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President Barack Obama implied he will have the final say when it comes to finalizing construction of the highly-contested Keystone XL Pipeline.

Michele Bachmann is calling for the repeal of parts of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, including the extremely popular Medicare and Medicaid programs.

DirecTV's net income boomed in the third quarter after adding on a significant number of subscribers in both Latin America and the United States.

Stocks rose in a volatile session on Thursday on hopes Greece's political and financial situation would become clearer and after a surprise interest rate cut in Europe boosted sentiment.

A new Nielsen study reveals that Android is still the dominant smartphone operating system in the U.S., followed closely by Apple iOS. Apple, however, retained its crown as the top hardware manufacturer.

The Miss World beauty pageant has been around for 60 years.

U.S. service sector activity growth eased in October to its slowest level in three months, but new orders for good from factories unexpectedly rose, suggesting economic growth remains patchy.

Though there are less people traveling over the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday period, they will experience more crowded planes and higher fares.

The Obama administration's ongoing headache over Solyndra promises to continue, as a House panel voted to subpoena documents related to the company Thursday, according to Politico. Meanwhile, details emerged that the White House considered bailing out the defunct solar company days before it declared bankruptcy.

CVS Caremark Corp.'s third-quarter earnings jumped 7.3 percent, off a boost in pharmacy services and retail pharmacy revenues.

Gold rose 1 percent on Thursday, boosted by a surprise interest rate cut by the European Central Bank and safe-haven buying amid an uncertain future for the European Union as Greece's government was on the brink of collapse.

A new report by the Daily Mail indicates that the United States and Britain are working together to draft a plan to attack Iran as evidence of new nuclear weapons capabilities in the Middle Eastern country arises.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is the first phone running on Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, is expected to arrive in the United States after Nov. 25, Black Friday. However, some Android smartphone contenders will try their best to spoil the party.

President Barack Obama's SuperPAC Priorities USA Action has released an ad targeting Mitt Romney.

Just when you think the United States economy is about to tip back into a recession -- the dreaded double-dip -- up pops the unexpected -- modestly encouraging economic news, in the form of worker productivity and unit labor costs.

Competition has been so high at Miss World 2011 that 36 contestants initially qualified in the 'beach beauty' competition at London's Earl's Court.

The TV Western is saddling up for a big comeback, and actor Anson Mount couldn't be happier.

Daniel Craig returns as British secret agent James Bond in Skyfall the 23rd installment in one of the world's longest-running and most successful film franchises.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 last week for the first time in five weeks and a trend reading also edged lower, suggesting a modest improvement in the still-moribund labor market.

Kim Kardashian seems to be taking her recent break-up very hard. TMZ reports that the divorcee is telling friends that she is so distraught over the failure of her marriage and the maelstrom of public scrutiny that she cannot function. She is supposedly telling friends, I need to take care of me now, and I can't work for awhile.

China and Russia are using cyber espionage to steal U.S. trade and technology secrets to bolster their own economic development and that poses a threat to U.S. prosperity and security, an intelligence report said on Thursday.