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Hillary Clinton' aides have painstakingly refuted a media report that said she was eying the top job at the World Bank. If not running the World Bank, what will Hillary Clinton do after she steps down as Secretary of State? Would she be Obama's Vice-President? Or Defense Secretary? Or will she be gathering herself for yet another White House bid in 2016? Or indeed, a race as early as 2012?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Google Apps as the agency-wide e-mail and collaboration platform for its 25,000 employees, contractors and associates working across the country and around the world.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seeking to become president of the World Bank, according to a report.

The White House is considering a temporary cut in payroll taxes that employers pay on wages, an administration official said Thursday, as advisers to President Barack Obama discuss more ways to boost the economy.

Rapper Lupe Fiasco has made clear his disdain for modern politics. And in an interview Tuesday, has made known his disdain for President Barack Obama's foreign policy.

The President wanted to be sure that he'd gotten his man before making the news of Osama bin Laden's death public.

President Barack Obama's campaign campaign strategy for 2012 will seek to consolidate 2008 victories while adapting to an altered economic landscape.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly edged higher last week, stoking fears of a stalled economic recovery even as a separate report showed record exports in April.

The debate over whether the United States should stage a mini-debt default is largely a political one, although action must be taken on the country's fiscal situation, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.

A default would have severe reverberations in global markets, a top Federal Reserve official said just hours after Fitch Ratings warned it could slash credit ratings if the government misses bond payments.

A U.S. default is the biggest risk facing the global economy, a top Federal Reserve official said just hours after Fitch Ratings warned it could slash U.S. credit ratings if the government delays bond payments.

U.S. Treasury bonds, seen worldwide as the risk-free investment, could be labeled junk if the government misses debt payments by August 15, credit agency Fitch Ratings warned on Wednesday.

Bin Laden's second-in-command, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri. delivered a video eulogy for Osama Bin Laden, posted on YouTube today.

Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty sent a withering rebuke to President Obama today in a speech that trumpeted tax cuts and decreased regulation as ways to spur economic growth.

Germany has put a Greek restructuring back on the table, demanding in a letter to its EU partners that private bond holders make a major contribution to a looming debt relief deal for the struggling euro zone member.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged European countries and bondholders to prevent a disastrous default by Greece and pledged U.S. support to help tackle the country's debt crisis.

President Barack Obama's handling of the economy and its growing budget has been met with Americans' disapproval, according to a Washington Post-ABC poll released on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged euro zone countries and bondholders to make tough decisions to contain Greece's debt crisis while the International Monetary Fund said more work was needed for Athens to receive its next block of bailout aid.

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would cooperate with Europe as it deals with Greece's debt woes and said a potential default there would be disastrous.

Politicians should not play chicken with the country's credit rating, but need to focus urgently on finding ways to reduce the rising budget deficit, according to the head of General Motors Co.

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.