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  Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on U.S. Program Enriching Wealthy

  Two top lawmakers on small business matters renewed calls for tougher enforcement of the rules in a program that steers government contracts to the socially and economically disadvantaged.

• Fed Says U.S. Inequality Rose to Record Even With Redistribution

  Inequality of earnings in the U.S. rose to a postwar high even as transfers of wealth, such as unemployment benefits, reached a record in 2010, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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  Obama Urges Public Pressure for Economic Plans

  President Barack Obama said public pressure was vital in getting Congress to extend a temporary payroll tax cut for workers and urged voters to push lawmakers to act on his proposals to help struggling homeowners and raise taxes on millionaires.

• Australian Leadership Speculation Intensifies on Rudd Challenging Gillard

  Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces rising speculation the predecessor she ousted will bid for a comeback, as her party trails in polls after pushing through unpopular climate-change and mining-tax measures.

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  Congress Passes Extension of Payroll Tax Cut

  For the first time since Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2010, there isn’t a major fiscal policy bill requiring the immediate attention of Congress.

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  Australia Leadership Speculation Intensifies on Gillard Woes

  Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces rising speculation the predecessor she ousted will bid for a comeback, as her party trails in polls after pushing through unpopular climate-change and mining-tax measures.

• Audio of Roger Clemens’s 2008 Deposition on Drug Use Released by Congress

  The U.S. Congress released audio of a 2008 deposition of Roger Clemens that his lawyers argued was needed to defend the ex-New York Yankees pitcher against charges he lied to lawmakers about use of performance-enhancing drugs.

• Regulators Make Nice as U.S. Banks Bristle Over Tough Examiners

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded conciliatory as he stood before an audience of community bankers in Virginia.

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  ‘Worrisome’ Arsenic Level Found in Baby Formula

  A rice-based ingredient that sometimes contains arsenic was found in infant formula, prompting researchers at Dartmouth College to say there is an “urgent need” for regulatory limits on the carcinogen in food.

• Senators Propose Tying Strategic Oil Reserve Withdrawals With Keystone XL

  Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would bar the Obama administration from using the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline is approved.

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