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No new recession, let tax cuts die: Geithner
(Reuters)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner makes a statement on financial reform outside of the Treasury Department in Washington July 15, 2010. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - The economy is not likely to slip back into recession but letting tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire is necessary to show commitment to cutting budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday.

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Rangel says he seeks fairness in ethics case
(AP)

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP ** Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., is greeted by a supporter as he arrives at a health care forum at Harlem Hospital,  Saturday, July 24, 2010 in New York. Rangel says he doesn't want 'any special breaks' when it comes to charges that he violated ethics rules. The 80-year-old congressman got a warm welcome when he arrived at a hospital in New York City's Harlem section on Saturday to speak about health care reform. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel says he doesn't want "any special breaks" when it comes to charges that he violated ethics rules.

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Ousted ag official unsure about returning to work
(AP)

Shirley Sherrod answers questions during an interview at her home on Friday, July 23, 2010 in Albany, Ga. Sherrod was fired from her job at the Agriculture Department amid accusations of racism. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)AP - Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign after a blogger posted comments she made to an NAACP audience about race, is unsure about returning to a government job, she said Friday.

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