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FILE - In this March 18, 1980, file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker listens to a question as he appears before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. each unanimously voted to adopt the so-called Volcker Rule, taking a major step toward preventing extreme risk-taking on Wall Street that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis. The rule which states that U.S. banks will be barred in most cases from trading for their own profit under a federal rule is named after Paul Volcker, a former Fed chairman who was an adviser to President Barack Obama during the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Chick Harrity, File)

US ban on high-risk bank trades approved

Marcy Gordon · December 10, 2013 9:20 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, file photo, Center for American Progress Action Fund President & CEO John Podesta speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, at The Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas. Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a trusted Democratic operative, will join the White House staff as a senior counselor to President Barack Obama, two persons familiar with the move said late Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)

New top Obama aide to focus on climate, energy

Jim Kuhnhenn · December 10, 2013 9:19 pm

John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS nominee on track for approval despite acrimony

Stephen Ohlemacher · December 10, 2013 9:10 pm

Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein listens at right as Deborah Rutter speaks during a news conference in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, were it was announced that Rutter would become the new president of the Kennedy Center. Rutter, currently the president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will led the cultural center and memorial to President John F. Kennedy, replacing Michael Kaiser who is stepping down next year after more then 13 years as president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kennedy Center names 1st woman to lead arts group

Brett Zongker · December 10, 2013 8:43 pm

Final uranium fuel from Russia arrives in US

Final uranium fuel from Russia arrives in US

Matthew Daly · December 10, 2013 8:22 pm

US: Signing US-Afghan pact will reduce uncertainty

US: Signing US-Afghan pact will reduce uncertainty

Deb Riechmann · December 10, 2013 8:12 pm

White House marking Newtown shooting anniversary

Josh Lederman · December 10, 2013 8:10 pm

Court looks at EPA rule on cross-state pollution

Court looks at EPA rule on cross-state pollution

Mark Sherman · December 10, 2013 7:52 pm

Group wants Fisher Price iPad bouncy seat recall

Group wants Fisher Price iPad bouncy seat recall

Jennifer Kerr · December 10, 2013 7:50 pm

Bipartisan fix advancing for Medicare doctors’ pay

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · December 10, 2013 7:24 pm

Marine Corps commandant pushes for defense bill

Marine Corps commandant pushes for defense bill

Donna Cassata · December 10, 2013 6:00 pm

FILE - This May 1, 2013 file photo shows Federal Housing Finance Authority Director nominee Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., listening as President Barack Obama announces Watt's nomination for the, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Democrats begin a drive this week to muscle a half dozen of President Barrack Obama's Republican-opposed nominees through the Senate after clamping shackles on traditional minority party rights in last month's power play against the GOP. Republicans, however, still have some tools for grinding the Senate's work to an excruciatingly slow crawl. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Dems clear way for Senate OK of Obama housing pick

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 5:42 pm