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___ Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration after losing Republican support in the Senate, largely over his past inflammatory writings about women.

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___ Outlook for the US economy and stock market brightens WASHINGTON (AP) — The worries that hung ominously over the U.S. economy early this year appear to have lifted.