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Obama Pledges Support for Puerto Rico

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks inside hanger at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico
In the first official visit of a sitting American president to the Caribbean commonwealth since John F. Kennedy in 1961, President Barack Obama landed in Puerto Rico Tuesday, saying he's committed to the success and self-determination of the U.S. island territory.
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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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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Britons asked to leave Yemen as violence escalates

British citizens in Yemen must leave the country on commercial fights as soon as possible to avoid being stuck up amid escalating violence in the Gulf state, Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned, a report in The Telegraph stated on Saturday.
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Sputtering U.S. Economy, Look Out Below!

The slowdown has begun. The economy has started to sputter and unemployment claims have tipped 400,000 for the last seven weeks. Manufacturing is cooling, the housing market is struggling and consumers are keeping a close eye on spending, meaning the U.S. economy might be on a slower path to full health than expected.

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