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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

716851 Then again, Lew is a pauper compared to Weiss. =he Treasury nominee reported more than $15 million in compensation in the last two years at Lazard. Like Lew bef=re him, Weiss would receive a massive payout from his firm if he gets a job in government. Of cours=, there remains a bit of a debate

higan Confidence Sunday: Greek Elections & French Parliamentary elections (Round 2) Key Events on the Horizon TBA (June) - Supreme Court ruling on Obama's Affordable Care Act June 17 - Greek presidential elections & French Parliamentary elections (Round 2) June 18-21 - Oliver Wyman & Roland Berger a

al), Cantor initiates IMGN (hold), GS upgrades RF (buy), JMP downgrades HGSI, DB upgrades ATI/CEDC (buy's) & downgrades ABB, Raja downgrades SAPE, Lazard initiates TSLA (buy), Davenport upgrades UDR, RBC upgrades MOG/A, UBS downgrades BBVA (sell), BNP downgrades TSM, Wells initiates XNPT (op) Reporti

uggest that he did not leave voluntarily but b/c of a threat to his family from China authorities. Mr. Chen has apparently now appealed directly to Obama via CNN to help get him and his family out (BBC<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17933640>) and reportedly wants to leave on Hillary Clin

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cut FY revenue forecast ($500M buyback) but loss beats (trading +2.5%) MGM Film Studio plans buyout of Icahn shares for $590M (WSJ) New poll shows Obama has edge in 3 battleground states (+6 OH, +6 FL+11 PA) (NYT<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/us/politics/polls-give-obama-edge-in-pennsylvania- ohi

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raising FT • ECB told to double its manpower FT • BP faces year-long wait for spill closure FT • German carmakers extend lead in Europe FT • Obama puts trade at heart of agenda FT • EU leaders seek seven-year budget deal FT • QE takes a toll on emerging economies FT • MPS bailout puts Drag

LRCX/SNDK/TN (neut's) ••• GS reinstates AXLUPPG (neut's), ISI upgrades LIFE, Piper assumes VCLK (neut), Bofa upgrades ZNGA (buy) EFTA00396307 ••• Lazard initiates RPRX/NBIXNNDA (buy's), Mizuho upgrades APKT, Opco upgrades CFR & cuts ASBC • Barcap upgrades AWI/DHI & cuts RYUKBH/PHM/RLGY/TOL & initiate