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Lawmakers upset over Obama's 2nd anti-Vegas remark
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada lawmakers lashed out at President Barack Obama on Tuesday after he made another reference to Las Vegas while explaining how people should make tough choices on spending....Rangel: Lawmakers writing compromise health bill
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leading lawmakers hoping to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul have started writing a compromise bill, but it's unclear when the legislation will be ready for votes, a top House Democrat said Tuesday....Obama rips GOP as 'opportunists,' touts loan plan
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NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- President Barack Obama branded Republicans on Tuesday as electoral opportunists more concerned about their own interests than the people's, taking a political risk by escalating criticism of the very lawmakers he's urging to work with him....Ahmadinejad proposes prisoner swap for US hikers
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TEHRAN (AP) -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday proposed a swap of Iranians in U.S. prisons for three American hikers being held in Tehran. Ahmadinejad said in interview with state TV that there were ongoing negotiations about exchanging the hikers for several Iranians jailed for years in the United States....Volcker calls for commercial bank trading limits
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prohibiting commercial banks from some high-risk trades should be an essential component of broader financial regulations and would cut back on institutions deemed "too big to fail," former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said Tuesday....