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Bernanke is expected to stick with low-rate stance

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called the economy "frustratingly slow." On Tuesday, Congress will find out whether he still thinks so, even after Friday's news that hiring surged in January and unemployment reached a three-year low.... More

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Obama to host White House Science Fair

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will stress the importance of science and technology education Tuesday when he hosts the second White House Science Fair.... More

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Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.... More

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Obama gives blessing to a super PAC

Fearing a tide of spending by outside conservative groups, President Obama is giving his blessing to a pro-Democratic Party “super PAC” that will work to help his reelection, his campaign said late Monday. More

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Congress OKs bill to prod US aviation into new era

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After five years of legislative struggling, 23 stopgap measures and a two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, Congress finally has passed a bill aimed at prodding the nation's aviation system into a new high-tech era in which satellites are central to air tra... More

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DHS adding public advocate for immigration agency

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Homeland Security Department has appointed a public advocate to handle complaints and questions about its immigration enforcement policies.... More

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New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for... More

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Survey: States predict more dollars for education

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.... More

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Obama team returning money tied to casino owner

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges.... More

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With a Signal to Donors, Obama Yields on ‘Super PACs’

A Republican fund-raising advantage among outside groups has led the White House to change course and use surrogates to encourage donations to a “super PAC.” More

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Romney: No Komen money for Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn't think a prominent breast cancer charity should continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortion services.... More

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Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is urging his top fundraisers to support a Democratic super political action committee which can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections.... More

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US to issue sanctions waiver for Myanmar

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Myanmar as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military rule.... More

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Romney tries to beat back possible Santorum surge in trio of states

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail here Monday and trained his focus on President Obama, but his top aides and key surrogates More

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Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties

AU.S. senator from Alabama directed more than $100 million in federal earmarks to renovate downtown Tuscaloosa near his own commercial office building. A congressman from Georgia secured $6.3 million in taxpayer funds to replenish the beach about 900 feet from his island vacation cottage. A repre... More

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