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Obama camp presses Clinton on ‘non disclosure’ « (U.S., 47 articles)
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(CNN) - Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager said Wednesday Hillary Clinton's campaign had "waved the white flag" in what he said was a potential fall battleground state. Her comments came amidst a fresh push by her campaign to ensure delegations from both states are seated at the party's summer convention, as negotiations over a resolution seemed to hit roadblocks. Amid talks with the two campaigns, four Michigan Democrats said they were " focusing on the possibility of a state-run primary in early June which would not use any state funding. As final results from the Texas Democratic caucus remain unknown, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign wants signatures from the March 4 contest verified before party conventions are held around the state later this month. In Florida, the state Democratic Party's unprecedented plan to conduct a do-over presidential primary by mail sustained several potentially fatal blows Thursday, leaving state party leaders all but out of alternatives. To go forward, any plan would require the approval of the two campaigns, the Democratic National Committee, state party leaders and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who is backing Clinton.
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JPMorgan buying Bear Stearns, Fed cuts discount rate (Finance, 62 articles)
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In announcing the surprise move , Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US central bank, said the Fed and Treasury were "working to promote liquid, well-functioning financial markets, which are essential for economic growth". The deal values the bank, which as been at the centre of the US mortgage debt crisis, at about $236m ($116m). The central bank approved a cut in its emergency lending rate to financial institutions to 3.25 percent from 3.50 percent, effective immediately, and created a lending facility for big investment banks to secure short-term loans.
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Surrender by midnight or pay the penalty, China tells rioters in Tibet (World, 46 articles)
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Twenty people were arrested in the ensuing violence, the London-based Free Tibet Campaign said, and a local official said seven people were injured, as authorities scrambled to quell the worst protests against Chinese dominion over Tibet in two decades. The Chinese official news agency Xinhua says 10 people died in Friday's clashes, including business people it said were "burnt to death". The demonstrations come after protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa escalated into violence Friday, with Buddhist monks and others torching police cars and shops in the fiercest challenge to Beijing's rule over the region in nearly two decades.
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Cubs in Brief: Piniella warming to Ceda's heat :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 24 articles)
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TEMPE, Ariz. Three days into spring training games, and the battle for the Cubs' two openings in the starting rotation already is heating up and that's just the boiling commentary between one of the pitchers and the manager. After a so-so two innings in his spring debut, pitcher Cubs Jason Marquis said Saturday that if he doesn't win a spot in the rotation, he wants to " take my services elsewhere. There's a wide-open fight for two openings in the rotation, but manager Lou Piniella said Monday that there's no room in that fight for prospects, no matter how thrilling their performance.
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For starters, Boylan's not talking :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls (Sports, 32 articles)
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Bulls need blue-collar effort Black Magic provides a history lesson NBA highlights: Butler, Wizards top Cavs. HOUSTON Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden made their Bulls debuts Sunday night in a 110-97 loss to the Houston Rockets, the hottest team in the league as owners of a now 12-game winning streak. The Bulls, who had seven players score in double figures led by Tyrus Thomas' 18, again looked like more of the run-and-gun team that scored 135 points Friday in their first game post-Ben Wallace.
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