Germany's powerful Greens to plot election campaign

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Germany's Greens, the country's third-biggest political force, will hold a party congress this weekend, five months ahead of elections in which Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek a third term and the environmentalists could potentially play kingmaker.

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White House: Boston attacks must not halt immigration reform

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White House: Boston attacks must not halt immigration reform

The White House warned Monday that the deadly Boston Marathon attacks should not derail momentum towards immigration reform, as US lawmakers clashed over linking the two issues.

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Connecticut lawmakers pass post-Newtown gun controls

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Connecticut lawmakers pass post-Newtown gun controls

Connecticut lawmakers voted on Thursday to approve a new gun-control bill in response to last December's shooting at a school in Newtown in which 20 children and six adults were killed.

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Outlook for immigration deal brightens

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Prospects for a law to create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants brightened on Saturday after major business and labor groups reached an agreement on a guest-worker program, a source familiar with the deal said.

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Obama: Assault weapons ban deserves a vote

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President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress — even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance at passing.

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Congress OKs stopgap, broader budget battle begins

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

US lawmakers approved a funding stopgap on Thursday that prevents a government shutdown, but their clash over budget blueprints signalled a contentious debate over the future of federal spending.

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US Lawmakers to unveil rival budgets amid Obama charm bid

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

President Barack Obama's Democrats will unveil their first budget in four years this week in the US Senate as House Republicans put forward their own blueprint, but the two are unlikely to be reconciled.

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Obama risks fallout from budget cut effects

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Obama risks fallout from budget cut effects

Only three months after winning re-election, US President Barack Obama found himself faced with a raft of unresolved problems from his first term: persistently high unemployment, crushing government debt and a deep partisan divide.

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US House offers up budget plan, with cuts in place

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

US House Republicans introduced a proposal on Tuesday that would fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2013, albeit at a reduced level to account for harsh spending cuts already under way.

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Silicon Valley talent dream tied to immigrant hopes

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Silicon Valley talent dream tied to immigrant hopes

Silicon Valley's long crusade to break open doors to America for foreigners with key technology skills hinges on a political battle in Washington over broader immigration reform.

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Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?

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Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?

In a matter of days, Hillary Clinton will leave the State Department behind and become a private citizen for the first time in 34 years. But her next big decision will be a very public one: whether to run for U.S. president in 2016.

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Oil prices up in Asian trade

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Oil prices up in Asian trade

Oil prices were higher in Asian trade on Wednesday but sentiment was weighed by uncertainty over untangling a gridlock in US budget talks.

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Asian markets hit by US 'fiscal cliff' fears

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Asian markets hit by US 'fiscal cliff' fears

Fears the US economy is facing another huge economic crisis spurred a sell-off in Asian markets Thursday as Barack Obama's re-election raised the spectre of another bitter stand-off in Washington.

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Russian, Danish premiers arrive

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Russian, Danish premiers arrive

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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Russian, Danish premiers arrive

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Russian, Danish premiers arrive

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrive today on official visits as guests of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

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