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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
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Manipal, TPG swoop in with sweetened bid for India's Fortis
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Manipal and TPG swoop in with sweetened bid for India's Fortis
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Manipal-led bid for Fortis faces objections: sources
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Major Dr Pepper Snapple shareholder may sell stake ahead of Keurig merger
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