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Plum jobs for Obama donors: Political 'payoffs'?

The Week – Thu Jun 16, 9:20 am ET

New York – A watchdog group says the administration has rewarded big donors with coveted posts and other perks. Did Obama break his promise to clean up D.C.? Full Story »

Michele Bachmann: Mitt Romney's biggest competition?

The Week – Wed Jun 15, 6:18 am ET

Jon Huntsman's in for 2012: But is he too late?

The Week – Wed Jun 15, 5:27 am ET

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Syrian troops backed by tanks and firing heavy machine guns swept into a village near the Turkish border Saturday, the latest in a series of intensified army operations in the northwest where there have been heavy clashes between loyalist troops and defectors. Full Story »

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Syria forces storm border town near Turkey

Reuters – 59 mins ago

Syrian troops and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stormed a town near the Turkish border on Saturday, burning houses and arresting dozens, witnesses said, in a persistent military campaign to crush popular revolt. Full Story »

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Line drawn in stocks' battle

Reuters – 1 hr 44 mins ago

The S&P; 500's 200-day moving average is the line in the sand as the bulls and the bears fight over the U.S. stock market's direction. It will face one of its stiffest tests next week with Greece's debt crisis appearing to reach a climax. Full Story »