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Obama Says American Jobs can Help the World

U.S. President Obama holds a rally celebrating passage of the health insurance reform bill in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama sought support for his job creation plan at a philanthropic summit on Wednesday, saying improving the prospects of the world's richest economy was good for the world.
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Republican Debate Live Blog: 9 Presidential Candidates Gather in Orlando

The Republican presidential candidates are debating once again Thursday night, this time in Orlando, Fla. The participants are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Stay on this page for live updates.
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China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of WEF meeting in Dalian

China's Manufacturing Slows as U.S., Europe Stall

China's manufacturing sector contracted for a third consecutive month in September while a measure of inflation picked up, suggesting the world's No.2 economy may not be able to provide much of a counterweight to flagging U.S. and European growth.
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China's manufacturing slows as U.S., Europe stall

China's manufacturing sector contracted for a third consecutive month in September while a measure of inflation picked up, suggesting the world's No.2 economy may not be able to provide much of a counterweight to flagging U.S. and European growth.
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NASA to Pay $1.6Bln for Space Taxis

NASA has unveiled plans of $1.6 billion to buy a complete range of spacecrafts, launchers, mission operations and ground support by the middle of the decade to transport astronauts to the International Space Station and low Earth orbit.
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President Obama's New Tax Foe: Bill Clinton

In an interview with Newsmax, a conservative news magazine, former President Bill Clinton told founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy that Obama’s approach to tackling the deficit was “a little confusing,” and said that President Obama should not increase taxes in this economy.
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Emerging powers can play vital world role: Brazil

The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, on Wednesday told the United Nations that fast-growing emerging economies can play a vital role to help stem the global economic crisis, marking the latest move by developing countries to become the equals of the world's traditional powers.
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Gold Falls on Profit Taking Ahead of Fed Announcement

Gold fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits on the metal's rally earlier in the day ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that many hope will confirm the central bank's strategy to kick-start U.S. growth.
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Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid U.N. crisis

President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.

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