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White House says open to using TARP to ease debt
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is weighing how a $700 billion financial rescue fund could be used to ease the U.S. debt burden, the White House budget director said on Thursday, as data showed the deficit had deepened.
Obama to hold conference on battling unemployment
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would host a December conference to brainstorm how to beat back double-digit unemployment, and repeated a pledge to fight for U.S. exports as he toured Asia next week.
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Obama jobs forum not a stimulus discussion: White House
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s jobs forum next month will not be a discussion on a second stimulus package, a White House aide said on Thursday, rather part of an ongoing process to lift employment.
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U.S. keeps pressure on Abbas after Netanyahu visit
Reuters – PARIS (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s low-profile White House visit, widely portrayed as frosty, in fact broke the ice in his relations with President Barack Obama, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.
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U.S. keeps pressure on Abbas after Netanyahu visit
Sen Dodd seeks more muscle in US financial reforms
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pushing for tougher changes in U.S. financial regulations, the Senate’s top banking legislator on Tuesday proposed a new super-cop to police banks, a systemic risk agency and strong consumer protections.
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Obama weighs four options in Afghanistan: White House
Reuters – FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s deliberations over war strategy in Afghanistan have narrowed to four options but a decision is still weeks away, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Obama to visit Asia as domestic issues smolder
Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Barack Obama this week makes his first trip to Asia as president, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with a visit that recognizes the region’s economic and diplomatic importance to the United States.
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