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No decision on reviving homebuyer credit: Donovan

August 29, 2010 - 7:38am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has not decided whether it should resurrect a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said on Sunday.
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Folksy Warren is symbol in debate over Wall Street

August 29, 2010 - 6:43am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren is folksy and plain-spoken and favors cardigans over Washington power suits. Many on Wall Street view her as their worst nightmare but she is a hero to liberal activists and consumer groups.
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Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally

August 28, 2010 - 8:51pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall.
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Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally

August 28, 2010 - 2:33pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall.
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Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing

August 28, 2010 - 10:08am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy.
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Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept

August 28, 2010 - 3:07am
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could "chart its own course" and told Americans the drawdown of U.S. troops helped fulfill a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Fewer livestock producers worries USDA's Vilsack

August 27, 2010 - 7:03pm
FORT COLLINS, Colo (Reuters) - There are fewer U.S. livestock producers now than 30 years ago, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack believes that may be because concentration in the meat industry has forced many to leave the business.
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California lawmakers to vote on budget plans

August 27, 2010 - 5:19pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers will vote on rival plans for closing a $19 billion deficit and balancing the state's budget on Tuesday, the last day of their legislative session, aides said on Friday.
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U.S. staff told to send children out of Mexican city

August 27, 2010 - 3:33pm
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The U.S. government told staff at its consulate in Monterrey to send their children out of the northern Mexican city where drug violence has been escalating, the consulate said on Friday.
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Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston

August 27, 2010 - 2:49pm
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing into North Korea landed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday after the reclusive state released the prisoner.
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NJ Gov fires education chief over $400 mln typo

August 27, 2010 - 2:12pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican whose deep budget cuts have won wide praise, on Friday fired his education commissioner after a clerical error cost the state $400 million in federal education dollars.
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Panel offers Obama ideas on U.S. tax overhaul

August 27, 2010 - 1:12pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An expert panel named by President Barack Obama spelled out ideas to simplify the byzantine U.S. tax code, including pre-filled-out returns for some individuals and reducing the corporate tax rate while cutting loopholes.
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Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing

August 27, 2010 - 12:58pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy.
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Obama taps Bloomberg for views on economy during holiday golf

August 27, 2010 - 11:56am
EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, anxious to show he is still focused on the battered economy despite being on vacation, took time out of his golf game on Friday to chat about the growth situation with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg before they hit the course.
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