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Rare earthquake rattles northern Ill.; no damage Greece's prime minister vows to 'take any necessary measures' to reduce the country's deficit. 2009 U.S. trade deficit falls 45% to $380 bil., lowest since 2001+ Calif. storm sputters but LA evacuations continue Chinese court sentences 3 human traffickers to death+ Record 10% of university students get no allowances from parents+ Bernanke to explain Fed exit strategy, with caution US voters support gays in US military: poll "Snoverkill" slams eastern US US trade deficit surges to $40.18 billion in December, much larger than expected. Vonn says bruised shin could limit training Officials: Afghan avalanches kill 166 people Top cable programs from Feb. 1-7 Round 2: Blizzards hit Mid-Atlantic to New York Texas Instruments leads adoption of IEEE 1149.7(TM) standard for improved JTAG functionality Intelligent Security Systems Appoints Wolfgang Ritter as Director of Sales and Marketing Stock futures in narrow range ahead of opening Central Florida Electric Co-Op Brings Standard StakeOut Field Design System Online OPEC cautions about pace of US economic recovery Pakistani officials confirm Taliban chief is dead
White House defends Treasury chief over AIG affair
President Barack Obama has "complete confidence" in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and any suggestion he bungled over the AIG bonuses storm is "unfair" the White House said Tuesday.
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