Summers Withdraws From Fed Chairman Consideration
Former Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, seen as front runner to replace Ben Bernanke, withdraws after controversy over past remarks and deregulation support. President Obama accepts the decision, signaling a shift toward Janet Yellen, with Senate opposition noted.
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Washington
Lawrence Summers
Barack Obama
Treasury
Bill Clinton
Federal Reserve
Obama
Larry Summers
Summers
Ben Bernanke
Harvard
Fed
Janet Yellen
U.S. Central Bank
Costa Concordia salvage effort launches off Giglio
The parbuckling operation to right the Costa Concordia begins at first light off Giglio with an 800 million price tag. Titan Salvage leads a 500 plus team to rotate and float the wreck using a complex system of cables tanks and platforms under strict island access rules.
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Miami
Giglio
Italy
Mark Hoddinott
International Salvage Union
Nick Sloane
Titan Salvage
Pompano Beach
Sloane
Tim Downey
Marine Risk Consulting
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Allianz
Downey
Giglio Island
Putin’s anti American turn explained by insiders
The piece outlines Putin’s shift from cooperation with the United States to a stance accusing Washington of meddling and hypocrisy. It notes actions against U S aid groups, restrictions on American adoptions, and sheltering Snowden as part of a broader framing of Russia as standing up to U S unilateralism. It cites critics and supporters on Putin’s motives and the domestic politics behind the stance.
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Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Hillary Clinton
U.S. Agency For International Development
U.S
Putin
Edward Snowden
National Security Agency
Barack Obama
United Nations
Syria
Bashar al- Assad
Assad
Obama
United States
Fyodor Lukyanov
Komsomolskaya Pravda
America
Middle East
Libya
Russia
NATO
Muammar Gaddafi
Bia
Qatar
Dmitri Trenin
Carnegie Center
Trenin
Obama marks five year crisis anniversary in Rose Garden
President Obama will deliver remarks at the White House to mark five years since the 2008 financial crisis. He will highlight progress, push for job growth, and urge Republicans not to threaten a government shutdown or debt limit increase amid upcoming budget battles.
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Barack Obama
U.S
Syria
Wall Street
Obama
White House
Lehman Brothers
Congress
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