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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on his renomination.

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Bernanke Says He Failed to See Financial Flaws
| WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke, who told Congress in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis was “likely to be contained,” said Thursday that he had failed to recognize flaws in th... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)

President Barack Obama listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2010.

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No new stimulus, but Obama seeks jobs ideas
WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday ruled out an 'extraordinary' new economic stimulus plan to fire up the slowing recovery, but said President Barack Obama was scouting new ideas to boost jobs a... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)

This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.

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US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terror... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)

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Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent
| WASHINGTON: Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. | The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan was 4.32 percent th... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)

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After gulf spill, BP spent $93m on ads
| WASHINGTON - Oil giant says it has spent more than $5 million a week on advertising since the Gulf Coast oil spill - more than three times what it spent on ads during t... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
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The Star
Biden says Iraq close to forming government
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a ne... (photo: AP / Jim Watson Pool)
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A New York City police officer stands outside the Armed Forces recruitment center, Sunday, May 2, 2010 in New York's Times Square. The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the failed car bomb attack in Times Square in New York City.

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U.S. adds Pakistan Taliban to terror list
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday formally added the Pakistani Taliban to its blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations subject to travel and eco... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
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The headquarters of Lehman Brothers is shown in this, June 11, 2007 file photo in New York. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the No. 4 investment bank, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 said third-quarter profits fell less than expected, as strength in stock trading and investment banking offset losses from the struggling mortgage m

The New York Times
Fuld Says Lehman Was Denied the Help Its Rivals Received
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal regulators did not give the investment firm Lehman Brothers the same assistance as its competitors, knocking out the possibility of... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan, file)
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Asia Times
Pentagon watchdog misses US$1bn audit
| Sep 2, 2010 Pentagon watchdog misses US$1bn audit | By Pratap Chatterjee | WASHINGTON - Military auditors failed to complete an audit of the bu... (photo: US Navy / Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway.)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Mayflower Hotel after his arrival in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.

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Stop the War Talk
| The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, purportedly to be part of the Obama administration’s relaunch of peace negotiations. But the urgen... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
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