Barack Obama
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Obama to appoint Cordray to head CFPB: White House -
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday that he plans to appoint his candidate to run a controversial new consumer watchdog bureau, according to a White House spokesman. Obama plans to recess-appoint ...
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Pentagon to unveil military spending cuts Thursday -
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to unveil an eight-month review of possible spending cuts for the military on Thursday. An exact time of the review, initiated under former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, has ...
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Santorum stuns in Iowa duel with Romney -
Little-known contender Rick Santorum emerged with a surprising triumph in Iowa's first-in-the-nation Republican nominating contest on Tuesday but rival Mitt Romney solidified his frontrunner status in the battle to pick a challenger to President Barack ...
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Santorum, Romney tied in tight Iowa race -
Republican presidential contenders Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney were effectively tied in the party's first nominating contest in Iowa on Tuesday, establishing Romney as the party's most likely challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama|Barack ...
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Santorum, Romney lead tight Iowa race -
Republican presidential contenders Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney were neck and neck in Iowa on Tuesday in the party's first contest to determine a challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama.
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Early Iowa returns show tight three-way Republican race -
Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum were locked in a tight battle as voters met across this largely rural state on Tuesday in the first contest to determine a challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama|Barack ...
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Iran Downplays Sanctions' Effect on Currency -
TEHRAN,
Iran --
Iran said Tuesday that the steep depreciation in the country's currency against the U.S. dollar was not linked to U.S. new sanctions targeting its Central Bank, while officials geared up for a meeting to assess possible ...
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An Investor's Guide to the 2012 Iowa Caucuses -
Whether you see it as an example of direct democracy in action or an over-hyped media circus, there's no question that the Iowa caucuses will influence this year's presidential election. Traditionally, the top three finishers in the Iowa caucuses have ...
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Romney Hones Economy Pitch -
Mitt Romney is focusing on what he sees as the central decision facing voters: the choice between his vision for an "opportunity society" and the "entitlement society" he says is favored by President Barack Obama.
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Obama Delays Request on Debt Ceiling -
President Barack Obama delayed submitting a request to Congress for a $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling, setting up a renewed debate in January over the nation's spending and borrowing habits.
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Iowa caucuses: 5 things to watch -
Iowans head to the polls in the nation’s first caucuses on Tuesday to begin winnowing the field of would-be Republican challengers to President Barack Obama. Here are five things to watch after caucuses begin at 7 p.m. Central.
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Mitt Romney and Taxes are Dealmakers' Choice -
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Dealmakers are picking Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama and the Republican field to revive the U.S. economy, which was beset by slowing growth and high unemployment in 2011.#xD; #xD; A poll of Tri-State ...
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Supreme Court may take conservative path on immigration -
State laws aimed at illegal immigrants are making their through the federal courts after being challenged by the Barack Obama administration and Hispanic activists. Some of those laws, including Arizona's Senate Bill 1070, will be ...
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Obama gets 'C' for economy -
President Barack Obama gets mediocre marks for his handling of the economy and Mitt Romney easily outpolls his Republican rivals in an Associated Press survey of economists.
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Economists: Obama's policies 'fair' or 'poor' -
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama gets mediocre marks for his handling of the economy, and Mitt Romney easily outpolls his Republican rivals in an Associated Press survey of economists....
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Obama selects 2 for Fed board -
A vacationing President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Harvard University professor and a former Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush - a Democrat and a Republican - to the
Federal Reserve Board ...
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Obama nominates two to Fed board -
President Barack Obama has nominated two men to fill the vacancies on the Federal Reserve's seven-member board, which forms the bulk of the central bank's policy-setting committee.
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Obama to nominate two to Fed board, WSJ says -
President Barack Obama is expected to nominate two men Tuesday to fill the vacancies on the Federal Reserve's seven-member board, which forms the bulk of the central bank's policy-setting committee. Sponsored By: Strengthen Customer ...
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Obama to nominate Stein, Powell to Fed board: WSJ -
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Jeremy Stein, a Harvard University finance professor, and Jerome Powell, a former private-equity executive, will be nominated by President Barack Obama to fill two vacancies on the Federal Reserve|Federal ...
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GOP Capitulates: Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut -
President Barack Obama won a political victory thanks to the capitulation of House Republicans, who joined the Senate and unanimously passed an extension of payroll tax cuts for two months.
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Obama signs payroll tax cut extension -
President Barack Obama signed legislation extending a payroll tax cut for two months. Obama signed the bill Friday after the House and Senate approved the tax cut extension, which will maintain the Social Security tax at 4.2 percent. ...
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Tax extension averts DC shutdown -
The
United States Congress approved a two-month extension to the payroll tax cuts on Friday, handing a pre-Christmas political victory to President Barack Obama at a time when his electoral fortunes appear to improving
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US Cong poised to pass payroll tax cut deal -
The US Congress, after months of bitter fighting, is poised on Friday to pass a payroll tax cut extension that President Barack Obama argues is vital to the health of the US economy.
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