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GOP contenders aim criticism at Obama

Republican presidential hopefuls
Republican presidential hopefuls aimed their criticisms at President Barack Obama in the first major debate of the 2012 campaign as Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced she is entering the race.

Obama on Weiner: 'I would resign'

U.S. President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington
President Barack Obama became the latest Democratic leader to voice an opinion on whether Rep. Anthony Weiner should remain in office or leave, saying in an interview to air Tuesday that if he were the congressman I would resign.
U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner

House Grants Weiner Two-Week Leave

The House of Representatives granted Representative Anthony Weiner's formal request for a two-week leave of absence, as pressure mounted from the nation's highest office for the scandal plauged Democrat to resign, Monday.
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Jobs panel proposes ways to spur hiring

Washington should streamline permitting for construction projects and make it easier for tourists to visit the United States to help boost hiring and spur the economy, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said.
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Underwater search for bin Laden's body to be launched

Treasure hunter Bill Waren is reportedly launching an underwater search to find the corpse of Osama bin Laden as he believes that President Obama has failed to provide concrete proof of the terrorist’s death.
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

If not World Bank, where’s Hillary Clinton heading post-2012?

Hillary Clinton' aides have painstakingly refuted a media report that said she was eying the top job at the World Bank. If not running the World Bank, what will Hillary Clinton do after she steps down as Secretary of State? Would she be Obama's Vice-President? Or Defense Secretary? Or will she be gathering herself for yet another White House bid in 2016? Or indeed, a race as early as 2012?
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NOAA Go Google Way, Selects Apps

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Google Apps as the agency-wide e-mail and collaboration platform for its 25,000 employees, contractors and associates working across the country and around the world.
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White House mulls payroll tax break for business

The White House is considering a temporary cut in payroll taxes that employers pay on wages, an administration official said Thursday, as advisers to President Barack Obama discuss more ways to boost the economy.
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Jobless claims rise, trade gap narrows

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly edged higher last week, stoking fears of a stalled economic recovery even as a separate report showed record exports in April.
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Fed's Plosser: Default debate political, not economic

The debate over whether the United States should stage a mini-debt default is largely a political one, although action must be taken on the country's fiscal situation, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.
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Fed: U.S. default a huge risk; Fitch may slash rating

A U.S. default is the biggest risk facing the global economy, a top Federal Reserve official said just hours after Fitch Ratings warned it could slash U.S. credit ratings if the government delays bond payments.

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