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Former White House press secretary Snow dies

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's former press secretary Tony Snow, known for his genial jousting with reporters, has died of cancer, the White House said on Saturday.

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Green Party names McKinney as presidential pick

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Green Party, which captured far less than 1 percent of the vote in the last presidential election, chose former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney as its 2008 presidential candidate on Saturday.

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Green Party names McKinney as presidential pick

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Green Party, which captured far less than 1 percent of the vote in the last presidential election, chose former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney as its 2008 presidential candidate on Saturday.

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Cheney routine medical check normal: WHouse

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, got an all clear from his doctors after his yearly routine physical examination on Saturday, his office said.

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Former White House press secretary Snow dies

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's former press secretary Tony Snow, known for his genial jousting with reporters, has died of cancer, the White House said on Saturday.

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White House renews veto threat on housing bill

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush would veto Senate housing legislation if it includes $4 billion in block grants to states to buy foreclosed homes, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Friday.

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McCain backs action to support Freddie, Fannie

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
HUDSON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender John McCain said on Friday that government assistance would likely be needed for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae because a failure of the two mortgage giants would have a ripple effect through the entire U.S. economy.

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U.S. posts $50.7 bln June budget surplus

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government turned in a $50.7 billion budget surplus for June, beating expectations, but the deficit for the year-to-date was the third highest on record, the Treasury said on Friday.

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Sen Shelby pushes for stronger Fannie regulator

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress must move quickly to put a stronger regulator in place for government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a senior aide to Republican Sen. Richard Shelby said on Friday.

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EPA says climate rules are the job of U.S. Congress

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. environmental regulator on Friday declined to make rules to regulate planet-warming emissions under existing pollution laws despite a Supreme Court decision that has pressured his agency to act.

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Obama raised more than $30 million in June: campaign

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Barack Obama raised well over $30 million in June, a top aide indicated on Friday, outpacing Republican rival John McCain again as the Democratic White House hopeful's fundraising picked up after a lull in May.

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Bush urges Congress to open new areas to oil drilling

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Friday to act before its August break to open new areas for oil exploration in the United States to help ease record high oil prices.

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Hedge fund managers throw weight behind Obama

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are famous for betting against conventional wisdom, and this year many are doing just that by backing Democrat Barack Obama's White House bid and defying Wall Street's usual embrace of Republicans.

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Obama states backing for Indo-U.S. nuclear deal

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports a civilian nuclear trade deal between India and the United States and would not push for changes to it, an Indian news magazine quoted him as saying.

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Paulson: Prime focus to support GSEs in "current form"

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that his chief aim at present is to back government-sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their "current form", giving no sign a government bailout of them was imminent.

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Germany denies Bush thwarted Obama speech

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government denied on Friday that Washington had put any pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to block a proposed speech by U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama in Berlin in late July.

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White House presses Congress on Fannie-Freddie legislation

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "best thing" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac right now would be for Congress to pass new oversight legislation, the White House said on Friday, amid growing concerns about the mortgage giants' funding problems.

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Iran missiles prove U.S. shield not needed: Russia

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday Iran's missile tests showed there is no military justification for U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in eastern Europe because Tehran's rockets cannot travel that far.

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McCain rejects comments from economic adviser

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
BELLEVILLE, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday sharply rejected a top economic adviser's description of the United States as "a nation of whiners" who are in a mental recession.

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Bush signs spy bill and draws lawsuit

Wed, 2024-11-27 04:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush signed a law on Thursday overhauling the rules for eavesdropping on terrorism suspects but immediately met a civil liberties challenge calling it a threat to Americans' privacy.

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