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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trusted aide with first-hand experience negotiating with Republicans has emerged as the favorite to become President Barack Obama's new top economic policy adviser, Democratic sources said on Monday.

Obama eyes ex-Clinton aide as top economic adviser

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SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea policy said on Tuesday he hoped serious negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear programme could start soon, signaling a diplomatic push after a surge in tension.

U.S. hopes for nuclear talks on North Korea soon

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appealed to Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday to put politics aside and work to revive the U.S. economy.

Obama urges Republicans to help him revive economy

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PHOENIX (Reuters) - Republican state legislatures are ramping up a crackdown on illegal immigrants this year, in a concerted drive that risks alienating potential business allies and Latino voters.

States plan crackdown on immigration but risk Latino ire

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national security adviser pressed for efforts to reduce U.S.-China trade imbalances and also discussed ways to rein in North Korea in talks on Tuesday with China's foreign minister.

U.S. stresses need to reduce China trade imbalance

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NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to Iraq on Wednesday from years of self-imposed exile in Iran, after his faction struck a deal to join a new government, Sadrist officials said.

U.S. foe, Sadr, returns to Iraq after exile

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DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, faltering from recalls, has fallen into a statistical tie with Ford Motor Co for tops in U.S. consumer brand perception, influential magazine Consumer Reports said on Wednesday.

Toyota, Ford tied at top in U.S. perception survey

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renominated economist and Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to the Federal Reserve Board, sticking with a pick that has already been thwarted by Senate Republicans twice.

Obama renominates MIT economist Diamond for Fed Board

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, plans to go public in 2011 and has selected its financial underwriters, three sources familiar with the process told Reuters.

LinkedIn plans to go public in 2011: sources