Five criteria Obama may weigh in seeking Bernanke successor
By Alister Bull and Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the summer of 2009, with the U.S. economy badly wounded...
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President Obama takes health pitch to California after rate row
By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on Friday his healthcare overh...
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Misfired 2010 email alerted more IRS officials to Tea Party scrutiny
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee in Cincin...
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U.S. agents tapping servers of leading Internet companies: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. I...
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U.S. quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry quietly acted last month to give Egypt $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid, decid...
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Senate panel backs Hochberg for second term at Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee voted 20-2 on Thursday to back Fred Hochberg for a second term as president of t...
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USTR nominee Froman promises push for trade promotion authority
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. trade representative on Thursday appeared headed f...
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House urges Obama address currency manipulation in Asia trade talks
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the House of Representatives has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama t...
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Congressman seeks to legalize online gambling nationwide
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Republican congressman on Thursday introduced legislation to allow online gambling on a federal level, whi...
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Illinois Governor Quinn calls special session June 19 on pensions
(Reuters) - Responding to a second major downgrade of Illinois' credit rating, Governor Patrick Quinn called for a special legislati...
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