For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.
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Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio’s past
President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need for Congress to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on lawmakers to stop trying to weaken the regulations.
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Obama to Congress: Put in place banking rules now
No one worked harder than Roger Clemens. He would will himself to win. The New York Yankees traded for him after winning the World Series because they didn’t want complacency to set in.
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Cashman not ideal gov’t witness in Clemens case
President Barack Obama on Friday praised another month of added jobs as a sign the economy is building strength in this election year. But with millions still looking for work, Obama warned of the challenges ahead and urged Congress to rally behind his agenda to boost American manufacturing.
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Obama: New jobs report a sign economy on rebound
Reuters – President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost growth and higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that drew heavy fire from Republicans for failing to curb huge deficits.
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Obama election-year budget aims to spur hiring
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AP – Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.
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After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill
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Reuters – President Barack Obama will challenge the Congress to preserve an expiring payroll tax cut on Tuesday as he travels to New Hampshire to seize the initiative in the wake of a collapsed effort to reduce the nation’s budget deficit.
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Obama pushes payroll tax cut after debt panel fails
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AP – If the deficit-cutting supercommittee fails, Congress will face a crummy choice. Lawmakers can allow payroll tax cuts and jobless aid for millions to expire or they extend them and increase the nation’s $15 trillion debt by at least $160 billion.
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Deficit deal failure would pose crummy choice
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Reuters – The top Republican in Congress on Tuesday assailed President Barack Obama’s “reset” policy with Russia as contrary to U.S. interests and values, and urged him to rethink his approach in light of Vladimir Putin’s impending return to the Kremlin.
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House Speaker Boehner assails Obama "reset" with Russia
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