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Obama student loan plan wins support in house

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education Committee has dismissed a last-ditch plea from the private student loan industry and is throwing his support behind President Obama’s plan to end the role of private banks in the federal education lending systems. Mr. Obama’s plan remains deeply contentious in Congress, and still faces strong opposition from private banks that for decades have earned big profits for handling federal student loans

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Jubiliant welcome for Obama on landmark Africa trip (AFP)

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AFP – Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the capital of Ghana on Saturday as US President Barack Obama launched into his first official trip into the heart of Africa to make a call for good governance.

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Obama assures Africa it will not be sidelined (Reuters)

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Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama assured Africa on Saturday that it would not be sidelined from world affairs and hailed democratic Ghana as a model for other African countries

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Obama rejects 2nd stimulus: Give recovery time (AP)

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AP – President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be patient with his economic recovery plan.

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Obama: ‘Africa not separate from world affairs’ (AP)

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AP – President Barack Obama said his visit to Ghana on Saturday was designed to illustrate that “Africa is not separate from world affairs.”

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U.S. eyes possible goal increase for the Afghan army (Reuters)

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Reuters – The United States and NATO may need to increase their goal for expanding Afghan forces significantly to better support President Obama’s strategy for stabilizing the country, officials said on Friday.

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Obama tells pope he wants to reduce abortions in U.S. (Reuters)

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Reuters – President Barack Obama promised Pope Benedict on Friday that he would do everything possible to reduce the number of abortions in the United States, the Vatican said.

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Obama in Ghana on first sub-Saharan Africa visit (Reuters)

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Reuters – President Barack Obama was given a hero’s welcome in Ghana on Friday on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office as the first black president of the United States.

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Pope presses Obama on abortion, stem cells (AP)

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AP – Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church’s opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday, pressing the Vatican’s case with the U.S. leader who is already under fire on those issues from some conservative Catholics and bishops back home

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Chavez attacks US plan to solve Honduras coup (AP)

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AP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a U.S.-backed effort to ease Honduras’ coup crisis on Friday as a second day of negotiations ended without a deal between rival contenders for the presidency.

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