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EU Red-Flags 'Volcker'
Michel Barnier said that he plans to raise objections with Mr. Geithner about the potential impact of the so-called Volcker rule.

Philippines flags greater US military presence
The Philippines announced plans on Friday to allow a greater US military presence on its territory, in a move analysts said was directly aimed at trying to contain a rising China.

Australia PM flags budget cuts despite boom
Australia's embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday said she was determined to bring the national budget back to surplus, flagging cutbacks even as the country enjoys a huge mining boom.

MANILA FLAGS GREATER US MILITARY PRESENCE
This March 2005 file photo shows members of the US Marines Echo Company of the North Carolina-based 2nd Marine Division participating in an assault exercise conducted at Aurora province’s Dingalan Bay. FILE PHOTO The Philippines would accept increased US military presence on its territory to help defend its interests and ensure peace in the region, amid rising tensions with China.

IRS Audit Red Flags: The Dirty Dozen
Although there's no sure way to avoid being audited, your chances increase depending upon various factors.

Foreign Policy: Upping The Ante On Putin
Despite bitter cold, about 100,000 protesters took to the streets in Moscow against Vladimir Putin's rule. Julia Ioffe of Foreign Policy argues that out in the freezing streets of Moscow, the heat is being turned up on Putin's drive for the presidency.

Syria bombards Homs, West scrambles for new strategy
Syrian forces have bombarded Homs, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group says.

Navajo Code Talker dies; flags lowered in honor
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Another Navajo Code Talker has died. Thurmon Begay says his father, Sgt. Jimmie Begay of Sawmill, died Wednesday after a fall. He was 86. Begay was one of about 420 Navajos trained to transmit messages in a code based on the then-unwritten Navajo language. The Code Talkers sent thousands of messages without error on Japanese troop movements, battlefield tactics and ...

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Anti-Syrian regime protesters and supporters of the Islamic Group Jamaa Islamiya, who are opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, burn Russian and Chinese flags during a demonstration where a number of Assad supporters were also protesting, in front the Russian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for ...