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• Romney tells donors he is mulling a 2016 White House run - WSJ

  09-01-2015 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, the Republican U.S. presidential nominee in 2012, told a meeting of donors on Friday that he is considering another White House run in 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported. Donors present at a meeting in New York told the Journal the former Massachusetts governor did not give a timetable for making a decision about whether to launch what would be his third presidential campaign. Romney failed to win the nomination in 2008. He lost the general election to Pre
  
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• AP source: Mitt Romney considering 3rd run for White House

  09-01-2015 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has told a small group of Republican donors that he's eying a third run at the White House.
  
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• Romney is considering 2016 White House bid: Report

  09-01-2015 23:12
  
  Mitt Romney may be considering another try at the U.S. presidency, according to Dow Jones.
  
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• Texas Gov. Rick Perry unafraid to laugh at 'Oops moment'

  09-01-2015 23:02
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As he mulls a 2016 presidential run, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is showing he's unafraid to laugh about the "Oops moment" that derailed his 2012 White House bid.
  
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• Romney tells donors he is mulling a 2016 White House run: Wall Street Journal

  09-01-2015 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, the Republican U.S. presidential nominee in 2012, told a meeting of donors on Friday that he is considering another White House run in 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported. Donors present at a meeting in New York told the Journal the former Massachusetts governor did not give a timetable for making a decision about whether to launch what would be his third presidential campaign. Romney failed to win the nomination in 2008. He lost the general election to Pre
  
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• In court and Congress, Obama's resistance to pipeline tested

  09-01-2015 21:49
  
  In a double blow, the newly empowered Republican-led Congress and the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday undercut President Barack Obama's opposition to the long Keystone XL oil pipeline. But the White House, ...
  
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• Republicans aim to deny funding for Obama immigration agenda

  09-01-2015 21:08
  
  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to block President Barack Obama's immigration initiatives next week by denying funding for them in a security budget bill, lawmakers said on Friday. The decision by House Speaker John Boehner to initiate an immigration showdown with the White House appeared to placate some conservatives just three days after they tried to oust Boehner in the most contentious leadership election in decades. Funding for the
  
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• Meet The ‘Chinese Elon Musk’ — A Billionaire Who’s About To Launch His Own Electric Car

  09-01-2015 20:59
  
  GettyTech billionaire Jia Yueting wants to build an electric car — and he’s getting some help from Beijing. You probably don’t know the name Jia Yueting.  But you will soon.  With his upcoming electric car, Jia is set to become the Chinese Elon Musk. Like Musk, he doesn’t have an automotive background — he’s made his fortune in technology. When Jia got his first tech job at age 22, it was modest enough. According to Bloomberg, he was maintaining the internal network for a county
  
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• US House approves Keystone pipeline, court clears roadblock

  09-01-2015 20:51
  
  The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure Friday authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, hours after a state court removed a legal roadblock to the controversial project's construction. Lawmakers voted 266 to 153 to pass the bill that circumvents the White House, setting up the first major showdown between newly-empowered Republicans who now control Congress and President Barack Obama who has vowed to veto the measure. Some 28 Democrats defied the president and voted w
  
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• Republicans to deny funding for Obama immigration agenda

  09-01-2015 20:44
  
  By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to block President Barack Obama's immigration initiatives next week by denying funding for them in a security budget bill, lawmakers said on Friday. The decision by House Speaker John Boehner to initiate an immigration showdown with the White House appeared to placate some conservatives just three days after they tried to oust Boehner in the most contentious leadership election in decades. Funding for the
  
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• Obama taps Treasury official Cohen as CIA deputy director

  09-01-2015 20:29
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has chosen David Cohen, a top Treasury official specializing in terrorism and financial intelligence, to be deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House said on Friday. Cohen, an attorney, has overseen U.S. sanctions policy from the Treasury. He was in charge of finding and thwarting financial support lines for terrorist organizations and drug traffickers while running efforts to crack down on money laundering. ...
  
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• Obama proposes publicly funded community college for all

  09-01-2015 20:28
  
  President Barack Obama says his plan for two years of free community college for any American will help train the workforce and improve U.S. competitiveness with other countries. The White House says the ...
  
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• Obama's proposal for free community college sets criteria

  09-01-2015 20:24
  
  President Barack Obama's "America's College Promise" seeks to make two years of community or technical college "as free and universal as high school." It requires that students, community and technical colleges and states meet criteria to participate. The program, estimated to cost the federal government $60 billion over 10 years, could save students an average $3,800 in tuition per year. The White House estimates that if every state opted in, about 9 million students could be helped.
  
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• Keystone XL takes two steps closer to Obama's desk

  09-01-2015 20:22
  
  Support for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline surged on Friday, both in the US House and Nebraska's high court. But that hasn't changed the White House position that the president would veto a bill to approve the pipeline if it came to his desk.
  
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• Obama's free community college plan has $60 billion price tag

  09-01-2015 20:09
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's proposal to offer two years of free community college tuition to any student who keeps up their grades would cost the federal government about $60 billion over 10 years, the White House said on Friday. White House officials had initially declined to disclose projected costs of the program. Obama announced on Thursday that he would like to make two years of college free in a social media post that went viral. ...
  
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• US 'sanctions czar' is Obama's pick for deputy CIA chief

  09-01-2015 19:59
  
  President Barack Obama is tapping the current U.S. "sanctions czar" to be the No. 2 in command at the CIA. The White House says David Cohen is Obama's pick for deputy director of the CIA. He's ...
  
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• Obama briefed on Paris developments by counter terrorism adviser

  09-01-2015 19:45
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - The White House said President Barack Obama was briefed on Friday on the unfolding situation in Paris, where there was a violent end to two stand-offs linked to Islamist militants. "This afternoon the president was briefed by assistant to the president and counter terrorism and homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco on the latest developments in Paris. The president will continue to receive updates as warranted," said Eric Schultz, a White House spokesman. (Reporting
  
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• Obama picks Treasury official Cohen as CIA deputy director

  09-01-2015 19:18
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has chosen David Cohen, a top Treasury official specializing in terrorism and financial intelligence, to be the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House said on Friday. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Bill Trott)
  
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• U.S. House passes Keystone XL bill, Senate to debate next week

  09-01-2015 19:13
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, despite a threat by the White House to veto legislation on the project. The bill passed, 266-153, with ...
  
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• House overwhelmingly approves Keystone XL pipeline

  09-01-2015 19:09
  
  The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Friday authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, despite a renewed pledge by the White House to veto the legislation after a Nebraska court removed a major obstacle. ...
  
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• US court removes roadblock to Keystone pipeline

  09-01-2015 18:53
  
  A US state court on Friday dismissed a suit challenging a proposed route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline through Nebraska, giving a dramatic victory to supporters of the controversial project. The decision by Nebraska's Supreme Court reversed a 2012 ruling that determined that the governor had violated the state's constitution by bypassing regulators and approving the route of the Canada-to-US pipeline. President Barack Obama has declined to sign off on the project, expressing environm
  
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• White House: no updates on timing of State Dept. Keystone review

  09-01-2015 17:42
  
  The White House does not have an update on the time frame for the U.S. State Department's review of the Keystone XL pipeline, spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters on Air Force One on Friday.
  
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• Watch Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman promote ACA, or 'Obamacare'

  09-01-2015 17:00
  
  The White House decided the Seahawks were pretty good at helping get the word out, because it tabbed their two biggest stars for a PSA on the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Obama 'out of excuses' for blocking Keystone pipeline: Boehner

  09-01-2015 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decision by the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday clearing the way for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline through the state means President Barack Obama can no longer delay the project, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said. "President Obama is now out of excuses for blocking the Keystone pipeline and the thousands of American jobs it would create," Speaker John Boehner said in a statement. The House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill on
  
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• White House: State Dept. studying Nebraska ruling on Keystone XL

  09-01-2015 16:43
  
  The U.S. State Department is studying a decision by the Nebraska Supreme Court that denied a challenge over the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and the White House will wait for that process ...
  
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• White House adviser: Keystone not major economic issue for U.S.

  09-01-2015 16:09
  
  The Keystone XL crude oil pipeline from Canada is not a major issue for the U.S. economy, White House economic adviser Jason Furman said on Friday, adding that tax reform and infrastructure investment ...
  
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• Obama's Free Community College Idea May Be Hard Sell

  09-01-2015 15:41
  
  Free community college for all.Conversation-starter? Definitely. Political possibility? Not any time soon.President Obama unveiled the idea in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday night. But administration officials provided no price tag, no legislation, and little evidence of Republican support on Capitol Hill.But the White House says that’s beside the point at this stage.The president hopes “to start a conversation,” Obama domestic policy adviser Cecilia Munoz told reporters. ...
  
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• United States welcomes prisoner release in Cuba - White House aide

  09-01-2015 15:20
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday welcomed the release of prisoners by Cuba, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said. "The United States welcomes the substantial and ongoing releases of prisoners in Cuba - so good to see people reunited with their families," Rhodes said in a Twitter post. One of Cuba's most prominent dissident groups said on Friday 36 opposition activists have been freed in the last two days as part of an historic deal to improve relations b
  
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• VIDEO: 'Clown question' makes its way to White House press briefing

  09-01-2015 11:19
  
  Being the White House press secretary has to be one of the more thankless jobs at that level of politics, so I respect trying to bring humor to the table. Thus, we'll give Earnest a pass for the joke being a few years old.
  
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• Obama-GOP alliance on trade raises hopes for new agreements

  09-01-2015 09:20
  
  Trade pacts have a way of creating odd politics. That's why advocates hope new trade agreements might advance this year despite tensions between the Republican Congress and the Democratic White House on ...
  
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• Obama proposes idea of two free years of community college

  09-01-2015 02:21
  
  By Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to make two years of community college free and universally available, a proposal he said on Thursday he would flesh out in his State of the Union speech later this month. White House officials acknowledged the plan would come with a significant price tag but declined to disclose projected costs, saying those details would come in Obama's budget on Feb. 2. ...
  
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• Obama proposes free community college program

  09-01-2015 01:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced a proposal that President Barack Obama said would make community college "free for everybody who is willing to work for it." But administration officials provided no details about the program's costs or where the money would come to pay for it.
  
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• Obama proposes two years of free community college

  09-01-2015 00:50
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would offer a proposal in his State of the Union speech that would make two years of community college free for anyone willing to work for it. Obama said in a video message released by the White House that in a visit to Tennessee on Friday he would announce the program to make community college accessible for everyone. Under the proposal, students who attend at least half-time, maintain a 2.5 GPA while in college, and make steady
  
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• Obama wants community college to be free

  09-01-2015 00:50
  
  Free education "for those willing to work for it." That's what President Obama said he would like to see in an announcement the White House posted to Facebook and Vine on Thursday. The president ...
  
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