diff --git a/library/cloud/rax_clb b/library/cloud/rax_clb
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+#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: rax_clb
+short_description: create / delete a load balancer in Rackspace Public Cloud
+description:
+     - creates / deletes a Rackspace Public Cloud load balancer.
+version_added: "1.4"
+options:
+  state:
+    description:
+     - Indicate desired state of the resource
+    choices: ['present', 'absent']
+    default: present
+  credentials:
+    description:
+     - File to find the Rackspace credentials in (ignored if C(api_key) and
+       C(username) are provided)
+    default: null
+    aliases: ['creds_file']
+  api_key:
+    description:
+     - Rackspace API key (overrides C(credentials))
+  username:
+    description:
+     - Rackspace username (overrides C(credentials))
+  name:
+    description:
+     - Name to give the load balancer
+    default: null
+  algorithm:
+    description:
+     - algorithm for the balancer being created
+    choices: ['RANDOM', 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS', 'ROUND_ROBIN', 'WEIGHTED_LEAST_CONNECTIONS', 'WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN']
+    default: LEAST_CONNECTIONS
+  port:
+    description:
+     - Port for the balancer being created
+    default: 80
+  protocol:
+    description:
+     - Protocol for the balancer being created
+    choices: ['DNS_TCP', 'DNS_UDP' ,'FTP', 'HTTP', 'HTTPS', 'IMAPS', 'IMAPv4', 'LDAP', 'LDAPS', 'MYSQL', 'POP3', 'POP3S', 'SMTP', 'TCP', 'TCP_CLIENT_FIRST', 'UDP', 'UDP_STREAM', 'SFTP']
+    default: HTTP
+  timeout:
+    description:
+     - timeout for communication between the balancer and the node
+    default: 30
+  type:
+    description:
+     - type of interface for the balancer being created
+    choices: ['PUBLIC', 'SERVICENET']
+    default: PUBLIC
+  region:
+    description:
+     - Region to create the load balancer in
+    default: DFW
+  wait:
+    description:
+     - wait for the balancer to be in state 'running' before returning
+    default: "no"
+    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+  wait_timeout:
+    description:
+     - how long before wait gives up, in seconds
+    default: 300
+requirements: [ "pyrax" ]
+author: Christopher H. Laco, Jesse Keating
+notes:
+  - The following environment variables can be used, C(RAX_USERNAME),
+    C(RAX_API_KEY), C(RAX_CREDS), C(RAX_CREDENTIALS), C(RAX_REGION).
+  - C(RAX_CREDENTIALS) and C(RAX_CREDS) points to a credentials file
+    appropriate for pyrax
+  - C(RAX_USERNAME) and C(RAX_API_KEY) obviate the use of a credentials file
+  - C(RAX_REGION) defines a Rackspace Public Cloud region (DFW, ORD, LON, ...)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Build a Load Balancer
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Provision Load Balancer
+      rax_lb:
+        credentials: ~/.raxpub
+        name: my-lb
+        port: 9000
+        protocol: HTTP
+        type: SERVICENET
+        timeout: 30
+        region: DFW
+        wait: yes
+        state: present
+      register: my_lb
+'''
+
+import sys
+import os
+import time
+
+try:
+    import pyrax
+    import pyrax.utils
+    from pyrax import exc
+except ImportError:
+    print("failed=True msg='pyrax required for this module'")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def cloud_load_balancer(module, state, name, meta, algorithm, port, protocol, type, timeout,
+                         wait, wait_timeout):
+    for arg in (state, name, port, protocol, type):
+        if not arg:
+            module.fail_json(msg='%s is required for cloud_loadbalancers' % arg)
+
+    changed = False
+    balancer = None
+    balancers = []
+    instances = []
+
+    for balancer in pyrax.cloud_loadbalancers.list():
+        if name != balancer.name:
+            continue
+
+        balancers.append(balancer)
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        if not balancers:
+            try:
+                balancers=[pyrax.cloud_loadbalancers.create(
+                    name,
+                    metadata=meta,
+                    algorithm=algorithm,
+                    port=port,
+                    protocol=protocol,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    virtual_ips=[pyrax.cloud_loadbalancers.VirtualIP(type=type)]
+                )]
+                changed = True
+            except Exception, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+
+        for balancer in balancers:
+            if wait:
+                pyrax.utils.wait_for_build(balancer, interval=5, attempts=5)
+
+            if balancer.status == 'ACTIVE':
+                instance = dict(
+                    id=balancer.id,
+                    algorithm=balancer.algorithm,
+                    cluster=balancer.cluster,
+                    connectionLogging=balancer.connectionLogging,
+                    contentCaching=balancer.contentCaching,
+                    halfClosed=balancer.halfClosed,
+                    port=balancer.port,
+                    protocol=balancer.protocol,
+                    sourceAddresses=balancer.sourceAddresses,
+                    name=balancer.name,
+                    timeout=balancer.timeout,
+                    status=balancer.status
+                )
+                instances.append(instance)
+            elif balancer.status == 'ERROR':
+                module.fail_json(msg='%s failed to build' % balancer.id)
+            elif wait:
+                module.fail_json(msg='Timeout waiting on %s' % balancer.id)
+
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        if balancer:
+            try:
+                balancer.delete()
+                changed = True
+            except Exception, e:
+                module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+
+            instance = dict(
+                id=balancer.id,
+                algorithm=balancer.algorithm,
+                cluster=None,
+                connectionLogging=None,
+                contentCaching=None,
+                halfClosed=None,
+                port=balancer.port,
+                protocol=balancer.protocol,
+                sourceAddresses=None,
+                name=balancer.name,
+                timeout=balancer.timeout,
+                status=balancer.status
+            )
+            instances.append(instance)
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed, balancers=instances)
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            state=dict(default='present',
+                       choices=['present', 'absent']),
+            credentials=dict(aliases=['creds_file']),
+            api_key=dict(),
+            username=dict(),
+            region=dict(),
+            name=dict(),
+            meta=dict(type='dict', default={}),
+            algorithm=dict(choices=['RANDOM', 'LEAST_CONNECTIONS', 'ROUND_ROBIN', 'WEIGHTED_LEAST_CONNECTIONS', 'WEIGHTED_ROUND_ROBIN'], default='LEAST_CONNECTIONS'),
+            port=dict(type='int', default=80),
+            protocol=dict(choices=['DNS_TCP', 'DNS_UDP' ,'FTP', 'HTTP', 'HTTPS', 'IMAPS', 'IMAPv4', 'LDAP', 'LDAPS', 'MYSQL', 'POP3', 'POP3S', 'SMTP', 'TCP', 'TCP_CLIENT_FIRST', 'UDP', 'UDP_STREAM', 'SFTP'], default='HTTP'),
+            type=dict(choices=['PUBLIC', 'SERVICENET'], default='PUBLIC'),
+            timeout=dict(type='int', default=30),
+            wait=dict(type='bool'),
+            wait_timeout=dict(default=300)
+        )
+    )
+
+    credentials = module.params.get('credentials')
+    api_key = module.params.get('api_key')
+    username = module.params.get('username')
+    region = module.params.get('region')
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    meta = module.params.get('meta')
+    algorithm = module.params.get('algorithm')
+    port = module.params.get('port')
+    protocol = module.params.get('protocol')
+    type = module.params.get('type')
+    timeout = int(module.params.get('timeout'))
+    wait = module.params.get('wait')
+    wait_timeout = int(module.params.get('wait_timeout'))
+
+    try:
+        username = username or os.environ.get('RAX_USERNAME')
+        api_key = api_key or os.environ.get('RAX_API_KEY')
+        credentials = (credentials or
+                       os.environ.get('RAX_CREDENTIALS') or
+                       os.environ.get('RAX_CREDS_FILE'))
+        region = region or os.environ.get('RAX_REGION')
+
+    except KeyError, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Unable to load %s' % e.message)
+
+    try:
+        pyrax.set_setting("identity_type", "rackspace")
+        if api_key and username:
+            pyrax.set_credentials(username, api_key=api_key, region=region)
+        elif credentials:
+            credentials = os.path.expanduser(credentials)
+            pyrax.set_credential_file(credentials, region=region)
+        else:
+            raise Exception('No credentials supplied!')
+    except Exception, e:
+        module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
+
+    cloud_load_balancer(module, state, name, meta, algorithm, port, protocol, type, timeout, wait, wait_timeout)
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
+
+main()
diff --git a/library/cloud/rax_clb_nodes b/library/cloud/rax_clb_nodes
index 9b850e9c81..ed6f3badab 100644
--- a/library/cloud/rax_clb_nodes
+++ b/library/cloud/rax_clb_nodes
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
-module: rax_clb
+module: rax_clb_nodes
 short_description: add, modify and remove nodes from a Rackspace Cloud Load Balancer
 description:
   - Adds, modifies and removes nodes from a Rackspace Cloud Load Balancer