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US Air Force Facing Cuts in Manpower, Flying Hours Captain Frank Gilliard flies an air refueling tanker - a KC-135. The 135 can also be set up as a hospital, he said. He and all other Air Force pilots are facing an 18 percent cut in flying hours. Tha

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China further cuts stock trading costs to lift confidence

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced Thursday that it will further cut stock market transaction fees in a bid to ease burdens on investors amid sluggish market sentiment. The regulator said in an online

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Obama says gov't spending cuts hurt families

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Obama Urges Extension of Middle Class Tax Cuts

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Obama Calls on House to Act on Tax Cuts

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