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Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy - CNN border=

Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy - CNN

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(CNN) — Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come. President Obama also announced a goal of 5 million additional …
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Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy - CNN

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(CNN) — Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come. President Obama also announced a goal of 5 million additional …
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Financial consumers need new watchdog: Obama admin - Reuters border=

Financial consumers need new watchdog: Obama admin - Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government's fragmented system for protecting financial consumers is "designed to fail" and must be replaced by a single, powerful new agency, a senior US Treasury official said on …
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Top Obama Aides: Second Stimulus "Might Eventually Be Needed" - U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report
Media outlets are reporting that as rising unemployment continues to take a toll on the economy, some top aides to President Obama think a second economic stimulus package may become necessary. The Financial Times reports "senior administration …
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Obama inspires, but some question toughness - CNN

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WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama still inspires confidence, but a new national poll indicates that the number of Americans who say he is a strong leader and tough enough to handle a crisis has dropped significantly over the past …
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President Barack Obama signs first US climate pact at G-8 meeting - New York Daily News border=

President Barack Obama signs first US climate pact at G-8 meeting - New York Daily News

New York Daily News
Japanese PM Taro Aso, Canadian PM Stephen Harper, President Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev attend the G-8 meeting. How much of a priority should …
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Biden: Obama administration 'misread' economy on stimulus - Washington Examiner border=

Biden: Obama administration 'misread' economy on stimulus - Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner
Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration “misread the economy” when it forecast unemployment would peak at 8 percent if Congress enacted a $787 billion fiscal stimulus. Biden, appearing on the ABC News program “This Week,” said that in …
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Obama Arrives in Moscow for Summit - Washington Post

Washington Post
MOSCOW, July 6 — President Obama arrived in Moscow today for the start of a three-day summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that aides were hopeful would yield a framework for an agreement to replace an …
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Obama in Moscow for nuclear talks - BBC News border=

Obama in Moscow for nuclear talks - BBC News

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US President Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, focusing on further reducing nuclear stockpiles. Officials on both sides were quoted as saying a document had been agreed, though Russia said it …
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Obama: US a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout - Reuters border=

Obama: US a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout - Reuters

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WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from US forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and …
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