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How to Travel Europe without Leaving the U.S.

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Want to leave the U.S. but just can't afford it this year? Maybe we can help with these 7 towns throughout the States with enough European flare to have you saying “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
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Fed's Lockhart frustrated by halting recovery

The U.S. economic recovery is disappointingly slow, but it would have to weaken much further for the Federal Reserve to consider more monetary support, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.
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Immigrant Enforcement Program Faces Backlash From Obama Allies

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday became the third Democratic governor in a little more than a month to reject Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that has become a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.
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Wall St rises as sell-off seen excessive

Wall Street bounced in light volume on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 fell to its lowest in over two months, with some describing the S&P's losses in the past five weeks as overdone.
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GM CEO says economic outlook uncertain

The U.S. economy is on increasingly unsteady footing, hurt by stubbornly high unemployment and volatile oil prices, the head of General Motors Co told reporters on Tuesday.
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Shaky economy worries GM CEO

The shaky U.S. economy, facing stubbornly high unemployment and volatile oil prices, is one of the main worries facing General Motors Co, according to the head of the largest U.S. automaker.
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Jeff Bridges Battles Hunger

Partnership with Federation of Virginia Food Banks Aims to Immediately Connect Children to Free Summer Meals and End Childhood Hunger in Virginia by 2015
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Saving Blair Mountain: Hundreds March in West Virginia

This week, environmentalist, historic preservationists and others are marching in the steps of the 10,000 unionizing coal miners who fought on Blair Mountain for principles that would help shape today’s U.S. labor laws. They hope to save the site from becoming yet another barren, flat-topped strip mine.
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FT launches Web-based app to work on all tablets

The Financial Times is launching a new, Web-based version of its mobile app, the first of its kind by a major publisher, that will allow it to adapt quickly to new tablet PCs and reduce its dependence on Apple Inc.
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Fed's Fisher: Lots of liquidity in economy

Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday there was ample liquidity in the U.S. financial system and no need for the U.S. central bank to continue its extremely easy monetary policy.
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HSBC agrees $62.5 million Madoff lawsuit settlement

HSBC said it agreed to pay $62.5 million to settle a class action brought against it in the United States over its role in providing administrative services to a fund which placed cash with Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff.
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HSBC pays $62.5 million to settle Madoff lawsuit

HSBC said it had paid $62.5 million to settle a class action brought against it in the United States over its role in providing administrative services to a fund which placed cash with Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff.
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Stock futures rebound after selloff

Stock index futures rebounded on Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 hit its lowest level in over two months, taking out important technical levels as investors grew more bearish on the economy.

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