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In today’s news update, we provide links to headlines regarding Bill Clinton’s release from the hospital, online retail sales, and China and Dalai Lama.

Bill Clinton released from hospital

New York (CNN) — Former President Clinton left a New York hospital early Friday, less than a day after doctors performed a procedure to restore blood flow in one of his coronary arteries.

Terry McAuliffe, a Clinton confidant and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, confirmed Clinton had left New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia campus.

Retail sales get a boost online

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Retail sales rose in January, driven by strength in discount retailers and online merchants, according to a government report Friday.

The Commerce Department said total retail sales edged up 0.5% to $355.8 billion last month, compared with December’s revised decline of 0.1%. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had anticipated that January sales would grow 0.3%.

China Urges Obama to Cancel Planned Dalai Lama Meeting

China is urging the US government to cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet next week with Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu issued a statement Friday, urging the United States to, in his words, “immediately withdraw” plans for a meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama.

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The McCuistion Program Premieres on PBS in Las Vegas
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