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Dell in $24.4 billion buyout
Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers.
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Chuck Hagel defends views before Senate
Chuck Hagel is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate confirmation to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
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Unemployment rate goes up to 7.9 percent
The United States economy added157,000 jobs in January, but that didn't stop the unemployment rate from ticking up to 7.9 percent.
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Obama signs $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
Congress gave the measure its final approval late Monday. Obama signed it Tuesday night, minutes after returning to the White House from a visit to Nevada.
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'No budget, no pay' measure advances despite reservations
The "no budget, no pay" measure temporarily would withhold pay from any member of the House or Senate whose chamber doesn't pass a budget this year.
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John Kiriakou sentenced to more than two years
Prosecutors said former CIA officer John Kiriakou leaked the name of a covert operative to a journalist, who subsequently disclosed it to an investigator working for the lawyer of a Guantanamo detainee.
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Possible USAID bid rigging probed
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into possible contract rigging by the general counsel at the government agency that distributes foreign aid, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
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From Washington Technology: ManTech wins $33.5M anti-terrorism contract
From Washington Technology: ManTech International Corp. has won a $33.5 million contract with the Defense Department's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to provide support services.
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President Obama on gun violence: 'We must act now'
President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence.
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Dow Jones industrial average trades above 14,000
Dow Jones industrial average trades above 14,000 for first time since Oct 17, 2007.
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Hillary Clinton's last day, John Kerry to be sworn in
It's the last day on the job for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Also today, former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry will be sworn in as Clinton's successor.
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Senate confirms John Kerry nomination for State Dept.
The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down after four years.
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Immigration reform: President hopes for swift immigration reform
"A call to action can now be heard all across America," Obama said during a campaign-style event in Las Vegas, one week after being sworn in for a second term in the White House.
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Denis McDonough next chief of staff
President Barack Obama announced Friday he would pick his longtime foreign policy adviser and popular West Wing staffer Denis McDonough to lead his staff.
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President Obama nominates Mary Jo White for SEC post
President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing former prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first time in the agency's 79-year history.
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Debt ceiling debate: House votes to raise borrowing limit
The House of Representatives has voted to avert debt crisis and raise the debt ceiling, allowing government borrowing through May 18.
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John Allen cleared in Patraeus e-mail case
Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has been cleared of allegations of sending potentially inappropriate emails to a civilian woman linked to the sex scandal that ousted David Petraeus as CIA director.
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Alan Gross imprisoned: Maryland company, U.S. ask judge to toss $60M lawsuit
Lawyers for Development Alternatives Inc. filed documents in federal court in Washington on Tuesday asking a judge to dismiss the case brought by Alan Gross, a subcontractor for the company, and his wife.
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