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WashingtonPost Print Edition, 03.09.10 09:42 UTC

A 'future of peace' urged at new talks

The Obama administration formally inaugurated its foray into Middle East peacemaking on Thursday, bringing together the Israeli and Palestinian leaders for face-to-face talks and securing their ...

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WashingtonPost Print Edition, 03.09.10 09:42 UTC

New tax breaks for business on table

With just two months until the November elections, the White House is seriously weighing a package of business tax breaks - potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars - to spur hiring and ...

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WashingtonPost Business, 03.09.10 09:42 UTC

Put the millionaires' tax money to good use

With the economy downshifting into first gear and their poll numbers sagging, the White House and Democratic congressional leaders are desperate for an economic and political game-changer as they ...

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WashingtonPost Business, 03.09.10 09:42 UTC

'Overhaul' details rescue of U.S. automakers

In one of the first detailed insider accounts by a member of President Obama's team, a chief architect of the federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler has penned a 300-plus page description ...

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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 08:28 UTC

'Israel is willing to go a long way in a short time': Netanyahu makes pledge as crunch talks with Palestinians get underway

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered an olive branch to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as peace talks began in Washington yesterday. Key stumbling blocks include the dismantling of ...

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New York Post, 03.09.10 08:25 UTC

Coffey: I'm the 'nerd' who never did drugs

Attorney-general hopeful Sean Coffey is scared that a secret from deep in his past will blow his chance to get the job. "This may cost me the Democratic nomination: I have never used drugs," he joked ...

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NPR, 03.09.10 06:19 UTC

Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash

The government's "cash for clunkers" program boosted auto sales by 360,000 during the two months it was in place, according to a new study. But in the seven months that followed, sales were down by ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03.09.10 06:18 UTC

Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Airstrikes by NATO forces that killed 12 people on Thursday in northern Afghanistan have produced sharply conflicting accounts as to whether the attacks hit a team of election ...

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New York Post, 03.09.10 04:40 UTC

Borrowing trouble: dems' deficit damage

THE ISSUE: Comparing the costs of the federal economic-stimulus plan and those of the Iraq war. *** The chart that accompanies your fine editorial, "Obama's Spending Spree" (Aug. 30), disproves, once ...

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New York Post, 03.09.10 04:39 UTC

Why I miss bubba

There's been a lot of talk about Bush nostalgia lately. At Martha's Vineyard, the Obama-bilia wasn't moving like it was during the Obamas' previous visit there. The big seller was a T-shirt depicting ...