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Senate passes financial overhaul bill

07/15/2010 – 18:11

The Senate on Thursday passed a regulatory package containing the toughest restrictions on the financial industry since the Great Depression, an overhaul that President Obama praised as ushering in greater consumer protections and a stronger and safer financial system.
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Obama says electric car battery prices to tumble

07/15/2010 – 18:09

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 15 (Reuters) – The cost of the high-powered batteries needed for a coming wave of electric cars is projected to drop by as much as 70 percent over the next five years, according to a U.S. government forecast.
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Weekly Address: Help for Vets with PTSD

07/10/2010 – 18:06

Obama to Bypass Senate to Name Health Official

07/07/2010 – 2:56

WASHINGTON — President Obama will bypass Congress and appoint Dr. Donald M. Berwick, a health policy expert, to run Medicare and Medicaid, the White House said Tuesday.
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Weekly Address: A Solar Recovery

07/03/2010 – 12:09

Delay looms as Wall St bill seen “too big to fail”

06/29/2010 – 2:20

(Reuters) – Political momentum was expected to carry a sweeping Wall Street reform bill to approval in the U.S. Congress, but the death of Senator Robert Byrd threatened to delay final action until mid-July.
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Obama Reverses Bush’s Space Policy

06/29/2010 – 2:19

The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a space policy that renounces the unilateral stance of the Bush administration and instead emphasizes international cooperation, including the possibility of an arms control treaty that would limit the development of space weapons.
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Weekly Address: Finishing the Job on Wall Street Reform

06/27/2010 – 12:49

Obama to confront McChrystal at White House

06/23/2010 – 1:47

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama will confront his top Afghanistan commander on Wednesday before deciding whether to fire him over inflammatory comments that have angered the White House and threatened to undermine the war effort.
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Obama warns health insurers not to hike rates

06/23/2010 – 1:44

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned U.S. insurance firms on Tuesday not to use his healthcare overhaul as an opportunity to push through big rate increases and said the federal government would work with states to monitor them.
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