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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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Iran's Ahmadinejad sworn in as president

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president Wednesday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.
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Senate opens Sotomayor confirmation debate

The U.S. Senate opened a spirited debate on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor -- with history indicating it is impossible to know how she may ultimately rule on the highest U.S. court.
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Clinton success in Pyongyang has diplomatic risks

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's successful mission to Pyongyang to win freedom for two jailed American journalists carries with it new risks to the Obama administration's efforts to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons.
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Clinton, U.S. journalists leave North Korea

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American journalists whose release he secured in a meeting with the hermit state's leader, possibly opening the way to direct nuclear disarmament talks.
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White House still seeking cybersecurity czar

President Barack Obama is still searching for the right person to lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime, the White House said on Tuesday as it came under fire following the resignation of a top cybersecurity adviser.
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Senate will OK clunker extension this week: Reid

The U.S. Senate will approve a $2 billion extension of the cash for clunkers auto sales incentive by week's end, Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday, giving new life to a successful program that has boosted industry sales to a 2009 high.
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Disarray hobbles U.S. financial regulation effort

Disagreement within the Obama administration over reshaping U.S. financial regulation flared on Tuesday, with top bank regulators defending their turf against key parts of a plan to overhaul bank supervision.
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U.S. bank regulators dig in against Obama shake-up

Disagreement within the Obama administration over reshaping U.S. financial regulation flared on Tuesday, with top bank regulators defending their turf against key parts of a broad bank supervision overhaul plan.
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Bill Clinton in North Korea, meets Kim Jong-il

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed American journalists, and met the country's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il.
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Fate of climate change bill in Congress

The fate of U.S. climate control legislation is in the hands of the Senate, where it faces an uphill climb. Democratic leaders hope to put it to a vote in October.
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Geithner loses his cool at regulators meeting: report

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner blasted top U.S. regulators in an expletive-laden tirade amid frustration over President Barack Obama's faltering plan to overhaul financial regulation, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the meeting.
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Obama Joker poster comes up in LA

This morning in the streets of LA, a string of posters were coming up everywhere featuring President Barack Obama with Joker makeup on him, and the word socialism at the bottom.
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Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan's west

A roadside bomb attack claimed by the Taliban killed at least 12 people in a key commercial city in western Afghanistan Monday, officials said, amid worsening security before a presidential poll this month.

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