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WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The Obama administration reversed course on Tuesday on a proposal to open the southeastern Atlantic coast to drilling as an oil price slump and strong opposition in coastal communities raised doubts about the plan.

BRASILIA, March 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has decided to accept a position in President Dilma Rousseff's Cabinet, a presidency source said on Tuesday, a move that would offer some protection from an investigation into money laundering.

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday insisted they will proceed with a fiscal 2017 budget plan despite a flat-out rejection from their party's fiscal hawks that poses an important test of Speaker Paul Ryan's leadership.

Construction is underway on a fully automated 3.2 MWh intelligent battery park on the Azorean island of Graciosa, grid solutions provider Younicos said on March 14.

GENEVA, March 15 (Reuters) - Syria's opposition are "not against" direct talks with the Damascus government, Salim al-Muslat, a spokesman for the main Syrian opposition alliance in Geneva said on Tuesday.

India plans for the first time to include energy storage as a requirement when a solar project is tendered this month, opening what could become a significant new market to battery makers such as Tesla Motors Inc., Samsung SDI Co. and Panasonic Corp.

* Linn falls 20 pct, Energy XXI up 21 pct (New throughout, adds background, details about tax burden)

BRASILIA, March 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accepted a position in President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet, a presidency source said on Tuesday, a move that would offer him some protection from an investigation into money laundering.

TORONTO, March 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday as weaker commodity prices weighed on energy and mining stocks, while the shares of a major drugmaker tanked.

* Galenica shares slump after results (Adds detail, updates prices)

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