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TRAVISPLUNKETT:

We'

regoingtohaveonefederalconsumerfinancialprotectionbureau.Ifitsucceeds,peoplewillknowit.Ifitfails,peoplewillknowit.Andtheywilltrytoholditaccountable."

Thebureauwillsetrulesforthemarketplaceandenforceexistinglaws.Onegoalistokeephomebuyersfromgettingbiggerloansthantheycanpayfor.Buttwoareaswherethebureauwillnothavepowerisoverautolendersorbankswithassetsoflessthantenbilliondollars.

Financialinterestsspentmillionsfightingthebill.TheHouseofRepresentativespassedits_________inDecember.LastweektheSenatevotedfinal_________withtheaidofthreeRepublicansenators.

HouseMinorityLeaderJohnBoehnercalledthefinancialreformbill"

ill-conceived."

JOHNBOEHNER:

Ithinkit'

sgoingtomakecreditharderfortheAmericanpeopletoget,clearlyharderforbusinessestoget."

ButPresidentObamasaysWallStreettook_________risksthatthreatenedthefinancialsystem.

Underthenewlaw,bankscan 

nolongerownorinvestincertaintradingoperations.Thegovernmenthasnewpowersto______failingfinancialcompanies.Theseincludebusinessesthat,duringthefinancialcrisis,wereconsidered"

toobigtofail."

AndPresidentObamasaysthelawdoessomethingelse.

Finally,becauseofthislaw,theAmericanpeoplewillneveragainbeaskedtofootthebillforWallStreet'

smistakes.Therewillbenomoretax-fundedbailouts.Period."

Regulatoryagencieswillwritehundredsofnewrulesforbanksandotherfinancialcompanies.Thisfollowsyearsof____________.

OpponentsinCongresssaytheywilltrytoblocksomemeasuresinthenewlaw.Butevenifthoseeffortsfail,itistoosoontoknowjusthowstrongthenewruleswillbe.

ObamaLooksforHopeinExportstoCreateJobs

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TheIMFcreditedexpansioninAsiaandgrowing_________intheUnitedStates.Butthelender'

schiefeconomistalsowarnedthat"

downsideriskshaverisensharply."

PresidentObamatalkedthisweekabouttheimportanceofbuildingexportsasawaytocreatejobsandeconomicgrowthathome.

Americanexportsgrewalmost________percentoverthefirstfourmonthsofthisyear,comparedtothesameperiodlastyear.Partofthis,ofcourse,isduetotheglobalrecovery.ButwearealsomovingforwardonimprovingconditionsforAmerica'

sexporters."

Mr.Obamare-launchedthePresident'

sExportCouncil.Thegroupincludesbusinessandlaborleaderswhowilladviseontrade______.

Lastweekthegovernmentreportedthatprivateemployersaddedonlyeighty-threethousandjobsinJune.__________tremainshighevenaftersixmonthsofjobgrowth.Asthepresidentpointsout,therearestillfiveunemployedworkersforeachjobopening.

Export-relatedjobs,hesaid,payfifteenpercentmorethan______.Intwothousandeight,Americanexportssupportedalmost_______percentofalljobs,includingone-thirdofjobsinmanufacturing.

InJanuary,inhisStateoftheUnionspeech,PresidentObamapromisedtodoubleexportsinfiveyears.InhiscommentsWednesday,hesaidtheUnitedStatesmustworktoremovetrade______andopennewmarkets.

Ninety-fivepercentoftheworld'

scustomersand___________marketsarebeyondourborders.Soifwewanttofindnewgrowthstreams,ifwewanttofindnewmarketsandnewopportunity,wehavegottocompeteforthosenewcustomers,becauseothernationsarecompetingforthosenewcustomers."

HesaidtheUnitedStatesofferssomeoftheworld'

slowestbarrierstotrade--andexpectsfreeandfairaccesstoothercountriesinreturn.

InlateJune,theWorldTradeOrganizationruledthatAirbusreceivedbillionsinillegalEuropeanaid.TherulingwasavictoryforitsAmericancompetitorBoeing.

American________havealsolongcomplainedthatChinasuppressesthevalueoftheyuantolowerthepriceofitsexports.Chinarecentlypromisedtolettheyuantrademorefreelyagainstthedollar.

ChinapassedGermanytobecometheworld'

stop______countrylastyear.TheUnitedStateswasthird.

SomeAmericancompanieshavebeendoingwellindevelopingmarkets.Forthefirsttime,GeneralMotorshasannouncedhighersalesinChina,theworld'

slargestcarmarket,thanintheUnitedStates.

OilSpillinUSGulf:

TheWeek'

sDevelopments

_____________________________________________________________________________

OnThursday,thechiefexecutiveofficerofBPfacedhoursofintensequestioningataHouseofRepresentativeshearing.TonyHayward____________thespill.ButhesaiditwastooearlytosaywhatcausedtheApriltwentieth_________ontheDeepwaterHorizondrillingrig.Elevenworkersdied.

HesaidBPexpectstocompletetworeliefwellsinAugusttostoptheleakfromadamagedwell.Buthewouldnotanswerquestionsaboutthedesignoftheleakingwell.

Lawmakerssaidthecompanyhasarecordofputting________aheadofsafety.

ButRepublicanRepresentativeJoeBartonofTexasapologizedtoTonyHayward.HesaidhewassorryforwhathesawaspoliticalpressurebyPresidentObamatoforceBPtosetupaclaimsfundforvictims.

Hecalledita"

_______"

anda"

__________dollarshakedown"

ofaprivatecompany.Thecongressmanlaterapologizedforhisapology.

OnWednesday,BPofficialscametotheWhiteHouseforwhatmanypeopleexpectedwouldbeatwentyminutemeeting.Theycameoutfourhourslateraftertalkswiththepresidentandotherofficials.

BPagreedtoputtwentybilliondollarsoverthenextthreeyearsintoan_________fundtopayclaimsanddamages.PresidentObamasaiditwasnotalimitonwhatthecompanymighthavetopay.BPhasalreadyspentmorethanabilliondollarsontheclean-upoperation.

BPwillalso_______dividendpaymentstoshareholderstemporarily.AboutfortypercentofBPshareholdersareinBritain,butalmostasmanyareintheUnitedStates.

AndBPhasagreedtoestablisha____________dollarfundtopayunemployedoilrigworkers.Themoneyisforthoseaffectedbyasix-monthsuspensionofdeepwaterdrilling.

PresidentObamagavehisfirstspeechfromtheOvalOfficeTuesdaynighttodiscusstheoilspill.Hecalledit"

theworstenvironmentaldisasterAmericahaseverfaced."

ManyGulfresidentshavecriticizedthepresident'

sperformanceinthecrisis.Manypeoplewhoworkinfishingpartoftheyearalsodependonwell-paidjobsinoffshoreenergy.Thesix-monthbanondeepwaterdrillingismeantforsafety.ButinLouisianaalone,theoilandgasindustryproducesseventybilliondollarseachyear.

MembersofCongressfromTexas,LouisianaandMississippiareappealingtotheadministrationtoshortenthesix-monthmoratorium.Butsomeenvironmentalgroupssayitshouldbemadepermanenttoendthenation'

sdependenceonoil.

Thisweek,governmentscientistsraisedtheirestimateoftheleaktobetweenthirty-fiveandsixtythousandbarrelsofoileachday.BPhasincreasedtheamountofoilcaptured.CoastGuardAdmiralThadAllensaidFridaythat_____________barrelswerecapturedinthepasttwenty-fourhours.

Also,BPsaiditwasgettingclosertothedamagedwell.AndBP'

schairmantoldSkyNewsthatTonyHaywardwillnolongerbe________thedailyoperationsintheGulfofMexico.

US-RussiaSpyExchangeBringsQuickEndtoCase

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

TheUnitedStatesfreedtenadmittedRussianagents.ThemenandwomenwerearrestedinlateJuneandpleadedguiltyonThursday.

Inexchange,Russiareleased_______RussiansservingprisonsentencesonchargesofspyingfortheWest.ThemenincludeIgorSutyagin,anarmsresearcherwhoalwaysdeniedthecharges.Someconsideredhimapoliticalprisoner.

TheUnitedStatesdeportednineRussiansandanAmericancitizenborninPeru.Someraisedchildrenwhilelivingquietlivesasmarriedcouples.AneleventhsuspectdisappearedafterbeingfreedonbailinCyprus.

ThegroupwasaccusedoftryingtogaininformationonAmericannuclearweapons,foreignpolicyandpoliticsfortheSVR--Russia'

sforeign_________service.

Thewaybothcountriesare________theissuesuggeststhat"

neithersideisinterestedinstartingafight."

SosaysAndreiKoztunofoftheNewEurasiaFoundationinMoscow.Russia'

sForeignMinistrypraisedtheexchange,saying,"

TheactionwastakeninthegeneralcontextofimprovedRussian-U.S.relations."

Thetenwereonlychargedwith__________toactasundeclaredforeignagents.Theywerenotchargedwiththemoreseriouscrimeofespionage,soth