President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s hands rest on the railing of a boat during their tour of St. Andrews Bay in Panama City Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
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#Cuba This man wears his t-shirt wit a picture of @BarackObama in front of the @USEmbCuba 14ymedio.com/nacional/vivo-… http://t.co/9YhCeoBQVN
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Yoani Sanchez (@yoanifromcuba) August 14, 2015
JUST IN: Retail sales show broad-based gain as U.S. consumers spur growth bloom.bg/1IJZ1tI
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Bloomberg Business (@business) August 13, 2015
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Sho Chandra: Retail Sales Show Broad Gain As U.S. Consumers Spur Growth
Sales at U.S. retailers rose in July on growing demand for everything from cars to clothing, and a decline the previous month was wiped away, signaling consumers are propelling growth in the world’s largest economy. Eleven of 13 major categories showed gains. Rising employment, stronger finances and still-cheap fuel is helping draw consumers into stores and auto dealerships.
Growth in household spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy, is bolstering the expansion as Federal Reserve policy makers move toward lifting interest rates this year for the first time since 2006. “The consumer-driven recovery of the economy continues on track,” said Harm Bandholz, chief U.S. economist at UniCredit Group in New York, who correctly projected the gain. “The fundamentals are all in place for solid consumer spending. The outlook remains strong for the second half of the year.”
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Pretty direct. Why we disagree with Chuck Schumer on the Iran deal reut.rs/1Eqw4Px
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Valerie Plame Wilson (@ValeriePlame) August 14, 2015
Obama said to approve crude oil exports to Mexico, easing ban bloom.bg/1DQn3oo
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Bloomberg Business (@business) August 14, 2015
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.@joshtpm: Schumer’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is "unforgivable" bit.ly/1KlweK3 http://t.co/W3iuUvkAZF
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Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 14, 2015
Ex-senators Lugar and Johnston: Why we disagree with Chuck Schumer on the Iran deal: reut.rs/1gGMcH9 http://t.co/alRNGIRoAd
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Reuters Opinion (@ReutersOpinion) August 14, 2015
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My open letter to Senator Schumer about his criticism of the #Iran deal: wapo.st/1hAIwaG
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Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) August 14, 2015
Joined current & former House Intel Members expressing confidence #IranDeal is strong & deserves support: goo.gl/YNsC4B
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Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) August 14, 2015
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Tester makes 30 supporters or lean supporters on Iran deal. Obama needs 34. washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/w… http://t.co/90kTY8tUHh
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Aaron Blake (@AaronBlakeWP) August 13, 2015
.@nikiinthehouse has chosen diplomacy over war, coming out for #IranDeal #NoWarWithIran http://t.co/FAQTiqpGXK
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MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) August 13, 2015
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I believe the JCPOA is in best interest of US, Israel & the world & support agreement to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran: 1.usa.gov/1Wm9i6w
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Katherine Clark (@RepKClark) August 13, 2015
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President Barack Obama greets people outside the Old Market Deli in Cannon Falls, Minn. Aug. 15, 2011. The President stopped to have lunch with five post-9/11 veterans from Minnesota during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest. Photo by Samantha Appleton
President Barack Obama holds a baby as he arrives for lunch at the Old Market Deli in Cannon Falls, Minn., during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest, Aug. 15, 2011. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama prepares to autographs books and photographs in a backstage holding room following a town hall meeting on health care insurance reform at Central High School in Grand Junction, Colo. on Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama waves to people along a road in Harmony, Minn., Aug. 15, 2011, during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama visits Sunset Lake in Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
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