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Obama seeks to contain political damage by clarifying economy comments Washington Post June 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama sought to contain political damage by clarifying optimistic comments about the state of the US private sector, saying it is "absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine." His remarks came after Mitt ... See all stories on this topic »

Rift over political spending divides huge AFSCME BusinessWeek Scott Walker -- organized labor's biggest political loss in decades. At stake is the direction of the 1.3-million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees after 31 years under retiring president Gerald McEntee. See all stories on this topic »

Politics by Other Means Wall Street Journal At other times, it's the pragmatism of Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff—aimed at taking the most politically advantageous course. Mr. Klaidman contends that Emanuel-like pragmatism led Mr. Obama to abandon causes popular with ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

'Shanghai' movie review: A caustic, incisive political thriller! Zee News Dibakar Banerjee and his incisive take on Indian politics hits people below the belt, and hits hard, with the caustically cutting political thriller called 'Shanghai'. The director has dived whole hog into the dirty game called politics, ... See all stories on this topic » Zee News

Political fallout for Horne unclear Arizona Republic Although the claim set tongues wagging, the long-term political and legal implications remain unclear for Horne, who took office in 2011. Many insiders consider Horne a contender for governor in 2014, but some local political observers and pollsters ... See all stories on this topic »

US Political Risk May Spur Another Downgrade: S&P BusinessWeek By John Detrixhe on June 08, 2012 Political and fiscal risks may lead to another downgrade of the US's credit rating by 2014 by Standard & Poor's, which affirmed its negative outlook on the nation's debt. S&P stripped the US of its top AAA ranking on ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek far-right party adds assaulting female politicians to its repertoire National Post Judging by the video, Greek politicians don't allow opponents to make their points uninterrupted and shout over each other. Infuriated by a reference to a court appearance Monday — he is charged with being an accomplice in the mugging of a student ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

The political limits of central bankers Financial Times The more likely explanation is that the central bank wants the politicians to take the necessary and long-promised steps needed to secure the currency bloc. While there can be some sympathy at the ECB's frustration with dithering politicians, ... See all stories on this topic »

Political lessons from Wisconsin's recall election Toronto Star Divisive and politically motivated though it may have been, the curtailment of collective bargaining for public-sector unions that Walker and a GOP legislature enacted was well within their constitutional powers. Those who objected will have ample ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Political truths in eye of the beholder CBS News Well, what's true in politics is that there is no truth. "The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed to sensationalize, inflate, confuse and oversimplify," wrote Darrell Huff in 1954's "How to Lie with ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

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