-Assad's forces out of the country's biggest city. Heavy fighting was reported in around 14 districts by opposition activists and several rebel brigades, though the scale of the fighting could not be confirmed independently. A video posted on YouTube by rebels showed Abdulqadir al-Saleh, the head of the biggest rebel force in Aleppo, the Tawheed Brigade, carrying a walkie talkie and announcing the start of the assault. ... Full Story Top France unveils tough budget, Spain's Rajoy wins time Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - France unveiled an austerity budget that would tax business and the super rich, but a report showing Spain's banks needed a manageable 59 billion euros in new funds bought time for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he seeks to avoid a bailout. Socialist President Francois Hollande's 2013 budget amounts to France's toughest belt-tightening for 30 years as the debt crisis takes its toll on the euro zone. The package aims to narrow France's deficit to 3.0 percent of national output next year from 4. ... Full Story Top Mosques discourage Libya demos to avert violence Fri,28 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Mosque preachers told Libyans on Friday to call off planned demonstrations against militia groups for fear marches could lead to renewed bloodshed. Despite the discouragement, some 400 anti-militia protesters nonetheless gathered in Tripoli's Algeria Square and marched across to the main Martyr's Square, chanting and clapping. The mufti of Libya, Sadeq al-Gharyani, had said in a statement published by LANA news agency that protests called for Friday should be halted. "I call on the people not to participate in this march so that no blood is spilled," he said. ... Full Story Top Protesters, police clash in Bahrain Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Around one hundred anti-government protesters threw stones and petrol bombs as riot police tried to disperse them with tear gas and stun grenades in Bahrain on Friday, witnesses said, after an earlier demonstration attended by thousands passed peacefully. At least two protesters were injured in the clashes, the witnesses said, which took place after a march near the capital Manama, which had been called for by main opposition bloc al-Wefaq and was authorized by the Bahraini authorities. Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. ... Full Story Top Spain bank audit paves way for state bailout Fri,28 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish banks will need a total of 59.3 billion euros ($76.3 billion) in extra capital to ride out a serious economic downturn, an independent report said on Friday, removing a major obstacle in the way of an international bailout for Madrid. Spain said around 40 billion euros of the total will come as European aid while the rest could be raised by the banks themselves. ... Full Story Top

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