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Greek PM pledges to slash deficit

Prime Minister George Papandreou vows to “take any necessary measures” to reduce Greece’s government deficit.

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DNA reveals ancient human’s face

DNA analysis of human hair preserved for 4,000 years in Greenland’s permafrost yields clues to the owner’s appearance.

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Winds ground Solar observatory

High winds at Cape Canaveral, Florida, prevent the US space agency from launching its latest Sun probe.

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Bernanke outlines plan for pulling in stimulus aid (AP)

FILE - In this April 17, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Sixth Biennial Community Affairs Research Conference in Washington. In prepared remarks to a House committee, Bernanke said Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, the Fed will likely start tightening credit by boosting the interest rate it pays banks on money they leave at the central bank. Consumers and companies would then have to pay more to borrow.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke began Wednesday to outline the central bank’s strategy for reeling in stimulus money once the economic recovery is more firmly rooted.

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Stocks stall as Bernanke signals end of stimulus (AP)

An employee clears snow from in front of the New York Stock Exchange, February 10, 2010. A blizzard lashed the U.S. East Coast for the second time in less than a week, wreaking havoc from Washington to New York by forcing government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)AP - The stock market fluctuated in a tight range after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke laid out plans to eventually dismantle the central bank’s supports for the economy.

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Trade deficit jumps sharply in December (AP)

FILE - In this Jan, 5, 2010 file photo, cargo ships wait to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif. The U.S. trade deficit widened unexpectedly in December to $40.2 billion dollars, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, in a monthly report.(AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a larger-than-expected $40.18 billion in December, the biggest imbalance in 12 months. The wider deficit reflected a rebounding economy that is pushing up demand for oil and other imports.

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Debt woes in Europe could infect U.S.recovery (AP)

AP - The United States, which led the world into recession, may now see its fragile recovery stifled by events across the globe.

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Jobs bill won’t add many jobs (AP)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke look on as they take part in G7 Finance Ministers talks in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly for their first formal talks in the Canadian northern community of Iqaluit, Nunavut,in Ontario Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)AP - It sounds great: A big jobs bill that would hand President Barack Obama a badly needed victory and please Republicans with tax cuts at the same time. But there’s a problem: It won’t create many jobs.

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Toyota repairing 50,000 vehicles a day (AP)

AP - A Toyota executive says dealers have so far reinforced the sticking accelerator on more than 220,000 recalled vehicles, with repairs continuing at a rate of about 50,000 vehicles a day.

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NYSE Euronext returns to profit in 4th quarter (AP)

AP - Trans-Atlantic stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext said Tuesday that it returned to profit in the fourth quarter as cost-cutting efforts helped offset a drop in revenue amid falling global share trading volumes.

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