Calling the students an inspiration “to me … the world,” President Barack Obama urged Joplin High School graduates Monday to heed the lessons they've learned and spirit they've shown to rebuild not only their tornado-ravaged city, but their nation.

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Daniel Tarullo , the Federal Reserve’s point man on overhauling the financial system , has emerged as the most powerful figure wrestling with the nation’s biggest banks to make them take fewer risks that could endanger the economy. Read full article > >

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Fed’s Tarullo emerges as banks’ key federal foe on regulating risk

Rep. Trent Franks’s district in suburban Phoenix is two time zones away from Washington, a fact not lost on D.C. leaders as the Arizona Republican presided Thursday over the latest in a long series of attempts to control social issues in the nation’s capital. Read full article > >

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The White House’s cybersecurity coordinator said Thursday that he is stepping down at the end of this month after a 2 1 / 2 -year tenure in which the administration has increased its focus on cyber issues but struggled to reach agreement with lawmakers on the best way to protect the nation’s key computer networks from attack. Read full article > >

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White House’s cybersecurity official retiring

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — U.S. commanders in Afghanistan want to get war supplies rolling across Pakistan’s borders again. So do Pakistanis in places high and low — from officials trying to balance the nation’s budget to black marketeers who stand ready to plunder the NATO-contracted trucks and oil tankers expected to shortly resume passage into Afghanistan after nearly six months of closed border crossings. Read full article > >

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Many will profit if Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes

Urged female grads to fight to lead the nation.

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Surprise trading losses at the nation’s largest and most respected bank reignited a long-simmering clash between Washington and Wall Street on Friday, as lawmakers blasted banks’ efforts to fight regulations passed into law after the financial crisis. Read full article > >

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JPMorgan losses reignite clash between Wall Street and Washington

President Obama’s evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation’s long march toward equality and justice. It is also a bold political gambit that sacrifices some votes in exchange for potentially renewing his image as a leader of vision and hope. Read full article > >

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Despite weak job growth in the nation, a record 7.2 million Americans age 65 and over are working, double the number 15 years ago.

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Several banks and hedge funds are buying Greek bonds, betting that the nation will remain in the euro zone and that bondholders won’t take a haircut in a new debt deal.

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Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the nation’s largest spy agency and its cyberwarfare command, is urging adoption of legislation to require companies providing critical services such as power and transportation to fortify their computer networks against cyber attacks. Read full article > >

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NSA’s Gen. Alexander: Companies should be required to fortify networks against cyberattack

Click to watch video The popularity of the mint julep is rooted as much in the nation's capital as it is in Louisville. Karin Caifa has the report. Trot on over to our other Kentucky Derby coverage: Mint juleps, bourbon slush, benedictine and burgoo with just a smidge of squirrel Mint juleps, five ways for Derby Day Derby Day delights

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— The United States resumed drone missile strikes against Pakistan-based militants Sunday for the first time since the nation’s parliament demanded an end to such attacks as one of several conditions for fully normalizing relations with the United States. Read full article > >

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Studies have found that corruption is a $114 billion detriment to the nation, but many accept paying off officials as the way to get things done.

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Memo From Mexico City: Bribery Tolerated Even as It Hurts Mexican Economy

At the start of the year, the Federal Reserve was a dour pessimist — even though a range of economic indicators were starting to suggest that the nation’s recovery was finally gaining enough momentum to sustain itself. Read full article > >

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