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Secretary Paulson speaks on the economy in Washington
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gives an update on the markets and the economy at a press conference at the K & L Gates in Washington on June 19, 2008. Paulson spoke on the success of the economic stimulus packages, the rising fuel cost and the current economic downturn. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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Warren Buffett sees light at end of the debt ceiling battle
Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett predicts Congress won't resort to "extreme idiocy" and will vote to extend the federal debt ceiling.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013.
Obama touts economy, slams Republicans
President Obama Monday cited the economic comeback since the start of the Great Recession in 2008, but said some Republicans were threatening to derail it.
S&P calls $5B lawsuit 'retaliation' for U.S. downgrade
Standard & Poor's alleged the Justice Department filed its $5 billion lawsuit against the credit rating agency in "retaliation" for its downgrade of U.S. debt.
A nomination hearing for Jack Lew, a former Citigroup manager, to serve as U.S. treasury secretary would seem to offer a unique perspective on bank bailouts.
AIG's dilemma
This only makes sense if you think like a lawyer: Insurance giant American International Group may sue the government for the bailout that saved the company.
UPI Almanac for Friday, Sept. 28, 2012.
The fuel economy
Without much else to brag about, the Obama administration can point to tougher fuel efficiency standards as one of its crowning economic achievements.
UPI Almanac for Friday, July 20, 2012.
Stigma works
German Chancellor Angela Merkel rebuffed three of her peers over the weekend and a friend, Christine Lagarde, director of the International Monetary Fund.
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Obama visits Sandwich Shot in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool