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Bill Clinton in North Korea, meets Kim Jong-il

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed American journalists, and met the country's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il.

Fate of climate change bill in Congress

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The fate of U.S. climate control legislation is in the hands of the Senate, where it faces an uphill climb. Democratic leaders hope to put it to a vote in October.
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Geithner loses his cool at regulators meeting: report

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner blasted top U.S. regulators in an expletive-laden tirade amid frustration over President Barack Obama's faltering plan to overhaul financial regulation, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the meeting.
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Qaeda tells Obama conditional truce offer stands

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said an offer the militant group made to the previous U.S. administration of a conditional truce is still on the table for President Barack Obama.
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Japan eyes e-politics as political rivalry grows

Japanese opposition lawmaker Seiji Ohsaka was disappointed, if not surprised, when he found he was supposed to stop posting microblogs on social networking service Twitter once the formal campaign begins for an August 30 election.
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Obama officials eye more jobless aid, weigh taxes

Top U.S. officials said on Sunday it may be necessary to extend jobless benefits to firm up an economic recovery unlikely to create jobs until next year and declined to rule out future tax increases to tame massive budget deficits.
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Obama says many months before U.S. exits recession

President Barack Obama warned on Saturday it would take many more months for the United States to get out of recession even after GDP figures showed the economy shrank only modestly in the second quarter.
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Download final rules for cash for clunkers program

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released this week the final rules setting forth requirements and procedures for the Cash for Clunkers program under the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009.
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Obama: Recovery won't come until jobs bounce back

While the latest report about the overall state of the economy shows the U.S. is doing better than expected, President Barack Obama said the real recovery will come when the number of jobless stops dropping.
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Cory Aquino, Philippine people power heroine, dies

Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, who ousted one of the 20th Century's most corrupt dictators to become a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.
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Congress tries to extend autos clunkers plan

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.
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Congress moves to extend autos 'clunkers' plan

The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful Cash for Clunkers auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.
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Congress moves to autos 'clunkers' plan

The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful Cash for Clunkers auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.
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Congress tries to extend auto 'clunkers' plan

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.
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U.S. Congress tries to extend autos clunkers plan

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.
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U.S. economy shrinks modestly

The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.
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U.S. economy shrinks modestly, consumption falls

The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.
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Dollars chase influence in U.S. healthcare debate

Healthcare companies are spending millions of dollars and marshaling armies of lobbyists to influence a landmark debate in the U.S. Congress that could dramatically change the way they do business.

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