Bush, Senate Republicans reach detainee treatment deal

Friday, September 22, 2006, 8:42 [IST]

WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (Reuters) US President George W Bush and Senate Republicans reached an agreement today on a bill spelling out rules to interrogate and try foreign terrorism suspects, likely clearing the way for Congress to vote on the measure next week.

Senate Republican leader Sen Bill Frist of Tennessee told reporters the deal had been reached.

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Bush, Republicans agree on terrorism trial deal

Friday, September 22, 2006,8:42 [IST]

WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (Reuters) US President George W Bush and Senate Republicans reached agreement today on a bill spelling out rules to interrogate and try foreign terrorism suspects, likely clearing the way for Congress to vote on the measure next week. The White House said the deal would allow the CIA's questioning of foreign terrorist suspects to continue. ''We got what the president asked for,'' White House spokesman Tony Snow said. ''The CIA program.....

Bush, Republicans forge terrorism trial deal

Friday, September 22, 2006,8:42 [IST]

WASHINGTON, Sep 22: US President George W Bush bowed to pressure from leading senators in his Republican party, revising a bill for interrogating terrorism suspects that critics had said would allow abusive treatment.The deal between the White House and the three Senate heavyweights ended days of negotiations and cleared the way for Congress to pass legislation setting up trials for foreign suspects at the US naval facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Republicans John Warner of Virginia, John McCain.....

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Shanghai port says to delist unit in October

Friday, September 22, 2006,8:42 [IST]

SHANGHAI, Sep 22 (Reuters) Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd., China's biggest port, will delist its unit Shanghai Port Container Co. Ltd. , a cargo services operator, in October, it said on Friday. The parent will issue 2.422 billion A-shares to buy out the unit and list as a group soon thereafter, it said in a statement. All new shares issued will be used to swap with existing shares in the listed unit at a.....

Wal-Mart Stores offers $4 generic drugs in Florida

Friday, September 22, 2006,8:42 [IST]

TAMPA, Fla., Sept 22 (Reuters) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said it would cut the prices of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per prescription starting in the retirement haven of Tampa, Florida. The move, immediately copied by rival Target Inc. , slammed stock prices of drug retailers, with shares of No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain CVS falling 8.4 percent. Wal-Mart characterized the program as ''part of its ongoing commitment to.....

Sharp execs visit LG.Philips as Philips seeks buyer -report

Friday, September 22, 2006,8:42 [IST]

TAIPEI, Sep 22 (Reuters) High-level executives from Japan's Sharp Corp. travelled to South Korea last week to visit LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. , as Philips seeks a buyer for its 32.9 percent stake in the Korean LCD firm, Taiwan media reported on Friday. Philips wants to sell its stake in LG.Philips, the world's biggest maker of large liquid crystal displays (LCDs) used in TVs and PC monitors, but no specific names of.....