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    Clinton Backs Obama, Perot Endorses Romney as Candidates Set to Debate

    Oct 16, 2012 01:54 PM EDT

    Preparations are underway for Tuesday night's presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Tune in to the campaign Tuesday, and you might just think you've been transported by time portal to 1992. Yes, that's former President Bill Clinton arguing ...

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    Sizing up Romney, Santorum Campaigns in Arizona, Michigan

    Feb 22, 2012 11:14 PM EDT

    ... this evening's encounter. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney spoke this morning in Chandler, where he called for a 20 percent cut in income tax rates. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, meanwhile, addressed a Tea Party rally in Tucson. And our Gwen Ifill is in Phoenix, where she has been ...

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    Women Should Get Free Birth Control, HHS-Backed Group Urges

    Jul 19, 2011 10:30 PM EDT

    ... This would be a tremendous stride forward for women's health in this country." Conservative groups cried foul, noting that the government will foot the bill for a large portion of the health care reform law and adoption of the IOM recommendation to cover the "morning-after pill" would "essentially ...

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    Debate Over Value of Yuan Heats Up in Washington

    Mar 24, 2010 03:25 PM EDT

    The long-running debate over the value of China's currency is heating up in Washington. Last week, senators from both parties introduced a bill that would compel the Obama administration to confront China over the undervalued yuan, which many economists believe China keeps artificially low to give them an ...

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    Tough Criticism for Bernanke

    Dec 03, 2009 06:51 PM EDT

    ... a B-. Going forward, Bernanke needs to do two things. First, he has to wean the economy and financial institutions away from excessively low interest rates. Many think that low interest rates support economic activity; indeed that is the theory. But in fact, such persistently low interest rates encourage leveraged ...

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    Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed

    Aug 17, 2009 04:00 AM EDT

    ... that the economy was in a lot worse shape than he had anticipated. That's why he and his Fed colleagues rushed to cut interest rates by a steep 1.5 percentage points in January 2008. They were trying to catch up. Moreover, he and others didn't realize that ...

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    Black Communities Struggle with Soaring Energy Costs

    Aug 18, 2008 04:00 PM EDT

    Energy and food prices are skyrocketing. Some people are forgoing necessities, simply because they costs too much. Some black communities have been hit particularly hard because residents pay a larger percentage of their incomes on energy costs. Jori Lewis looks at the reasons and how some homeowners are adjusting.

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    What to Pay?

    Aug 01, 2001 04:00 AM EDT

    Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from Santa Monica, California, where the city council voted businesses must pay their employees a living wage as oppose to a minimum wage.

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    Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama

    Jun 13, 2014 01:39 PM EDT

    Militants in Iraq took the city of Mosul and captured two more cities as they advanced toward their goal of taking Baghdad in an unfolding crisis that is already having political ramifications for President Barack Obama back in the United States. Conservatives jumped on the latest upheaval, blaming President Obama for pulling out of the...

  • U.S. World Cup star's suspension lifted after Trump's call to FIFA president

    U.S. World Cup star's suspension lifted after Trump's call to FIFA president

    Jul 06, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    The United States takes on Belgium Monday with star striker Folarin Balogun on the pitch. Balogun was given a red card in last week’s game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, meaning he would miss the next game. But President Trump intervened and FIFA reversed Balogun's suspension. Amna Nawaz discussed the World Cup controversy with Liz Landers...