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Obama, lawmakers target bailout fund for jobs bill
1 hr 12 mins ago
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President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but he is warming to moves by his congressional allies for a jobs-boosting bill.
NATO chief: allies will prevail in Afghanistan
35 mins ago
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday the allies will prevail in their bid to stabilize Afghanistan but only if they answer President Barack Obama's call for more allied troops on the ground.
Dubai ruler's ambition helped sow seeds of crisis
2 hrs 13 mins ago
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Dubai's ruler writes poetry, rides horses across the desert in long-distance endurance races and hobnobs with royals like the Queen of England. Mixing extravagance with boundless ambition, he commanded the desert city-state's meteoric rise - and helped sow the seeds, some observers say, of its debt crisis.
Players tee up at tournament without Tiger
8 hrs ago
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A potentially explosive news conference with an alleged mistress was canceled Thursday and more details trickled out about the car accident that started all the trouble for Tiger Woods.
Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content
9 hrs ago
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Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online.