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House passes debt prioritization bill

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:59pm
The bill would allow the Treasury to keep paying bondholders if the borrowing limit is breached.


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'Fox mole' to plead guilty

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:58pm
A former Fox News employee fired for leaking to Gawker will plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.


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Lawmakers at White House Discuss Military Sex Abuse

The New York Times - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:56pm
More than a dozen members of Congress, mostly women from the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, met with Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Mr. Obama.    

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PGA Tour Player Rickie Fowler on TPC Sawgrass

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:55pm
Rickie Fowler has been crowned by many as the face of golf's future, with Rickie Fowler, PGA Tour player.
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The end of hands-off-Hillary

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:45pm
She's no longer an off-limits target.


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House where Lee Harvey Oswald stayed to go up for sale

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:36pm
The Dallas house where Lee Harvey Oswald rented a room in November 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, will shortly be on the market.
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Rodman to North Korea: Do me a solid; free American

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:35pm
If any American has the power of persuasion over North Korea's defiant young ruler, it might be eccentric ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman.
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Ohio suspect used victim for sex, prosecutor says

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:32pm
As Ariel Castro prepares to make his first court appearance Thursday, accusations of what he did to three young women trapped in his home for a decade get more and more abhorrent.
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House pols pen Gosnell resolution

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:27pm
Three Republicans call on lawmakers to review abortion policies in the wake of the trial.


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Why I’m Buying Facebook: Cooperman

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:25pm
Facebook's potential could rival Google, Leon Cooperman says.
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Boston Police Weren’t Told F.B.I. Got Warning on Tsarnaev

The New York Times - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:22pm
Police Commissioner Edward Davis said that had his department learned about the Russian tip on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, “we would certainly look at the individual.”    

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Rove to Frank: You Killed Small Banks

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:21pm
Former Rep. Barney Frank said his legislation reining in too-big-to-fail banks is working.
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W.H. to GOP: 'Stop the theater'

POLITICO - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:15pm
"There has been a historic level of obstructionism from the Senate," Jay Carney says.


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VIP Airport Lounge for the 'Social'

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:15pm
Update your Facebook status or tweet frequently? American Airlines is extending VIP lounge invites to social fliers.
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Old radio + DVD players = Robot

CNN - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:10pm
Take a pair hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get?
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The Caucus: House Republicans Call on White House to Release Benghazi E-Mails

The New York Times - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:09pm
The lawmakers believe the e-mails will shed more light on how the White House and the State Department responded in the days after the attacks on American facilities in Benghazi, Libya.    
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Stocks Made in USA Outperform S&P 500

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:05pm
Stocks that generate revenue solely within the U.S. are outperforming the S&P over the past two years, with CNBC's Seema Mody.
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House Votes to Give Creditors Priority if Debt Ceiling Is Breached

The New York Times - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 12:49pm
With the 221-to-207 vote, the House dug in for another debt ceiling standoff.    

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Fed QE No Biggie: Blackstone CEO

CNBC - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 12:26pm
The Fed's $3 trillion balance sheet isn't that big compared with the banking system, according to Steve Schwarzman.
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