By Reuters UK
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney grabbed back some momentum after midweek losses in three states, scoring a narrow win in Maine's caucuses on Saturday, hours after winning a straw poll of Republican conservative activists. (12:07 am)
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BARACK OBAMA, WHITE HOUSE, ARIZONA, MICHIGAN
By Reuters
U.S. President Barack Obama will call for cutting the top 35 percent corporate tax rate as early as this month, according to two sources close to the administration. The president is likely to propose a rate closer to an average of those seen in peer nations, the sources said. (Feb 11)
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BARACK OBAMA, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, JOE BIDEN, JAPAN, TAX LAW
By Reuters UK
President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and that the onus would instead be put on insurers. (Feb 10)
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BARACK OBAMA, JOE BIDEN, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, RELIGION
By Reuters
President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and that the onus would instead be put on insurers. (Feb 10)
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BARACK OBAMA, JOE BIDEN, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, RELIGION
By Reuters
Concerns about weak incomes weighed on consumer confidence in early February, but rising optimism over the jobs market should help to support spending and the broader economy. (Feb 10)
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CHINA, UNEMPLOYMENT, EUROPEAN UNION, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN
By Reuters
The U.S. trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in December, as stronger U.S. economic growth lifted imports to the highest level in three-and-a-half years. (Feb 10)
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CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION
By IBTimes
The Office of Congressional Ethics is looking into whether Rep. Spencer Bachus, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, violated insider trading laws and used his public office for private gain. (Feb 10)
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BEN BERNANKE, SEC, INSIDER TRADING
By Reuters
The trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in December, and the bilateral trade deficit with China last year soared to a record high $295.5 billion. (Feb 10)
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CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION
By Reuters
The U.S. trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in December, as stronger U.S. economic growth lifted imports to the highest level in three-and-a-half years. (Feb 10)
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CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION