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Libya rebels hold out in key oil facility
BREGA, Libya – Rebels held out Friday in part of a strategic oil port after fierce fighting with Moammar Gadhafi…

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US to hold talks with UAE over BlackBerry dispute
Washington, August 6 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would hold talks on BlackBerry use and ease the dispute regarding the UAE ban on key services.

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Reality Check: Meg Whitman’s latest anti-Brown ad doesn’t quite hold up.
What”s the claim?In Whitman”s newest TV ad, a narrator says “unions and special interests” are backing Democratic rival Jerry Brown because “he”ll be the same as he ever was.

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Harman, others in Congress hold stock in companies they oversee
Chase Davis Members of California’s congressional delegation have invested millions of dollars in companies that their congressional committees oversee, according to a Washington Post story that dropped yesterday. The story specifically calls out Rep. Jane Harman, the California Democrat who is among Congress’ most wealthy representatives: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), for instance, served as …

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Pentagon asking Congress to hold back on generous increases in troop pay
The Pentagon, not usually known for its frugality, is pleading with Congress to stop spending so much money on the troops.

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Lawmakers Negotiating Bank Bill Hold Industry Stocks (Update1)
June 17 (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers writing the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression may have a stake in the outcome.

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Lawmakers Negotiating Financial Overhaul Hold Industry Stocks
Lawmakers writing the biggest overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression may have a stake in the outcome.

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Senators Negotiating Financial Regulations Hold Industry Stocks
At least two-thirds of the U.S. senators drafting new financial regulations hold stock in banks or other companies affected by the legislation, such as Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co., disclosure statements show.

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