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Singer Williams points into the crowd at a campaign rally with U.S. Republican presidential nominee McCain in Columbus

ESPN Pulls Hank Jr. Theme from Football Show

ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.'s theme song from its Monday Night Football broadcast in a rebuke to the country music star for comments earlier in the day comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.
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Customers use ATM machines inside of a Bank of America branch.

Bank of America Debit Card Fee Inspires Anti-bank Rhetoric

When Bank of America announced last week that it would begin charging a $5 monthly fee to customers using their debit cards at retail locations, it understandably caused a fair amount of complaining from consumers, a fact that was noted across the board by various media sources Friday. But it also inspired a wave of anger against banks in general.
Trader Michael Zicchinolfi works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

U.S. Stock Futures Signal More Losses for Equities

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Monday after steep declines in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.6-0.9 percent.
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Stock futures signal more losses for equities

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Monday after steep declines in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.6-0.9 percent.
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China state media takes aim at U.S. currency bill

China's official news agency derided on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' efforts to pressure Beijing over its currency policy as expedient and shallow, saying they were resorting to an old habit of deflecting blame on China.
A car drives along the territory of a solar energy power station near the Okhotnikovo village in the Crimea's Saksky district

U.S. Doles Out Last of Loan Aid to Solar Projects

The Obama administration on Friday approved more than $4.7 billion in loan guarantees for major solar projects as the government closed out an incentive program embroiled in controversy over the bankruptcy of one of its biggest projects.
A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of bankrupt Solyndra LLC is shown in Fremont

DOJ Seeks Trustee in Solyndra Bankruptcy

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to give control of Solyndra's estate to a bankruptcy trustee, citing the refusal by executives at the solar power company to answer questions about its operations.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a school in Washington

Obama Vows No Safe Haven for al Qaeda

President Barack Obama on Friday hailed the killing of American-born militant Anwar al-Awlaki as a tribute to years of counterterrorism cooperation with Yemen and proof that al Qaeda and its allies will find no safe haven anywhere in the world.
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Obama Says 33,000 Troops to Be Pulled Out of Afghanistan

In a letter sent to Congress last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States intends to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan next year. Obama claimed his administration has reversed the Taliban's momentum in the Central Asian country and that there has been improvement in the training of Afghan security forces.

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