Clinton, Putin to meet in Russia on Friday: U.S

Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday in a last-minute addition to her visit to Moscow, a U.S. official told reporters.Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday to try to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for tougher sanctions against Iran.Diplomats said that no significant breakthrough on either issue was likely without the agreement of Putin, widely seen as Russia's most powerful politician.Putin was out of the country when Clinton visited last October. Putin's office on Wednesday said that no meeting with Clinton...

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‘Jihad Jane’ due in federal court in Philadelphia

Whether she was seeking love or vengeance, or just an escape from her dreary, small—town existence, Colleen LaRose searched the Internet and found Muslim extremists eager to engage the unhappy American.Ms. LaRose, 46, spent long days chained to her Pennsburg, Pa., apartment caring for an elderly parent. Now, “Jihad Jane” may now spend her life in prison - unless she persuades a U.S. judge she is not a security threat.On Thursday, Ms. LaRose makes her first court appearance since a stunning indictment last week that charged that she plotted with terror suspects abroad to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims.Ms. LaRose’s appearance may...

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Health overhaul to cut deficit by $100 billion: Hoyer

(Reuters) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday that sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation was on track for passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and would cut the deficit by more than $100 billion in the first 10 years.U.S. | Barack Obama | Health | Healthcare Reform | Swine FluExpanding healthcare coverage will cost about $940 billion over 10 years. But revenue increases and savings in the bill will cover those costs, and Hoyer said Congressional Budget Office estimates to be released on Thursday would show the deficit would be reduced by $1 trillion in the subsequent decade.The healthcare overhaul will result...

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