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  • Obama blames Congress Republicans on bus tour (Reuters)
  • Wal-Mart U.S.sales start to perk up, as do shares (Reuters) 16 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDTSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during an event at the National Defense University in Washington, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 16 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDTFrance's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace, Paris Tuesday Aug.16, 2011.(AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool) 16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTPresident Barack Obama speaks during a Rural Economic Forum, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011, at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa, during his three-day economic bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Seeking some help from rural America, President Barack Obama on Tuesday implored Iowans to share ideas with him about how leaders can give an economic jolt to the nation's heartland.He promised better days in a time of relentless joblessness, saying, "We'll get through this moment of challenge." 16 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDTTraders Anthony Riccio, Edward Baumann, and Andrew Igoe, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011.(AP Photo/Richard Drew) 16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTFILE - In this Jan.17, 2010 file photo, a convoy of trucks carry U.S.equipments in Kabul, Afghanistan.The U.S.military estimates that $360 million spent on combat support and reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan has ended up in the hands of people the American-led coalition has battled for nearly a decade: the Taliban, criminals and local power brokers with ties to both. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)AP - The U.S.military estimates that $360 million spent on combat support and reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan has ended up in the hands of people the American-led coalition has battled for nearly a decade: the Taliban, criminals and local power brokers with ties to both, The Associated Press has learned.16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTPaul Douglas Peters, left, of Sydney, Australia, is escorted from the Federal Courthouse in Louisville, Ky., after he was arraigned in connection with a bomb hoax in Australia, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011.(AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw Jr.) 16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTRepublican presidential candidate, Texas Gov.Rick Perry speaks to workers as he makes a campaign stop at  D.C.Taylor Roofing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Real estate mogul Donald Trump says he expects Texas Gov.Rick Perry will do "very nicely" as a presidential candidate.But the reality TV show host isn't ready to endorse anyone in the race and says he still may run as an independent.16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTIn this booking photo released Tuesday Aug.16,2011by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center showing Philip Garcia from Albuquerque after he was arrested for suspicion of kidnapping.Police say Garcia was thwarted by a man who witnessed a 6-year-old girl being pushed into a van and then quickly alerted authorities.Albuquerque police say that the suspect Garcia tried to coax the girl into a green van late Monday afternoon before pushing her into the vehicle.(AP Photo/Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center) 16 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDTFrom left, Los Angeles Sheriff detective Estevan Martinez, LASD lead detective Clarence Williams and and Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore, display the recovered $250,000 quill pen Rembrandt drawing known as 'The Judgment' at a news conference, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2011, in Marina Del Rey, Calif.  Authorities said early Tuesday they had recovered the Dutch master's 17th century sketch at a San Fernando Valley church, about 20 miles from the luxury hotel lobby where it was stolen over the weekend from a private art display while a curator was momentarily distracted by someone who seemed interested in buying another piece. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - A stolen Rembrandt sketch was too hot to handle for thieves, and even the detective who held the 17th century artwork in white-gloved hands Tuesday admitted he was nervous.After all, it was only days earlier that the 350-year-old artwork worth $250,000 was swiped from the lobby of a seaside hotel.16 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDTFILE - In this Feb.5,2011 file photo, television personality Taylor Armstrong, left, and husband Russell Armstrong attend a Super Bowl party in Dallas, Texas.Russell Armstrong, the estranged husband of 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Taylor Armstrong, has been found dead in his Los Angeles home.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini,File)AP - The estranged husband of a "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member has been found dead in his Los Angeles home, apparently from suicide.The death of 47-year-old Russell Armstrong was caused by hanging and no note has been found, Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.16 Aug 2011 12:31 PM PDTGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) welcomes France's President Nicolas Sarkozy before talks in Berlin, July 20, 2011.REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz 16 Aug 2011 01:06 PM PDTTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 15, 2011.REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - U.S.stocks ended lower on Tuesday after three days of gains when a meeting between the heads of France and Germany failed to quell fears about euro zone leaders' ability to contain the region's sovereign debt woes.16 Aug 2011 12:46 PM PDTReuters - U.S.industrial output recorded its best gain in seven months in July as the auto sector bounced back from supply disruptions wrought by Japan's devastating earthquake in March.16 Aug 2011 10:27 AM PDTEDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON A GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR.A woman gest   <br /><a href = Recetas para salvar el SNS - DiarioMedico.com