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Bill Clinton briefed White House on N. Korea visit

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has briefed on official from the White House's National Security Council about his trip to North Korea where he met face to face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
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Will cash for clunkers program continue?

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Thursday for an extension of $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program that is quickly consuming its first $1 billion investment sooner than expected.
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World's best dressed of 2009 give tips on bargain buys

U.S. presidential couple Barack and Michelle Obama, Brad Pitt and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy all made the cut for an annual list of the world's best dressed -- and gave a few tips on where to find bargains.
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Bombs kill 10 in south Afghanistan

Two roadside bombs in Afghanistan's most violent province killed five revelers heading to a wedding and five policemen, officials said on Thursday.
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Japan opposition backs Obama's nuclear-free plan

Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, which has a good shot at winning power in a general election this month, said on Thursday it backed U.S. President Barack Obama's call to rid the world of nuclear arms.
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Obama vows to pass healthcare reform

Despite polls showing growing public doubts about his healthcare overhaul, U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to get a reform bill through Congress this year even without Republicans on board.
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150 businesses support bill for U.S. green jobs

A group of small U.S. manufacturers and trade associations is endorsing a bill it says will boost the number of green manufacturing jobs in industries like wind and solar power in the United States.
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Senate to vote Thursday on clunker bill

The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on extending the popular cash for clunkers auto sales incentive bill after an agreement with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
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Daily Wrap Up- August 5 - Energy

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission held the last of a three hearings on Wednesday apparently approving the imposition of hard limits on speculators in energy markets, Dow Jones reports.
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U.S. consumers spared big costs in climate bill

A new U.S. government study on Tuesday adds to a growing list of experts concluding that climate legislation moving through Congress would have only a modest impact on consumers, adding around $100 to household costs in 2020.
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Obama brings green jobs message to Midwest

President Barack Obama urged the economically battered U.S. heartland on Wednesday to resist hard times and pledged $2.4 billion to help create green jobs and ease the pain of rising unemployment.
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U.S. invests record $2.4 billion in batteries for electric vehicles

President Barack Obama announced at a Navistar International Corporation factory in Elkhart, Indiana, on Wednesday, a $2.4 billion investment from the Department of Energy, for advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles, the single largest investment ever made for this purpose, according to the department.
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Laura Ling recalls the past days in North Korea

The two U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee released from North Korea arrived at home on Wednesday accompanied with the former President Bill Clinton who secured their release in a meeting with the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il.

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