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President Barack Obama distanced himself from a deeply divided U.S. Congress on Thursday, pledging to deliver fresh ideas to create jobs and slamming lawmakers for "bickering" that gets in the way of recovery.

Republicans Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty clashed repeatedly over their records during a presidential debate on Thursday, two days before they vie for conservative support in a straw poll that could make or break their campaigns.

Eight Republican White House hopefuls meet in a nationally televised debate on Thursday, hoping to generate momentum two days before an Iowa straw poll that will test the strength of their campaigns.

Syrian forces killed at least five people in an assault on two northern towns on Thursday, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad despite new U.S. sanctions and regional calls to end bloodshed.

Moviemakers producing a film about the U.S. special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden are getting help from the Pentagon, but the Obama administration dismissed concerns on Wednesday that classified information has been divulged.

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"The Help" needs no help from movie critics to lure the millions who've already read and loved the 2009 bestselling novel upon which it is based.

"We do have a serious problem in terms of debt and deficit, and much of it I inherited," Obama said. The financial crisis, he said, made the problem worse.

The amount of negative attention Standard & Poor's has received since its decision to downgrade U.S. long-term debt, would make it seem like the rating agency is public enemy number one.

Dr. Bernadine Healy, the first woman to serve as the head of the National Institutes of Health and as president of the American Red Cross, died Saturday of complications from a brain tumor.

A 10-year-old girl, who goes by the handle of CyFi, found that the gaming prowess of many a smartphone can be undermined by some serious security holes.

Hours before a straw vote test in Iowa, Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to make it clear whether or not he will run for the presidential election.

Citing Congressional inaction on education reform, the White House announced on Monday that it would grant waivers exempting states from an onerous achievement benchmark established by No Child Left Behind.

In a White House address Monday, President Barack Obama said Standard & Poor's credit downgrade of the United States represented a statement on the nation's political will. Underscoring that "the U.S. is still an AAA country," Obama again called on congressional officials to make the tough decisions necessary to balance the budget long-term.

President Barack Obama on Monday blamed a downgrade in the United States' credit rating on political gridlock in Washington and said he would offer some recommendations on how to reduce federal deficits.

After considering a resignation once a debt deal was reached, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner confirmed on Sunday that he will remain at his post at President Barack Obama's request, making him Obama's longest-serving economic adviser after the first-ever U.S. credit downgrade.

Some of the most explosive teenage talent in the world is engrossed in the dark art of illegal hacking and waging cyber wars on governments and corporations. And then there are those young children who master the art of legal hacking in schools run by former hacking wizards.

With every gloomy economic report, debt crisis and mood swing on Wall Street, President Barack Obama's fight for re-election in 2012 gets a little tougher.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who had considered stepping down after the government borrowing limit was raised, confirmed on Sunday that he will remain at his post at President Barack Obama's request.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will remain in the position at President Barack Obama's request. Geithner considered stepping down after the government borrowing limit was raised.

NATO tried to determine on Sunday if Taliban insurgents had shot down a troop-carrying helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 38 in the largest loss of life suffered by foreign forces in a single incident in 10 years of war.