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Democrats Could Lose Senate, Biden Warns Party
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Opposition Rises to Increased Nuclear Power Use; Offshore Drilling Support Rebounds
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French Warplanes Enforcing Ceasefire in Libya After Gadhafi Keeps Up Attacks
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Economic Issues Underpin Obama's Trip to Brazil, Chile, El Salvador
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Obama to Gadhafi: Stop the Attacks or Face Military Action
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House to Consider Bill to Defund National Public Radio
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New Fire Breaks Out at Damaged Japanese Nuclear Plant
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Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Rocked by Second Explosion in Quake's Aftermath
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Published: 11/4/10

Stocks Hit Highest Level Since Lehman Bros. Bankruptcy

By David Knowles - AOL News

(Nov. 4) -- Are the bulls back? The Dow Jones industrial average today rose to its highest level since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2008, at the height of the U.S. financial crisis, The Wall Street Journal reports. U.S. stocks rose by 219 points, or 2 percent of total volume, in trading at the New York Stock Exchange. That jump followed Wednesday's announcement that the Federal Reserve said it would buy $600 billion in U.S. Treasury securities to help stimulate the lackluster economy, AOL News reported. The stock market gains also come as a slew of corporate ...

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Published: 09/16/10

Ahead of Elections, Obama Nails Down Economy Pitch

By Joseph Schuman - AOL News

(Sept. 16) -- The White House seems to have found its economic talking points for the midterm election campaign, and the president is sticking to them. The House and Senate races may come down to one candidate versus another, but debate over the lingering economic malaise and weak employment situation resonates through them all. And no one speaks with a louder voice on the subject than President Barack Obama -- even to Republicans, who as a party are running against him even though the presidency isn't at stake. The economy dominated three Rose Garden press appearances, the first full ...

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Published: 07/30/10

Economic Growth Drops in Second Quarter

By not in system - AOL News

(July 30) -- As expected, the U.S. economy slowed in the second quarter to a 2.4% growth rate, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Friday, but that disappointing statistic was offset somewhat by the fact that first-quarter GDP growth was revised up to 3.7% from the previously-estimated 2.7%. ...

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Published: 11/26/08

The Fight For the Soul of the GOP: Rush, Parker, Dobson and Kondracke

By Dave - Politics Daily

It's happening as we speakFirst we have Kathleen Parker:Simply put: Armband religion is killing the Republican Party. And, the truth -- as long as we're setting ourselves free -- is that if one were to eavesdrop on private conversations among the party intelligentsia, one would hear precisely that. Vs. James Dobson:We will continue to stand up for the sanctity of human life, the sacredness of marriage and the right to have a say in the principles that will continue to guide this nation founded on biblical principles. Where Ms. Parker gets it most wrong is in writing that socially conservative ...

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