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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says his ambitious US$3.6 trillion budget will put economic recovery on a stronger foundation that ensures the nation doesn't face another crisis in 10 or 20 years.
At a prime-time news conference Tuesday (Wednesday morning Malaysian time) Obama said: "We will recover from this recession."...

Malaysia's next premier Najib Razak on Tuesday warned the ruling party it must embark on a radical overhaul to win back public support, or face the end of its half-century grip on power.
Najib's address to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at the start of a landmark meeting where it will elect a new leadership, is an attempt to set a new direction for the party which was humbled in March 2008 polls....

UMNO has "retired" a famous "keris" that used to be brandished at party events because the gesture was regarded as ethnically divisive.
Hishamuddin Hussein, the leader of the party's influential and sometimes hot-headed youth wing, shot to fame for waving the keris above his head at annual meetings of the United Malays National Organisation....

NEW YORK: Wall Street's March rally gained momentum on Thursday - this time, thanks to surprisingly good earnings from some major consumer brands.
Strong demand for government debt at the Treasury Department's latest auction also lifted stocks. Investors had been nervous about the government's ability to fund its economic stimulus and financial bailout programs....