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Obama’s budget will add $7 trillion to national debt
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a federal budget for fiscal 2012 that would pare back record budget deficits, but still add nearly $7 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade...
Obama: Pass DREAM Act this year
After announcing on Friday that his administration will stop...
NSA director defends surveillance, saying it has stopped terror plots
The recently revealed domestic spying program run by the National Security Agency was necessary to stop "over 50" terrorism plots, the director of the NSA said today...
Cain steps up criticism of Wall Street protests
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contender Herman...
Senate Blocks Republican Contraception Measure
In a 51-48 vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected a Republican amendment...
Suicide bombers kill 50 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A pair of suicide bombers attacked a large gathering of anti-Taliban elders inside a government compound in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 50 people in one of the worst terror strikes to hit the country's volatile tribal belt ...
Dream Act fails in Senate
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch Democratic effort to establish a path to citizenship for some children of undocumented immigrants failed in the Senate on Saturday, likely derailing any attempt at sweeping immigration reform in Congress for the foreseeable future...
U.S. Bottled Water Sales Are Booming (Again) Despite Opposition
Despite organized anti-bottled-water campaigns across the country and a noisy debate about bottled water’s environmental impact, Americans are buying more bottled water than ever...
WikiLeaks releases Guantanamo documents, draws White House rebuke
WASHINGTON — Most of those remaining at the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay...
