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House heads toward anticipated tax bill passage

The $858 billion tax-cut package brokered by President Barack Obama and Republicans survived a key test vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday and headed toward passage, likely within hours.
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Lawmaker calls for end to Obama mortgage aid program

The incoming head of a House of Representatives panel overseeing the Obama White House on Thursday called for pulling the plug on a widely criticized program to help struggling borrowers stay in their homes.
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Michelle Obama to hand out Thanksgiving fixings at Martha's Table

First Lady Michelle Obama, in an e-mail message, said she would be handing out turkeys, stuffing, pumpkin pies and all the Thanksgiving fixings with friends and family at Martha's Table, a local non-profit organization on the Thanksgiving Day.
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Is Google about to launch fashion portal?

Tech websites are abuzz with talk about Google preparing to launch its own e-commerce site and upgrade its shopping services to emerge as a force to reckon with in the multi-billion dollar online shopping business.
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Obama says to address new economic ideas next week

President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.
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Time to turn the page in Iraq says Obama

President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and told war-weary Americans his central responsibility now is to restore the sagging U.S. economy.
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Obama must walk fine line in Iraq speech

President Barack Obama must walk a fine line in a speech on Tuesday night as he highlights progress towards winding down the war in Iraq while trying to avoid any perception of a Mission Accomplished moment.
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Obama says economy not growing fast enough

President Barack Obama said on Sunday the U.S. economy was expanding, but not quickly enough, and there was no magic bullet that will fix its problems.
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Iraqis say war not ending despite U.S. drawdown

U.S. President Barack Obama's message this weekend that Iraq would chart its own course may have been welcome news for war-weary Americans, but it has fuelled anxieties about the future among Iraqis.
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Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept

President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could chart its own course and told Americans the drawdown of U.S. troops helped fulfil a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Pass child nutrition bill: Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama is calling on the Congress to pass legislation to improve nutritional standards and help fight childhood obesity in American schools.
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Buffett warns Obama U.S. economy only halfway back

President Barack Obama heard a sobering message from Warren Buffett when he asked for the investment guru's views about the economic recovery, according to an interview Obama gave NBC News on Thursday.
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Wall Street bill nears the finish line in Congress

The broadest overhaul of U.S. financial rules since the Great Depression is likely to clear a crucial hurdle in Congress on Thursday morning, paving the way for President Barack Obama to sign the measure into law.
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Obama and Buffett meet on jobs, economy

U.S. President Barack Obama discussed his efforts to stimulate the economy and create jobs with billionaire U.S. investor Warren Buffett in an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday, a White House official said.
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Obama announces broadband grants to spur jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday nearly $800 million in loans and grants for the build-out of broadband networks to reach homes, schools and hospitals.
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Obama to announce broadband grants to spur jobs

U.S. President Barack Obama is slated to announce on Friday nearly $800 million in loans and grants for the build-out of broadband networks to reach homes, schools and hospitals.
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House passes landmark financial reform bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a landmark overhaul of financial regulations but the Senate put off action until mid-July, delaying a final victory for President Barack Obama.
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Obama: Republicans out of touch over bank reform

U.S. President Barack Obama launched a broad attack against Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, calling them out of touch with ordinary Americans for opposing Wall Street reform and siding with Big Oil.
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Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote

President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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British PM fears BP's destruction

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were expected to discuss London-based BP Plc and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Saturday as stormy weather raised fears that clean-up operations could be disrupted.
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Obama, Cameron expected to talk BP spill

U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were expected to discuss London-based BP Plc and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Saturday as stormy weather raised fears that clean-up operations could be disrupted.

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