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Democratic Foe Gingrich Aims for White House

Longtime Republican foe of Washington Democrats Newt Gingrich threw his name into the ring of the 2012 presidential race, even as the White House said President Barack Obama hasn't opined on the GOP process.

Not certain Pakistan senior leaders harbored bin Laden: US spy official

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said there is no apparent evidence that senior Pakistani officials harbored and protected Osama bin Laden, although he concedes some people in Pakistan must have been aware of the terror chieftain’s existence inside the country.

Obama's Immigration Push Triggers Skepticism of 2012 Election Ploy

President Barack Obama's push for comprehensive changes to the nation's immigration laws that would allow more than 11 million people in the country illegally to remain in the country was met with skepticism by Arizona's governor, who said it would be a shame if it was a ploy to get votes in the 2012 presidential election.
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Obama rating shoots up after Ladens’ death

President Obama is glorified with almost half (49%) of Americans raising their thumbs for the job he is doing. This is the highest rating for the President since September of 2009 when almost half of Americans gave him positive ratings.

U.S.-China Clashes Laid Bare in Latest Talks

U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington on Monday laid out differences on human rights in China, U.S. exports on high technology products, and China's exchange rate as they held ongoing talks to resolve strategic and economic issues.

Pakistan PM to address bin Laden controversy

The Prime Minister of Pakistan will address Parliament today to discuss in detail the U.S. commando raid which killed Osama bin Laden, amidst swirling accusations that Islamabad has been harboring the al-Qaeda terror chief for many years.
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Oil's slide may be a mixed blessing

After all the angst over pricey oil and the threat it posed to the global economy, it is hard to see the recent slide as anything but a welcome reprieve.

Obama: Bin Laden Had Help in Pakistan

President Barack Obama said in an interview Osama bin Laden had some support network in Pakistan and said it would take investigations from both the United States and Pakistan to determine exactly who.
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Pentagon videos show vainglorious bin Laden's squalid life: (PHOTOS)

A vainglorious Osama Bin Laden dyed his beard black and put on golden robes when he appeared before camera to record his ominous messages to his followers and adversaries from a hideous den in Pakistan. New video footages released by the Pentagon shows the terror mastermind squatting in a squalid room with bare minimum furnishings and a 14-inch TV set, holding a television remote.

Osama Bin Laden Dead: Why was he buried at sea?

The official account of why Osama bin Laden's body was buried at sea was first revealed by a senior defense official on Monday May 2, 2011, the day after President Barack Obama announced he had been killed by U.S. forces.

Will Obama Cancel His Trip To Pakistan?

U.S. President Barack Obama, who had planned to make a state visit to Pakistan later this year in order to commend Islamabad for helping to tackle terrorism and to show that he did not favor India, now might have second thoughts.
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Volcker warns of danger from U.S. deficits

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker warned on Friday that trillion-dollar deficits posed a threat to the stability of the U.S. economy and the dollar, and said he is frustrated by the gridlock in Washington.
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NASA delays shuttle launch again

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour hit yet another snag as engineers battle to resolve an electrical problem that continues to delay the mission.

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