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Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship — Former Treasury Secretary Calls Obama, Cites ‘Acrimonious’ Coming Confirmation — WASHINGTON— Lawrence Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called President Barack Obama Sunday to say he is pulling out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy — Larry Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a defeat for President Barack Obama — who could not convince members of his own party to shelve their opposition to his former top economic adviser.
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Summers Pulls Name From Consideration for Fed Chief
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Summers Quit Fed Quest After Democrats Spurned Obama Favorite
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With Larry Summers out, what's next?
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Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve
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Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration
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Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard — WASHINGTON (NNS) — An active shooter was reported inside the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building (Bldg. 197) on the Washington Navy Yard at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time). — There is one confirmed injury.
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Police search for active shooter on grounds of Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. — A D.C. police officer is among the people shot at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday morning. — A police spokesman confirmed at 9:20 a.m. that the officer was shot near the room where a lone gunman …
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As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist — One-in-Four Backs Efforts to Make the Law Fail — As a key step in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, public views of the 2010 health care law are as negative as ever, and many are unaware of the elements …
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USA TODAY/Pew poll: Health care law faces difficult future — THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: STILL A TOUGH SELL — Three years after President Obama signed his signature health care overhaul, Americans are as negative toward it as they have ever been, and disapproval of the president on the issue has reached a new high.
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ABC News panel laughs out loud after GOP rep. says Obamacare delay is a ‘favor’ to Obama
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Ky. Sen. Mitch McConnell faces hard choices on spending — Health care, sequester cuts and debt limit confront the Republican. — CONNECT — WASHINGTON — As Congress faces a potential meltdown over the budget and spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is staring at tough political choices.
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House Republican leaders: Debt hike better fight
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Sources: Cuomo working on an end to Democratic mayoral primary — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold an event with Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson later this morning to help bring an end to the Democratic mayoral primary, according to multiple sources. — De Blasio won Tuesday's primary …
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Identity Politics, in a Brand-New Form
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President Obama holds fire — but media doesn't — President Barack Obama is damaging his presidency, weakening America's standing in the world, and displaying “inexplicable” incompetence. — The media figure making those accusations isn't Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer or Glenn Beck.
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Joe Biden peppers steak-fry speech with 2016 themes — INDIANOLA, Iowa — Run for president? Who? Joe Biden? — The vice president ostensibly played it cool at Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak-fry fundraiser Sunday, mugging for the crowd about how he can't imagine why everyone would make such a fuss about his trip.
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In Biden's Iowa visit, 2016 in the spotlight
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Joe Biden credits Obama on Syria
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How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you - and don't blame Coleman Young — Detroit is broke, but it didn't have to be. An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city's financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing …
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CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader — A new national poll on potential 2016 presidential candidates indicates that while Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic frontrunner, and there's no real leader among the possible GOP White House hopefuls.
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Chris Christie, America's most overrated governor: Moran — More spin than substance. Gov. Chris Christie at Seaside Heights on Friday. (EPA/Justin Lane) — If you leave New Jersey for a weekend, be ready for people to ask you about Gov. Chris Christie.


Kerry warns ‘threat of force is real’ if Syria balks at deal — Secretary of State John F. Kerry today warned ‘the threat of force is real’ if Syria does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons — even as his boss appeared to back farther away from the threat of a military strike.
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A Win-Win-Win for Everyone (Except the Syrians)
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Eyes on Natalie Tennant Senate decision — Long rumored to have interest in running, Tennant began calling Democrats across the state Friday to let them know her plans, said an unnamed Democrat. — State Democratic Party Chairman Larry Puccio said Sunday afternoon he hadn't spoken …
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Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Former Football Player Who May Have Been Seeking Help After A Car Crash — The wreckage of the car that Jonathan Ferrell, 24, had pulled himself out of before seeking help, only to be shot fatally by police. — Officer Randall Kerrick, 27 …
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