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Most Americans say country has negative image: poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Americans think their country is viewed negatively elsewhere in the world and almost half believe the global power and influence of the United States is decreasing, a poll showed on Wednesday.

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Madoff trustee expects billions soon: court papers

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billions of dollars will soon be added to the money recovered by the trustee leading the global search for assets from convicted swindler Bernard Madoff’s fraud, according to a court document filed on Monday.

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2nd American woman charged in ‘Jihad Jane’ case (AP)

AP – Federal prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against a pregnant American woman in the so-called Jihad Jane case. The two American women are accused of plotting online to attend a terror training camp.

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Class on Pa. town’s immigration fight draws fire (AP)

AP – When David Lopez came to college in the big city, the immigration tensions in his small Pennsylvania hometown seemed a world away.

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Swedish fund seen as model for bank bailouts

STOCKHOLM – (AP) When it comes to the global financial crisis, Sweden seems to have something to offer as the world searches for solutions to restore the billions lost in bank bailouts. After having fended off one of its worst banking crises in the early 1990s, this small Nordic c More: Swedish …

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CIT Group files for prepackaged bankruptcy (Reuters)

Reuters – CIT Group Inc, a century-old commercial lender, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as the global credit crisis left it unable to fund itself and the recession left it with too many bad loans. Read more: CIT Group files for prepackaged bankruptcy (Reuters)

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Pirate Bay suitor: take-over uncertain

STOCKHOLM – (AP) Global Gaming Factory X AB, the small Swedish software firm that planned to buy popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, on Wednesday said the takeover now looks “uncertain.” The Stockholm-based group in June unveiled plans to buy the site for 60 million kronor ( Continued here: Pirate Bay …

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Global stocks up on G20 stimulus (Reuters)

Reuters – Investors jumped into equities on Monday, sending world stocks close to their highest level for the year, while the dollar weakened across the board as demand for riskier assets took hold. See the rest here: Global stocks up on G20 stimulus (Reuters)

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