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• Cuba gave U.S. assurances it will not support terrorism in future: U.S. officials

  14-04-2015 23:48
  
  The United States decided to drop Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Tuesday partly because of Cuban assurances that it would not support terrorism in the future, senior U.S. officials said. "The assurances that they (provided) were fairly wide-ranging and fairly high-level," said one senior U.S. official who briefed reporters, adding that the Cubans had pledged "that they will no longer support acts of terrorism in the future." The White House on Tuesday said President Barack
  
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• US Senate panel votes for congressional review of Iran deal

  14-04-2015 23:39
  
  A US Senate panel approved a measure Tuesday that would give Congress input on the fate of any final international deal to curb Iran's nuclear program. In a display of bipartisan cooperation on what has been a divisive issue, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 19-0 in favor of allowing lawmakers to review and potentially reject the final accord. The vote came after panel chairman Bob Corker and top Democrat Ben Cardin struck a compromise on language in order to soothe concerns of
  
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• White House threatens veto of Republican estate tax repeal bill

  14-04-2015 23:36
  
  The White House on Tuesday said Democratic President Barack Obama's advisers would recommend that he veto a pending Republican-authored bill to repeal the estate tax. A vote on the bill in the House of Representatives could come as soon as Thursday, though it was seen as having little chance of becoming law. Known by conservative opponents as the "death tax," the estate tax tops out at 40 percent and is imposed on inherited assets worth $5.4 million or more. It has long been a target of Republic
  
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• Clinton: Unfair that fund managers pay lower tax rate than truckers

  14-04-2015 23:28
  
  By Amanda Becker MONTICELLO, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton blasted executive pay and tax rates for hedge-fund managers on Tuesday, using the first stop of her low-key campaign rollout in Iowa to highlight her promise to help Americans struggling toward economic recovery. Clinton, who launched her 2016 White House bid on Sunday, held a roundtable discussion with a small group of students and educators and said she wants to "begin a conversation" with Americans on the road to
  
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• On 1st day as White House candidate, Rubio returns to Senate

  14-04-2015 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio's fiery criticism of an emerging deal over Iran's nuclear ambitions is fizzling in the cool pragmatism of the Senate.
  
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• Congress Makes Obama Back Down on Iran

  14-04-2015 22:44
  
  Congress has won its right to have a say—if it wants—on the Obama administration's potential nuclear agreement with Iran. The White House on Tuesday said President Obama would sign compromise legislation giving Congress the opportunity to review—and potentially reject—a final deal before any sanctions get waived. The move defuses a standoff over the separation of powers that could have led Congress to override a presidential veto on foreign policy legislation for the first time in t
  
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• US Senate panel backs Congressional review of Iran nuclear deal

  14-04-2015 22:43
  
  A key US Senate panel voted unanimously Tuesday to require that President Barack Obama let lawmakers weigh in on any final international deal with Iran on curbing its nuclear program. In a dramatic display of bipartisan cooperation on what has been an intensely divisive issue, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 19-0 in favor of allowing Congress to review and potentially reject the final accord. The vote came after Republican panel chairman Bob Corker and top Democrat Ben Cardin struck
  
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• Obama to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terror list

  14-04-2015 22:37
  
  President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries. The terror ...
  
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• Jeb Bush, in swing-state Ohio speech: 'I'm my own person'

  14-04-2015 22:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — GOP White House prospect Jeb Bush has kicked off a speech to business leaders in swing-state Ohio with a series of personal recollections, saying he's his "own person."
  
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• End-of-Day Wrap-Up: Congress May Get a Say on Iran Deal

  14-04-2015 22:33
  
  The leading Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have agreed on a bill that would enable Congress to review a final nuclear deal with Iran. If it passes committee, the Senate will vote on the bill later this week. The White House says "yes, for now": According to the White House, the compromise contains the assurances needed for the president's signature. A missile defense system for Iran?: Meanwhile, Russia lifted a five-year-old ban on a sophisticate
  
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• Obama removing Cuba from state sponsor of terror list

  14-04-2015 22:23
  
  President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries. Obama made ...
  
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• Obama endorses removing cuba from terrorism list

  14-04-2015 22:18
  
  Washington, April 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama told Congress his intent to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said. In a message to Congress on Tuesday, Obama certifies that the Cuban government "has not provided any support for international terrorism" over the past six months and it has provided assurances that it will not support terrorist acts in the future, Xinhua reported. Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro announced in December a thaw
  
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• Obama approves taking Cuba off terror list

  14-04-2015 22:17
  
  US President Barack Obama has agreed to take Cuba off a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, a key step toward normalizing ties after decades of hostility. Obama notified Congress of his "intent to rescind" Cuba's inclusion on the list, which had been a major barrier to establishing embassies in Washington and Havana. "The government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding six-month period," Obam
  
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• White House To Take Cuba Off Terrorism List

  14-04-2015 22:13
  
  US President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House says, as relations between the two countries continue to thaw. He notified Congress of the long-awaited decision a week after meeting his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas. Cuba's removal from the list will take effect within 45 days unless US lawmakers raise a joint resolution against the measure, which is deemed unlikely. While the move will e
  
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• Obama advisers would recommend veto of U.S. House estate tax bill

  14-04-2015 22:04
  
  The White House on Tuesday said President Barack Obama's advisers would recommend he veto a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal the estate tax. Conservative opponents of the estate tax say it is a "death" tax and that it burdens people who are grieving. The White House said repealing it would only benefit the wealthiest Americans.
  
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• Obama Intends To Remove Cuba From 'State Sponsor Of Terrorism' List, CUBA Fund Spikes Up

  14-04-2015 21:54
  
  Shares of the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc (NASDAQ: CUBA ) spiked up about 3 percent Tuesday afternoon, following The White House’s announcement that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba ...
  
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• CBS Local News Features Anti-Hillary Clinton Voter: There’s ‘Biblical Sound Reasoning’ a Woman Shouldn’t be President

  14-04-2015 21:42
  
  Now that the candidates are declaring their respective runs for the White House, national and local news media are scouring the darkest corners of the country for stories on 2016. A local Dallas CBS station found a doozy Monday when it spoke to a woman who went on a Facebook rant at the thought of Hillary Clinton — or any woman — serving as president. There is NO need for her as she is not the right person to run our country — but more importantly a female shouldn’t be president,” she
  
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• CBS Local News Features Anti-Hillary Clinton Voter: There’s ‘Biblical’ Reason a Woman Shouldn’t Be President

  14-04-2015 21:42
  
  Now that the candidates are declaring their respective runs for the White House, national and local news media are scouring the darkest corners of the country for stories on the 2016 election. A local Dallas CBS station found a doozy Monday, interviewing a woman who went on a Facebook rant at the thought of Hillary Clinton — or any woman — serving as president. “There’s an old biblical sound reasoning why a woman shouldn’t be president,” Rios told CBS11’s Steve Pickett when asked a
  
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• White House proposes tighter standards for brokers

  14-04-2015 21:34
  
  The Labor Department is proposing a rule that would require all investment advisors to act in their clients' best interest. Brokers are not pleased.
  
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• Putin Just Undercut Obama’s Iran Nuke Deal

  14-04-2015 21:32
  
  Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker (R-TN) says that while   congressional deliberations over the early framework to curtail Iran’s nuke developments “certainly” have been marked by bruising partisanship, most lawmakers favor a negotiated settlement with Iran if possible. As his committee prepared to meet Tuesday afternoon to vote on measures to assure Congress a role in reviewing any final agreement that would lift economic sanctions against Iran in return for its pledge
  
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• President Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list

  14-04-2015 21:28
  
  The White House says President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key step in President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations between the two countries. The White House says on Twitter that Obama has submitted to Congress required reports and certifications indicating his intent to take Cuba off the list. Obama made the final decision following a State Department review of Cuba's presence on the list.
  
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• Obama backs taking Cuba off terror list: White House

  14-04-2015 21:25
  
  US President Barack Obama has agreed to take Cuba off a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, a key step toward normalizing ties. Obama submitted a report to Congress indicating his "intent to rescind" Cuba's inclusion on the list, which had been a major barrier to establishing embassies in Washington and Havana. "The government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding six-month period," Obama said
  
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• Obama to remove Cuba from terror list

  14-04-2015 21:16
  
  US President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House says.
  
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• White House To Remove Cuba From Terrorism List

  14-04-2015 21:14
  
  The White House has said President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, as relations between the two countries continue to thaw. Cuba was added to the list of terrorism sponsors in 1982, when it was aiding Marxist insurgencies in Colombia and elsewhere.
  
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• Obama tells Congress he plans to remove Cuba from terrorism list

  14-04-2015 21:12
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Congress on Tuesday that he plans to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, submitting a report and certifications required under law, the White House said. "We will continue to have differences with the Cuban government, but our concerns over a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions fall outside the criteria that is relevant to whether to rescind Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism," the W
  
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• Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list

  14-04-2015 21:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a key step in President Barack Obama's bid to normalize relations between the two countries.
  
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• White House: Obama to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism

  14-04-2015 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Obama to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism.
  
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• Obama could accept revised bill on Iran nuclear vote: White House

  14-04-2015 20:48
  
  By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he could accept a revised bipartisan bill on Iran's nuclear agreement after leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached agreement on revisions that would allow Congress to vote on it. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who earlier had said he would veto the proposed bill because he feared it would scuttle the emerging Iran deal, could accept compromises that have emerged an
  
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• Obama to meet West African presidents on Wednesday to discuss Ebola

  14-04-2015 20:43
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is due to meet the presidents of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone on Wednesday to discuss progress on the response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the White House National Security Council said on Twitter. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)
  
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• White House indicates Obama will sign compromise Iran bill

  14-04-2015 20:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House signaled Tuesday that President Barack Obama would sign a proposed compromise giving Congress a say on an emerging deal to curb Iran's nuclear program — and a chance to undercut any agreement it doesn't like.
  
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• Clinton makes first campaign stop in small-town America

  14-04-2015 20:25
  
  Hillary Clinton's 1,000-mile road trip brought her Tuesday to a small town in America's agricultural heartland for the first official stop on what she hopes is her journey to the White House. After three decades in the public eye, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state wants to reintroduce herself to voters as a down-to-earth champion of middle class aspiration. So she began by travelling by van across the Midwest from New York to Le Claire, a small town of 4,000 souls i
  
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• Obama hails progress in fight against Islamic State in Iraq

  14-04-2015 20:16
  
  President Barack Obama hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Tuesday and hailed the US-backed Iraqi forces' progress against the Islamic State group. Critics say Obama's drawdown of US troops in Iraq was a strategic blunder that allowed the Islamic State to flourish and drive Iraq's US-trained army out of northern cities.
  
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• White House backs compromise Iran bill in Senate

  14-04-2015 20:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama would be willing to sign a compromise bill giving Congress a say on the emerging nuclear deal with Iran.
  
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• Obama pledges support to Iraqi leader in fight against IS

  14-04-2015 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama brought Iraq's prime minister to the White House Tuesday to pledge U.S. support for his effort to run Islamic State militants out of its country, while making it clear that ultimately Baghdad must be in charge of its own destiny.
  
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• Obama would sign current version of Senate compromise on Iran bill: White House

  14-04-2015 20:02
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would be willing to sign the current version of a compromise on an Iran nuclear bill being discussed in the U.S. Senate, the White House said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Julia Edwards; Editing by Will Dunham)
  
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• White House doesn't say whether Obama will support Senate bill on Iran

  14-04-2015 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it could not state definitively whether President Barack Obama will support the U.S. Senate's bill on Iran's nuclear capabilities until all changes are made. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there is reason to think a Senate panel working on the bill may address some areas of concern the White House has had over the bill, which Obama has said threatens to undermine an international deal with Iran to curb its nuclear capabilities. (Rep
  
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• Iraq's Abadi made no specific request for military assistance from U.S

  14-04-2015 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi made no specific requests for military assistance from the United States in his meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, the White House said. (Reporting By Julia Edwards and Emily Stephenson)
  
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• Obama offers Iraq $200M in humanitarian aid

  14-04-2015 19:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged $200 million in humanitarian aid to Iraq Tuesday to help those displaced by Islamic State militants, while making no mention of any further military support that the Iraqi prime minister came seeking at the White House.
  
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• Obama sees 'serious progress' in fight against Islamic State

  14-04-2015 19:06
  
  President Barack Obama met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the White House on Tuesday and hailed the US-backed Iraqi forces's progress against the Islamic State group. Obama said the allies were "making serious progress" in pushing back the jihadists and thanked Abadi for living up to his commitment to make Iraq's government more inclusive. Obama also announced an additional $200 million in aid for those displaced or harmed by Islamic State's activities. Swaths o
  
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• Chris Christie's plan to win the White House is to tell people what they don't want to hear

  14-04-2015 19:02
  
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is hoping to...
  
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• Obama: 'Serious progress' being made against Islamic State

  14-04-2015 18:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the White House on Tuesday and hailed the progress he said the US-backed Iraqi forces were making against the Islamic State group.
  
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• Fmr. Treasury Secretary Paulson wants Jeb Bush for 2016

  14-04-2015 18:17
  
  Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson explains why he likes the idea of another Bush in the White House.
  
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• Over 100,000 SF of New Leases Signed at Empire Outlets on Staten Island

  14-04-2015 17:45
  
  NEW YORK, April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BFC Partners, developer of Empire Outlets – New York City's first and only outlet center – has announced that approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space has been leased at the one-million-square-foot development, completing another important milestone in the revitalization of the North Shore of Staten Island. Among the national brands joining Empire Outlets include Gap Outlet, Banana Republic Factory Store, White House Black Market, Columbia Sp
  
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• ‘Veep’ Viewership Grows In Season 4 Bow

  14-04-2015 17:35
  
  HBO’s Washington-centric comedy Veep kept step with the 2016 race for the White House, clocking 1.05 million viewers for its Season 4 premiere on Sunday night. That’s up from a year ago when Veep returned for Season 3 with 955,000 viewers in a new 10:30 PM timeslot. That, in turn, was down 20% from the 1.2 million who tuned in to the show's Season 2 debut one year earlier. Last year’s Veep unveiling also dipped 3% from the 985,000 viewers who tuned in for the series'…
  
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• ‘Veep’ Viewers Grow In Number With Season 4 Starter

  14-04-2015 17:35
  
  HBO’s Washington-centric comedy Veep kept step with the 2016 race for the White House, opening its Season 4 on Sunday night, and clocking 1.048 million viewers tuned in. That’s up from a year ago when Veep returned for Season 3 with 955,000 viewers in a new 10:30 PM timeslot which, in turn,  was down 20% from the 1.2 million who tuned in to the show's Season 2 debut one year earlier.  Last year’s Veep unveiling also dipped 3% from the 985,000 viewers who tuned in for the…
  
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• US Senate panel to challenge Obama with vote on Iran bill

  14-04-2015 16:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate committee pushed toward a vote on a bill that would give Congress a chance to weigh in on any final nuclear agreement that can be reached with Iran in a direct challenge to the White House. The top Republican leaders in the House and Senate insisted on Tuesday that lawmakers have a say.
  
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• Google Maps prank shows Edward Snowden hiding out in the White House

  14-04-2015 15:54
  
  In a brilliant prank, Google Maps is now...
  
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• Abu Dhabi crown prince to meet Obama at White House next week -NSC

  14-04-2015 14:52
  
  WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House next Monday, the National Security Council said on Tuesday. (Writing by Bill Trott; Editing by Emily Stephenson)
  
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• New Jersey's Christie heads to New Hampshire as White House race heats up

  14-04-2015 13:01
  
  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible Republican 2016 White House contender, is set to speak to voters in New Hampshire on Tuesday, during a week that will see a wave of presidential hopefuls barnstorm the key early-voting state. Christie, lauded for his management of the state's recovery from the devastating Superstorm Sandy in 2012 but more recently rapped for alleged political bullying in the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal, will commence his visit with a speech to
  
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• 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Michelle Obama

  14-04-2015 12:00
  
  Tomorrow when Michelle Obama and a corps of photogenic multicultural schoolchildren head out to the White House lawn to plant vegetable seedlings, they'll be kicking off the seventh growing season of a flourishing edible garden that once caused skeptics to roll their eyes. As the first permanent White House kitchen garden since World War II has grown (it now sprawls over 1,500 square feet), so have her ambitions. While the White House gardeners added fruit trees, berry bushes, and flowers to att
  
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