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White House says more economic growth needed for hiring

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House official stressed on Friday that the U.S. economy continues to grow despite a tepid second quarter, and acknowledged faster expansion was needed to stoke more hiring. "While the economy continues to move in the right direction, additional growth is needed to replace the jobs lost in the deep recession that began at the end of 2007," Alan Krueger, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said in a statement. The U.S. economy grew at 1.5 percent in the second quarter, the weakest pace since the third quarter of 2011. ...

 

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via Uploads by ReutersVideo by ReutersVideo on 7/27/12
July 27 - Facebook reported a drastic slowdown in revenue growth in its first earnings report as a public company.
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July 27 - The ECB may try to calm the euro zone debt crisis by boosting liquidity with cheap 5-year loans to banks, says City Index Chief Strategist Ashraf Laidi.
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July 26 - ECB President Mario Draghi drops the heaviest hint yet that the bank could unleash a wave of sovereign bond buying. But Citi's Michael Saunders, who sees a 90% chance of a 'Grexit', is not so sure.
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July 26 - Telefonica has scrapped its 2012 dividend but pledged to reinstate it in 2013, this looks overly optimistic say Breakingviews.
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July 25 - The probability of an extreme economic event has decreased from six months ago, but Europe is still the biggest problem, says Brazil Central Bank Governor Alexandre Tombini.
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via NYT > World by By JULIET MACUR on 7/27/12
Kieran Behan has overcome a botched leg operation and a brain injury that kept him from doing even the simplest things, like sitting or eating, to compete in three Olympic events.


via BBC News - World on 7/27/12
Shares in Facebook fall more than 16% to $22.37, as concerns about its mobile strategy spark a sell-off when markets opened on Friday.

via BBC News - World on 7/27/12
Security forces detain a number of protesters in eastern Saudi Arabia, after they reportedly demand the release of political detainees.

via BBC News - World on 7/27/12
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri receives a three-match ban from the France team after an incident at Euro 2012.

via BBC News - World on 7/27/12
After six years of preparation, a South-Korean artist hopes to fulfil his dream of launching his homemade satellite into space in December.

via BBC News - World on 7/27/12
Battles between President Assad's forces and rebels are continuing in the Syrian city of Aleppo, raising fears about the plight of civilians.

via World - Google News on 7/27/12

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Balkan Democracies Fray as Anti-Austerity Boosts Radicals
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By Agnes Lovasz on July 27, 2012 Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta's drive to oust the president, whose budget cuts drew praise from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will come to a head in a July 29 referendum. Incoming Serbian Premier Ivica Dacic ...
Serbia swears in new government led by Milosevic allyBBC News
Serbia's new government to focus on EU, KosovoAFP
Slobodan Milosevic's former spokesman becomes Serbia's new prime ministerWashington Post
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Quotation of the Day: "He’s the template for someone in the future who runs for president and falls short. He didn’t take his ball and go home." - Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, on his colleague Senator John McCain of Arizona.


Once a Rebel, McCain Now Walks the Party Line
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Senator John McCain of Arizona appears to have entered Version 3 of his long and multipronged career in the upper chamber — partisan warrior and party stalwart.

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Syrian rebels are dismayed by the U.S. response to the stepped-up fighting around the commercial capital of Aleppo. What is the United States saying? Are they not listening? Do they want us all to die? NBC's Richard Engel reports from Northern Syria. Syrian rebels are dismayed by the U.S. response to the stepped-up fighting around the commercial capital of Aleppo. What is the United States saying? Are they not listening? Do they want us all to die? NBC's Richard Engel reports from Northern Syria.

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LONDON -- As the Olympic torch made its way into London's famous Trafalgar Square, Ammar Masarani stood wrapped in the flag of the Syrian uprising against the murderous regime of President Bashar Assad among a crowd of about 50 other dissidents.LONDON -- As the Olympic torch made its way into London's famous Trafalgar Square, Ammar Masarani stood wrapped in the flag of the Syrian uprising against the murderous regime of President Bashar Assad among a crowd of about 50 other dissidents.

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A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media websites.

via World - Google News on 7/27/12

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Greek budget talks fail again
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GREEK leaders struggled to agree on required budget cuts yesterday as Citigroup raised the probability of the country's exit from the euro to 90 per cent. The leaders of the three parties in the new coalition government met for three hours to sign off ...
Troika presses Greece for more cutsThe Press Association
Greek Prime Minister Meets Austerity InspectorsTIME
Greek Budget Talks Stumble as EU Urges Samaras to DeliverBusinessweek

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via Voice of America by Unathi Kondile on 7/27/12
Isango Ensemble is a theatre group that does musicals, plays and opera with an added African twist. Their work focuses on re-imagining classics from Western theater and re-contextualizing them in a South African township setting. They recently flew back to the city following good reviews of their theater performances at The Globe and Hackney Empire Auditorium in London, as well as the Admiral’s Palace in Berlin. Thet group's musical director Mandisi Dyantyis said in London, ...

via Voice of America by Penelope Poulou on 7/27/12
"Ruby Sparks," a romantic comedy from the directors of "Little Miss Sunshine," explores the challenges of creativity and love when a young author's fantasy woman comes to life. After a long bout of writer's block, Calvin, a novelist, creates a new character, Ruby. He writes incessantly about her and falls in love. When his fictional character appears to materialize in real life, Calvin is terrified. He calls his brother Harry for help. Harry believes Calvin ...

via Voice of America by Shannon Van Sant on 7/27/12
BEIJING — In China’s capital, graffiti art is gaining a following among young and fashionable Chinese. There is a small group of artists who use the city’s public spaces to express their feelings about their lives and rapidly changing country. Wang Mo is an artist who prefers to work on the surfaces he finds outdoors. “If you paint on paper you have to paint within the boundaries of the paper," he explained. "But graffiti doesn’t obey that. Graffiti means you can ...

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