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Barack Obama
Obama suggests recession easing
US President Obama and Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke say there are signs the recession is easing but times remain tough.
Obama 'hope' for US economy
US retailers report falling sales
Obama's comments

File image of Yongbyon nuclear reactor N Korea orders UN inspectors out
North Korea orders UN nuclear inspectors to leave the country, the organisation's nuclear watchdog says.

File pic of Greek-managed bulk carrier MV Irene New wave of Somali pirate attacks
Somali pirates hijack four vessels in 48 hours, capturing two cargo ships and two fishing boats carrying dozens of people.


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Why no-one benefits from the chaos in Thailand
Phil Spector (photographed in 1993) Wall of Sound
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