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t pro=ouncement as he sought to defend President Barack Obama's embattled Treasury undersecretar= nominee Antonio

ouse vote this week on a bill that would weaken the Afford=ble Care Act's requirement that large employers provide health benefits or =ay penalties. Obama has vowed to resist these efforts. But the more seri=us danger for Obamacare, and for the millions who have gained coverage under the law, is King

t necessarily the answer, and they h=ve rebuffed President Obama's calls to fund preschool for low-income f=milies

t pro=ouncement as he sought to defend President Barack Obama's embattled Treasury undersecretar= nominee

re new to the Obamacare exchanges. The Department o= Health and Human Services estimates that more than 9 million people will be covered by private Obamac=re exchange plans by the end of the year. In addition, nearly 10 million more people are covered by Medicaid or the Children's HEALTH INSURANCE PROG

ntitative=Easing" to buy sovereign bonds and shock the European economy into life. Most in need =f the firepower: France and Italy. If ECB President Mario Draghi, oil and Ger=any can't drag Europe back into growth, the popular mood will continue =o darken, benefiting parties like the anti-immigration, anti- E

up balance sheets FT • EDF to exit US nuclear power over impact of shale gas FT • Law firms are biggest users of rogue private detectives FT • Obama has set a poor test for choosing a new Fed chair FT • Don't buy the hype about Barclays' capital-raising FT • The world must learn to deal with t

om Telegraph • Business demand return of powers from Brussels Telegraph • UK economy close to 'escape velocity', say top economists Telegraph • Barack Obama open to tax amnesty Telegraph • Monetarists see recovery danger from 'Summers Fed' Telegraph • They're coming to get you, Ed, and it won't be the

scape velocity', say top economists Telegraph • Barack Obama open to tax amnesty Telegraph • Monetaris

ecovery (-1.5% m/m vs est +0.2%) • Eurozone June unemployment rate is 12.1%, July consumer prices +1.6% y/y inline with estimates • ECB President Mario Draghi favors releasing miutes from the ECB meetings says Sueddeutsche (MNI) • Nintendo profit beats estimates helped by weaker JPY (70% revenues from ove

tack on Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4_ Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Article 6. Project Syndicate EFTA_R1_00482795 EFTA01990227

on issues that include the peace process and when and how to deal with Iran's nuclear program and, to paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in Barack and Bibi land. With Egypt, the challenge for the U.S. is how to maintain a close relationship with a traditional friend that now sees the world mu

he military option remains very much alive. When President Obama phoned Netanyahu in early September to paper ove

countries' government bonds — over the objections of a lone dissenter: Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. And the undertaker was not ECB President Mario Draghi; it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Bundesbank did not fall victim to a sinister southern European conspiracy; rather, it rendered itsel

ack on Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4. Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Articles- Project Syndicate Europe's Trial by Crisis Josch

on issues that include the peace process and when and how to deal with Iran's nuclear program and, to paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in Barack and Bibi land. With Egypt, the challenge for the U.S. is how to maintain a close relationship with a traditional friend that now sees the world muc

he military option remains very much alive. When President Obama phoned Netanyahu in early September to paper ove

countries' government bonds — over the objections of a lone dissenter: Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. And the undertaker was not ECB President Mario Draghi; it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Bundesbank did not fall victim to a sinister southern European conspiracy; rather, it rendered itself

the extremists. And w= will continue to set new horrific records. We have to stop allowing our electi=e representatives to mislead and as President Obama would describe, "say stupid thing=" whichever political party or for whatever reason. Case in point is Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), above in a campaign

ng our electi=e representatives to mislead and as President Obama would describe, "say stupid thing=" whichever po

many and Italy. There have been some bright spots: The Spanish economy i= growing and the European Central Bank is adopting a policy that its chief, Mario Draghi, has dubbed "Whatever It Takes"—meanin= that he is willing to use all the monetary tools at his disposal to stimulate eurozone economies. But=he can

underperformed with the Nikkei grinding to close at the lows. Some pointing to disappointment over the lack of a high-level agreement on TPP at the Obama/Abe press conference as well as de-risking ahead of tomorrow's Tokyo CPI numbers as reasons for the weakness. Australia and New Zealand were modestl

says they are unaware of any potential bid. Other than that it is the heaviest earnings day of the season so far and highlights are recapped below. Mario Draghi began speaking in Amsterdam about 45 min ago at the Dutch central bank conference and said that a worsening of the medium-term inflation outlook wou

le WSJ Op-Ed • Yes, Mr. President, We Are a Nation of Takers WSJ Op-ed • Goldman overcomes its latest headache NYT • A signal to Wall Street in Obama's pick for regulators NYT • Osborne holds course as GDP data emerge Fr • Samsung warns on smartphones competition FT • Nokia makes progress Lex

4.2 vs 103.0). Holding those gains now (even after a weaker UK Q4 GDP #) and rallying further near highs of session into the LTRO put-back results. Mario Draghi spoke a little over an hour ago in Davos and reiterated that economic activity is stabilizing at very low levels and he sees a recovery in H2 2013.

Article 3. New York Post High stakes in Syria Amir Taheri Article 4. Guardian Turkey has a key role in Syria Simon Tisdall Article 5. Foreign Policy Barack Obama's Foreign Policy November 16, 2011 Article 6. Project Syndicate America in the Asian Century Dominique Moisi HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031941 --- PAGE BREAK ---

Washington to warn about the potential for new unrest. After months of mixing gentle pressure with broad support for the ruling military council, the Obama administration has sharpened its tone, senior administration officials say, expressing concern that the failure to move to civilian control could und

er interest rates and inject new liquidity into the markets may still calm the contagion if it begins in the next few days. The bank's new president, Mario Draghi, may be willing to play this role, if Germany stops standing in the way. Mrs. Merkel must make clear that she will support the central bank taking on