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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a group of Democratic senators the Obama administration would not soon be returning to Capitol Hill for more bank bailout funds, a key senator said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration began internal discussions this week over where to put Guantanamo Bay detainees if they are not tried or sent to other nations, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Thursday in favor of legislation to protect credit card users from hidden fees, sudden interest rate hikes and questionable billing practices.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected an amendment that would have given bankruptcy judges the power to ease a homeowner’s monthly payments and prevent foreclosure.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday pressed Congress to quickly approve $83.4 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for aid to Pakistan.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. schools with vending machines that sell candy and soda to students could soon find the government requiring healthier options to combat childhood obesity under a bill introduced on Thursday by two senators.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of U.S. President Barack Obama’s top advisers said on Thursday she saw glimmers of hope that the economy was stabilizing, but it was still “hard to know” if a recovery would start this year as hoped.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ashton Carter, the Pentagon’s new chief weapons buyer, said Thursday he wants to deal with arms manufacturers based on candor, dialogue and the notion that “we’re in this together” even as he pushes to clean up long-standing acquisition headaches.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden drew a complaint from the travel industry on Thursday by saying he would tell his family to stay off planes or subways to avoid a new flu strain, sending the White House into damage control.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Wednesday he was making progress tackling the economic crisis and in fixing the U.S. image abroad, but urged patience.
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A video showing a member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates torturing an Afghan man has caused the Obama administration to hold off on a civil nuclear deal with the Gulf kingdom.
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Dozens of Guantanamo detainees may be imprisoned on US soil once the detention centre is closed Robert Gates the US the Defence Secretary said on Thursday.
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On this day in 1796, the House voted 51-48 to appropriate funds to implement a treaty John Jay had negotiated with Great Britain. The pact averted war and opened a decade of trade during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars….
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POLITICO’s Arena contributors consider the consequences of the Specter switch. Bradley A. Smith, professor, Capital University: “Now that Specter’s gone, Republican conservatives can focus on the real enemy: Sens. Collins and Snowe. Once they’re gone, the only things between the…
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The U.S. will provide financing during the bankruptcy proceeding, which President Obama said would be “quick, official and controlled.”
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In discussing a medical decision his grandmother made, President Obama addressed the thorny issue of rationing health care.
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At a news conference, President Obama also defended his decision to release memos on harsh interrogation techniques.
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Congress should pass a measure pending in the Senate that would protect legitimate secrets without undue compromise of people’s rights.
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An official in the Obama administration who took part in the US president’s recent trip to Mexico is believed to have caught swine flu and passed it on to his family.
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The Obama administration is urgently considering training the Pakistani military in counterinsurgency fearing that it lacks the knowhow and the equipment to tackle the Taliban as the militants step up their challenge to Islamabad.
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