White House’s cybersecurity official retiring

The White House’s cybersecurity coordinator said Thursday that he is stepping down at the end of this month after a 2 1
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2-year tenure in which the administration has increased its focus on cyber issues but struggled to reach agreement with lawmakers on the best way to protect the nation’s key computer networks from attack.
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Obama warns Republicans against debt-ceiling fight

President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt-ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first credit-rating downgrade.
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As G-8 world leaders head to Camp David, a test looms for the euro zone

Top world leaders will gather in Camp David on Friday as they confront renewed financial tensions in Europe for the first time since the euro region put in place extraordinary measures meant to combat its problems.
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The Influence Industry: Georgian power struggle becomes D.C. lobbying battle

Opposition candidate Bidzina Ivanishvili has run into difficulties in the republic of Georgia, where the government has stripped him of his citizenship and questioned his allies about their political spending.
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House approves GOP bill to renew Violence Against Women Act; Democrats say it’s too narrow

On a vote that fell largely along party lines, the House of Representatives has approved a GOP measure reauthorizing the expired Violence Against Women Act — the latest issue that was once the sujbect of broad bipartisan agreement in Washington to fall victim to election year politics.
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