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Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. | Video

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Proxy advisory firm settles SEC charges over data breach

WASHINGTON - Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets.

Former Goldman banker settles SEC 'pay-to-play' charges

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker has agreed to a five-year securities industry ban and a record fine to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he broke rules against influence peddling to win bond underwriting business in Massachusetts.

EU probes ally of Kosovo PM, ambassador for war crimes

PRISTINA - European Union police said on Thursday they had arrested five people, including a wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister, and were investigating the ambassador to Albania on suspicion of war crimes during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict.

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Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. | Video

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Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own

LONDON - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent.

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