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July 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told lawmakers she was following “established precedent” when she ruled against white firefighters who sued a Connecticut city over the cancellation of planned promotions.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is pressing top Democratic lawmakers to move forward on overhauling the U.S. health-care system amid signs momentum for the legislation is slowing.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s decision to boost compensation and benefits by 33 percent on record earnings sparked disagreement among lawmakers in Washington about whether the awards are excessive, even after the firm repaid rescue funds from U.S. taxpayers.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will propose $12 billion in new federal spending for community colleges that the administration says will help prepare U.S. workers for 21st- century jobs.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the global economy probably will suffer setbacks during its recovery as nations adapt to a loss of wealth and a surge in public debt.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Rattner stepped down as head of the U.S. panel that forced General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC into bankruptcy, signaling the government was easing into a new role as a passive investor in the automakers.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- After Hurricane Katrina, Regina Benjamin took only what her patients could afford to pay: bushels of oysters or lumps of Gulf Coast crab meat. Her Alabama health clinic was destroyed and still she helped, navigating through the mud in a pick-up truck to make house calls.

July 13 (Bloomberg) -- William E. Kennard, a Carlyle Group executive and former Federal Communications Commission chairman, is President Barack Obama’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the European Union, according to people familiar with the matter.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest democracy is about to get a better spot on U.S. President Barack Obama’s dance card.

July 14 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s disapproval rating is at an all-time high, with 60 percent of registered voters giving him negative reviews four months before Election Day, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.