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Looking to 2012, Obama Courts A Wary Wall Street

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President Barack Obama is redoubling his efforts to curry favor with the financial industry, a bastion of support for his 2008 campaign whose members have criticized the president's rhetoric and support for increased regulation.

Anthony Weiner Weighing Resignation

Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) reacts as he speaks to the press in New York, June 6, 2011.
With Rep. Anthony Weiner facing intensifying pressure to step down as new photos and revelations about his correspondence with a 17 year old surfaced, reports indicate that the Congressman is moving closer to resigning.
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Police closes Weiner case

The investigation into the online contact between Rep. Anthony Weiner and a 17-year-old Delaware girl has been closed by Police. The girl started following the New York Democrat on Twitter after a class trip to the nation's capital earlier in the spring.
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Did IMF face cyber attack from a member-nation?

In a bizarre incident early this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) faced a cyber attack, ironically from a member-nation, though the fund is not willing to reveal the country's name.
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Belmont track conditions: Cloudy, wet, chance of rain

The track condition at Belmont Park, where the Belmont Stakes will be run today at 6:35 p.m., is officially rated at good, but the track is wet and will likely remain so with heavy clouds over the New York metropolitan area.
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Yankees: Teixeira was beaned by a bad pitch … this time

Nearly everyone followed the script last night as Mark Teixeira crowded the plate, the Indians pitcher threw wild, the benches cleared to release some Yankee frustration, and New York won big in a battle of two of the American League's best teams.
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I used to be called a sl*t: Lady gaga

In an interview, Lady Gaga has revealed her childhood secret, that she used to be taunted as a 'sl*t' at school for her sense of dressing.But that certainly did not stop her from a catwalk in a see-through dress on Germany's Top Model show in Cologne, a report in thedailystar.net stated.

Pelosi declines to call for Weiner's resignation

While Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for the resignation of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she won't make that decision, leaving the choice to Weiner and his constituents, the Associated Press reported.
United Nations Secretary General Ban addresses diplomats at the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS at the UN General Assembly in New York

Assad ignoring Ban Ki-moon's phone calls: U.N.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing international pressure to end a crackdown on anti-government protestors, is not taking the U.N. chief’s phone calls, the United Nations said on Friday.
U.S. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) answers a question during a news conference after the U.S. House of Representatives censured him for ethics violations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 2, 2010

Rangel Supports Weiner

Congressman Charles B. Rangel, the Harlem representative whose shoddy disclosure perils lead a House ethics committee to investigate his conduct emerged as an unlikely ally for his colleague Rep. Anthony Weiner.

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