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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:35 +0000Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:53 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/us(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d3193c-d60b-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29d3193c-d60b-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe administration of Barack Obama, US president, faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform this evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislationFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ec41a1a-d616-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ec41a1a-d616-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlGermany's new finance minister has echoed Chinese warnings about the growing threat of fresh global asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollarFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/384ef3ba-d600-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/384ef3ba-d600-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlGovernment props are still essential, not least in the housing markets. Sustaining these is not easy, writes Aline van Duyn Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f3cc580-d5fb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f3cc580-d5fb-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlA bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton's relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddiesFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d0dba1a-d565-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d0dba1a-d565-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlRon Paul, the Texan Republican congressman, edges closer to realising a decades-long ambition to impose tougher congressional scrutiny on the Federal ReserveFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29ccef4-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e29ccef4-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlA tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided 'after much prayer and months of careful thought' that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b6ddd72-d56a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b6ddd72-d56a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe scope and complexity of the alleged insider trading ring involving Galleon are thrown into relief after it emerges that one informant was given trading tips by a source in AsiaFri, 20 Nov 2009 02:58:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcf31004-d55e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcf31004-d55e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlUS lawmakers working on ways to pay for legislation to reduce unemployment are considering taxes on banks as a way to raise revenue – and exploit public anger ahead of elections next year.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/801443aa-d559-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/801443aa-d559-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html China and America: While Barack Obama may have won Beijing's agreement to collaborate on world problems, his hosts are reluctant to take on the costs of leadershipThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0613931c-d554-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0613931c-d554-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlMore than one in seven borrowers were behind on their mortgage payments or facing foreclosure at the end of the third quarter as rising unemployment continued to fan the flames of the housing crisisThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/92c5d4c6-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92c5d4c6-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlTim Geithner launches a fierce defence of his record as US Treasury secretary as Republicans said his policies had failed and he should resignThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:35:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09862068-d523-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlUS President Barack Obama has said that world powers could have a package of measures against Iran "within weeks", warning Tehran of consequences for its failure to respond to an offer of a nuclear dealThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d7c37c-d515-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d7c37c-d515-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of US workers claiming jobless benefits held last week, hovering near its lowest level in nearly a year, signalling that the pace of job cuts is easingThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/22007588-d49e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22007588-d49e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Obama administration's push for a health reform received a boost when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the latest legislative proposals would reduce the federal deficitThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:41:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/68498822-d49e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68498822-d49e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe House financial services committee approved an amendment allowing regulators to break up even healthy financial companies in a move that is worrying leading US institutionsThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:09:00 +0000