Subject: This Morning's Headlines: West eyes sanctions against Gaddafi, Markets calmer ...
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:02:39 -0500

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FINANCIAL TIMES - Morning headlines
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Friday February 25 2011 

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Financial Times - US homepage
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West eyes sanctions against Gaddafi
Western leaders lay the groundwork to impose sanctions against the regime of besieged Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi 
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Markets calmer but crude resumes rally
Europe opens with its first gains in six days, following a positive session in Asia, with traders relieved that the spike they saw in oil at on Thursday had not been held 
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Boeing beats EADS to $35bn US tanker prize
Boeing has clinched a fiercely contested contract to supply the US Air Force with refuelling aircraft, beating out rival EADS, the European aerospace and defence company 
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Toyota investors cheer end of US probe
The carmaker’s shares gained despite the latest recall of nearly 2.2m vehicles, as it marks the conclusion of a highly damaging investigation into its safety standards 
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GM in first full-year profit since 2004
General Motors said it was getting ready for shifting consumer demand in the wake of the run-up in fuel prices as it reported its first annual profit since 2004 
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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LSE’s technology problems mount
Trading was set to resume on the London Stock Exchange as it scrambled to limit the fallout from a string of problems that have dogged efforts to bed down a crucial new trading system 
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UK growth disappointment weighs on sterling
Pound weakens after revised GDP reading lowers expectations that the Bank will look to abandon its loose monetary policy stance, while Swiss franc and yen pull back from highs 
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Building materials rebound lifts Eurofirst
European equities start Friday with their first gains of the week after a strong  forecast from Saint-Gobain boosted cyclical stocks and investors welcomed easing oil prices 
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London shares higher after drop in oil
The Footsie opens a little higher following overnight falls in crude prices, which helped to ease some concerns that high fuel costs could derail the economic recovery 
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Hong Kong rebounds on banks and properties
The Hang Seng index was the best performer in Asia, putting an end to four consecutive sessions of losses, with the rest of the region’s indices also mostly higher 
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Financial Times - World
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Chinese internet censorship hits LinkedIn
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was blocked for more than 24 hours in China as the government ramped up internet censorship 
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Fears mount over N Korean food supplies
Officials in North Korean counties on the border with China have told aid agencies that 80 per cent of the spring harvest will fail 
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US senators faced ‘psy-ops’, report claims
Gen Petraeus has ordered an investigation into a report that the US army illegally used psychological warfare techniques to manipulate visiting dignitaries into boosting funds for the war in Afghanistan 
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FT.com - US
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Obama warns FDA of need to modernise
The US president has singled out the agency as a candidate for a sweeping revamp amid complaints that it is ill-equipped to handle biotechnology and advances in medicine 
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US senators faced 'psy-ops', report claims
Gen Petraeus has ordered an investigation into a report that the US army illegally used psychological warfare techniques to manipulate visiting dignitaries into boosting funds for the war in Afghanistan 
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http://link.ft.com/r/WDI4RR/5CT0U4/C7H1N/S3YJJP/3ON78X/RF/t?a1=2011&a2=2&a3=25

Boeing contract victory a surprising outcome
Since losing out in the last, aborted version of the US Air Force tanker contest, Boeing has portrayed itself as the underdog against EADS 
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Groupon: too easily imitated  
The online coupon company has achieved impressive growth, but doubts remain about a business model that is easily imitated. It would have been wiser to accept Google's reported $6bn offer last year  
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AIA full-year results beats forecasts
The Asian insurer which was spun out of AIG and listed last autumn in Hong Kong, reported a 54 per cent rise to $2.7bn in full-year net income 
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Clawback at AIG continues via asset sales
The bailed-out US insurer said that it recorded $11.2bn in net income during the final three months of last year, thanks to asset sales related to its restructuring 
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GM in first full-year profit since 2004
  General Motors said it was getting ready for shifting consumer demand in the wake of the run-up in fuel prices as it reported its first annual profit since 2004 
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