Obama preserves public financing option
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is asking whether he can take money from donors who want him to be president, then give it back later. The Federal Election Commission said Wednesday that it will look into the novel question.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloombergâs plan won qualified support from Gov. Eliot Spitzer and a federal official.
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Demand is high for the books of presidential contender Barack Obama.
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Republican John McCain, his presidential campaign trying to climb out of dire financial straits, is eligible to receive public financing for his struggling bid, the Federal Election Commission said Tuesday.
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The White House is betting that the steps it has taken to address the housing and financial crises will be enough to avert a recession without resorting to a major tax cut or new spending, as leading economists in both parties have urged, senior administration officials said.
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Barack Obama's White House campaign receives a boost with the backing of Senator Edward Kennedy.
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Presidential candidates may return contributions solicited for the general election campaign and accept public financing with its stricter limitations, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday, extending a yearlong breather for borrowers. Although policy makers observed improvements on inflation, they made clear they were not ready to declare victory on that front.
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Barack Obama's presidential campaign Wednesday defended two investments he made right after his election to the Senate, saying he was unaware of the stock purchases at the time and did nothing to directly aid either company in its business before the federal government.
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Ben S. BernankeÂs remarks reaffirm the view that the Fed will keep the lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the remainder of the year.
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Americans have resolved to improve their fiscal lot.
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Faced with a strengthening economy  and scant signs of runaway prices, the Federal Reserve appeared  set to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday while keeping up  a verbal guard against potential inflation.
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When Sen. Barack Obama began to bombard Super Tuesday states with television ads late last month, top advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly realized they could not afford to match the effort, and first broached with her the notion of dipping into her personal bank account.
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Presidential candidates may solicit contributions for a general election campaign even if they later decide to take public money for the race, federal regulators said Thursday in a proposed opinion.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy-makers saw a lessening of economic threats from the housing slump but continued to worry about inflation as they decided last month to leave existing interest rates intact.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are   expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they   are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking   stock of cooler economic growth.
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Bloomberg - July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports legislation to raise the tax rate for publicly traded private-equity and hedge funds, an aide said today.