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Occupy Wall Street: start of a new protest era?

When Paul Friedman met the rag-tag youth camped out near Wall Street to protest inequality in the American economy, he felt he was witnessing the start of a protest movement not seen in America since the 1960s.

Romney's Mormonism focused at political meeting

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wooed evangelical Christian voters on Saturday with promises he would protect families, but found his Mormon religion at center stage at a conference of social conservatives.

Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed

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Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife being wielded by the special deficit-reduction panel of Congress, according to sources keeping close watch on its work.
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Michele Bachmann, dropping in polls, vows to fight on

Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, beset by falling poll numbers, staff departures and reports of fundraising troubles, on Sunday vowed to continue her campaign through the New Hampshire primary, which is likely to be in early January.
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Occupy Wall Street Protest Signs

How Big Can the 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Grow?

As the "Occupy Wall Street" protest becomes a movement, joined in the past two weeks by union workers and environmentalists and acknowledged publicly in legitimacy by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, we have to ask the question: How big can the Occupy Wall Street movement grow?
President Barack Obama

Obama Chides Banks, Taps Anger Over Wall Street

President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks and Republicans this for working to block financial reform, using a populist tone amid public anger over Wall Street practices.
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Nobel honours African, Arab women for peace

Declaring women's rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize on Friday to three indomitable female campaigners against war and oppression -- a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country's president.
2012 Election

Global Investors Favor Mitt Romney on Economy: Poll

Global investors have weighed in on which 2012 presidential candidate they think will do a better job handling the economy. Their choice? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a new Bloomberg Global Poll.
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Nonfarm payrolls rise in September

Employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report on Friday that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.
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Employment rises more than expected in September

Employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report on Friday that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.
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Employment rises in September, jobless rate steady

Employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report on Friday that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.
Afghanistan War

10 Years into Afghanistan War, U.S. is Only Halfway Done

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.
Occupy Wall Street rally

Why Occupy Wall Street is Becoming the Left's 'Tea Party' Movement

When the Occupy Wall Street movement began, it seemed like one of those things that was interesting for a moment but likely to soon go away. Now, the movement has spread to other U.S. cities as offshoots of the so-called leaderless movement, we can see and understand that something much bigger is happening than just another protest.

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