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Obama pledges tough enforcement of Wall Street reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the U.S. Congress to back his efforts for tough new financial industry oversight, saying a $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan underscored the need for such regulation. “We’ve got to finish the job of implementing this reform and putting these rules in place,” Obama said in a weekly radio address that accused some on Wall Street of causing the 2007-2009 economic crisis because they “treated our financial system like a casino. …

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Biden proves catalyst for Obama on gay marriage

Sorry, Mr. President.

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Europe’s bad mood: Does Obama need to worry?

The elections that drove Nicolas Sarkozy out of power in France and left Greece scrambling to build a coalition government pose a financial threat to the United States that could undermine President Barack Obama’s efforts to cast himself as the agent of a U.S. economic revival.

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12th military member tied to prostitution scandal

The Secret Service prostitution scandal grew Monday to include a 12th member of the U.S. military as the Pentagon suspended the security clearances of all the military personnel who have been implicated. The Secret Service has also taken action against 12 of its employees.

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The Secret Service prostitution scandal grew Monday to include a 12th member of the U.S. military as the Pentagon suspended the security clearances of all the military personnel who have been implicated. The Secret Service has also taken action against 12 of its employees.

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Obama gets personal over killing of black Florida teenager

WASHINGTON/SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama weighed into the controversial killing of a black teenager in Florida in very personal terms on Friday, comparing the boy to a son he doesn’t have and calling for American “soul searching” over how the incident occurred. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, dressed in a “hoodie” hooded sweatshirt, was shot dead a month ago in Sanford, Florida by a 28-year-old white Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer who said he was acting in self-defense. …

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U.S. mulls changes to controversial Afghan night raids

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering several options for modifying controversial night raids in Afghanistan to help secure a bilateral agreement outlining the future U.S. presence there, a U.S. official said on Monday. The United States hopes it can wrap up a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement with the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of a summit in Chicago in May, where NATO nations are expected to outline their path out of the more than 10-year Afghan war. …

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Obama, Netanyahu set to confront divisions over Iran (Reuters)

Reuters – Just days before what could be the most consequential meeting of U.S. and Israeli leaders in years, aides to President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scrambling to bridge stark differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.

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Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he’s dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks.

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7 states challenge birth control coverage rule (AP)

AP – Seven states are asking a federal judge to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs.

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