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Top White House adviser says Obama learned of IRS scandal from news reports

WASHINGTON - A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for...

posted: May 19,2013





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Wealth management key for banks amid slow growth in retail banking

TORONTO - As Canada's biggest banks prepare to report their second-quarter results, analysts say those that rely more heavily on wealth management and global markets will fare better amid slowing growth in Canadian retail banking....


U.S. markets eye Fed minutes for hints of end to bond buyin program

TORONTO - North American markets will focus this week on the release of the latest minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve for any clues on when the world's largest economy will taper off its aggressive monetary stimulus program....


Gasoline prices at US pumps 11 cents over past 2 weeks

CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks....


3 ballot measures allow voters to decide fate of pot shops in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighbourhood concerns that pot shops attract crime....


Rocky Gap Casino dealing a new game in rural western Md. county hungry for revival

FLINTSTONE, Md. - The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling...


Ahead of shareholder meeting, JPMorgan CEO Dimon is under pressure; fighting for chairman job

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs....









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