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Obama may limit drone use, discuss Guantanamo in major speech
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will vow on Thursday to be more open to the public about the U.S. fight against terrorism and may lay out limits for the use of lethal drones abroad while sketching a vision for closing the military prison...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Department of Defense, The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Civil Rights
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WRAPUP 1-ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit
Reuters* Praet says ECB could expand its instruments * Noyer: ECB mulls measures to ease financial fragmentation * Nowotny says ECB support still needed * Bernanke says Fed could start tapering off bond buys By Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange PARIS/WASHINGTON,...Tags: Prices, Central Bank, Market and Exchange, Inflation and Deflation, Foreign Exchange Market
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With Weiner's candidacy, NYC mayor race takes on new dynamics; rivals, voters' reactions vary
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade. As the scandal-lashed former congressman got ready for a first round of campaign...Tags: Mark Sanford, Parties and Movements, Local Elections, Huma Abedin, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Tea party storm largely contained within IRS, but investigations just getting started
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for ways to widen an investigation that has so far been largely contained within the tax...Tags: George W. Bush, Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Senate, Taxation
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ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit
ReutersPARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world's two biggest...Tags: Central Bank, Market and Exchange, Inflation and Deflation, Money and Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange Market
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House set to OK pegging student loan rates to financial markets despite a veto threat
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House says student loans' interest rates should be pegged to the financial markets. The House on Thursday passed a bill that would tie interest rates to 10-year Treasury bills. The measure would head off a doubling of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Congressional Budget Office, Students, John Kline, Barack Obama
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Analysis: In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove
ReutersWASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared that she had done nothing wrong - but said she did not intend to testify. Her defiance only...Tags: Roger Clemens, International Monetary Fund, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Tea Party Movement
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Soccer-UEFA agrees tougher sanctions to combat racism
ReutersBy Mike Collett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Players or officials found guilty of racist offences in European club matches or internationals will face a minimum ban of 10 matches under tougher disciplinary regulations approved by UEFA's executive committee...Tags: Racism, Sports Organizations, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Sports
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US factory activity slips to 7-month low in May-Markit
ReutersNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector's most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
MEDICAID EXPANSION-SNYDER Snyder: Mich. could still get Medicaid expansion LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Governor Rick Snyder says he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the GOP-led Legislature to expand Medicaid coverage to low-...Tags: Feminism, Punishment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues, Litigation and Regulation
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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Anwar al-Awlaki, U.S. Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency
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Army sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed...Tags: Defense, U.S. Army, West Point, U.S. Department of Defense, The New York Times
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