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Thursday, July 15th, 2010 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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Thursday, July 15th, 2010 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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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 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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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 (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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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 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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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 (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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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 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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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Tuesday it postponed a meeting with senators set for Wednesday to discuss the process for passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation this year.
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Ken Feinberg, newly tapped to oversee the oil spill compensation fund, said on Sunday that he’s under strict orders to “get these claims paid, get them paid quickly.”
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's latest White House meeting with Israel's prime minister is set for July 6 — more than a month after their last one was scuttled at the last minute.
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