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Analysis: Why bankrupt W.R. Grace is thriving

COLUMBIA, Md./NEW YORK (Reuters) – A company stuck in bankruptcy for 12 years may not seem like much of a catch, but investors have fallen in love with U.S. specialty chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace & Co and its surging sales … Continue reading

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Analysis: Top court’s gay marriage ruling won’t be last word

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides this month, gay marriage appears destined to face several more years of legal debate and at least one more round of argument at the high court.

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Analysis: U.S. domestic spying controversy complicates cybersecurity efforts

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s cybersecurity agenda, which includes expanding the military’s Cyber Command and beefing up protection for critical infrastructure, faces more intense scrutiny after two vast domestic surveillance programs were exposed this week.

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Analysis: U.S. government shutdown battle looms as budget woes fester

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The annual spending bills now working their way through the Congress were supposed to mark a welcome return to fiscal normalcy in Washington.

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Analysis: Tough going ahead on path to Illinois pension reform

(Reuters) – As Illinois lawmakers sift through the wreckage of a session that failed to produce major pension reform for their state, they are holding out hope that meetings in the coming days could lead to a resolution not achieved … Continue reading

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Analysis: In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared that she had done nothing wrong – but said she did not intend to testify. Her defiance only turned … Continue reading

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Five takeaways from the CBO’s analysis of Obama’s budget

For the most part, the description of President Obama’s budget found in the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of it jibes with the description included in the initial budget release. But the CBO analysis does highlight some interesting features of the … Continue reading

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Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate change regulations to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Analysis: Big insurers wary of entering new Obamacare markets

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The nation’s largest health insurers are far from leaping at the chance to join new state health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama’s reform law, making it likely that some markets will have little or no … Continue reading

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Analysis: China’s 4G bonanza to shake up mobile gear vendor market

STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Chinese telecom operators will start awarding contracts for super-fast mobile networks this year, kicking off the third wave of a global investment cycle that is reshaping the competitive landscape among telecom equipment makers.

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