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Obama Makes Good on Promise: NJ Teen Meets Bieber NBC New York Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT When President Obama visited ground zero last month, he met Payton Wall, a New Jersey teen whose father had died September 11. As the two hugged and spoke, Wall's face lit up. Obama told Wall, a Justin Bieber fan, that he could set up a meeting with... Republicans firm on opposing tax hikes Business Recorder Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON: The US Senate's top two Republicans on Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need not go down to the "11th hour." Afghans step up as U.S. troops withdraw: Karzai Reuters Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's plan to withdraw some U.S. troops from Afghanistan is a welcome sign the country can start defending itself, President Hamid Karzai said in remarks aired on Sunday. Go tech to boost manufacturing Omaha World-Herald Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:07 AM PDT The United States should spend $1 billion on promoting advanced technologies over the next four years as part of an effort to boost domestic manufacturing, according to recommendations from a panel advising the Obama... Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting Canada.com Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT The U.S. Senate's top two Republicans Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need not go down to the "11th hour." Ga. Tech President Named To National Committee WSB-TV 2 Atlanta Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT President Barack Obama has named Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson to a national steering committee on advanced manufacturing. After a decade of war, no clear answers and no sign that fighting will end soon The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:44 AM PDT KABUL - For 10 years, ever since the towers fell, the United States has fought a war in a distant land â€" in hopes, it says, of protecting American interests and making the world safer from terrorism. Now, as President Barack Obama plans to end U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan by 2014, the question remains as muddy as ever: A decade on, no clear answers in Afghanistan war AP via Yahoo! Singapore News Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:44 AM PDT For 10 years, ever since the towers fell, the United States has fought a war in a distant land â€" in hopes, it says, of protecting American interests and making the world safer from terrorism. Now, as President Barack Obama plans to end U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan by 2014, the question remains as muddy as ever: Video: Schieffer: One size does not fit all for democracy CBS News Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:44 AM PDT Bob Schieffer comments on President Obama's announcement of the withdrawal from Afghanistan noting that "when it comes to nation building, we can help others but we can't do it for them." Watch: First Lady in South Africa ABC News Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT ABC's David Muir reports on Michelle Obama's visit to South Africa.

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