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AP source: White House budget chief stepping down (AP)

AP - White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama’s team to depart the administration.

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Afghan mineral wealth may be at least $3 trillion (AP)

AP - Afghanistan is gearing up to award contracts to mine one the world’s largest iron ore deposits buried in a peaceful province of the war-torn nation that has at least $3 trillion in untapped minerals, the country’s top mining official said Thursday.

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Oil rigs leaving Gulf of Mexico over drill ban (AFP)

AFP - A Louisiana official said oil firms have begun pulling rigs out of the Gulf of Mexico since US President Barack Obama declared a six-month halt to deepwater drilling after an accident prompted the worst oil spill in US history.

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Ford worker in long-shot bid for UAW presidency (AP)

AP - A worker at a Ford Motor Co. pickup truck factory in Dearborn, Michigan, will run against United Auto Workers Vice President Bob King for the union’s top post.

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BP’s battered brand draws consumer opposition (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. consumers are venting frustration over the BP oil spill, demonstrating at gas stations and corporate offices, drumming up support on Facebook and waging a mock public relations campaign on Twitter.

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Chrysler CEO: Focus must remain on getting better (AP)

AP - The auto industry can’t afford to become complacent and must guard against slipping into old habits as it rebounds, the head of Chrysler Group LLC said Thursday.

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G20 to back euro zone on debt (Reuters)

Reuters - G20 finance ministers and central bankers will endorse efforts to douse the euro zone’s debt crisis but are far apart on the contentious issue of a global bank levy, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.

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Growth momentum to top Europe’s woes: Geithner (Reuters)

Reuters - The global recovery had enough momentum before Europe’s debt crisis struck to be able to weather it without being derailed, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.

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Embassy caterer among 6 arrested in NY bomb plot (AP)

AP - The co-owner of a catering company that organized events for the U.S. Embassy is among six men detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the failed Times Square bombing suspect, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said Friday.

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Park advocates in cash-poor states seek funding (Reuters)

Reuters - As U.S. cities and states grapple with mounting deficits, parks are often the first on the chopping blocks, a trend that has left advocates for open space scrambling for new sources of funding.

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