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Samsung enthusiasts have been so distracted by event announcements and teasers for the Galaxy S3 that they have lost sight of the fact they probably won't get their hands on the device until at least June.

President Obama, relating his and the First Lady's experiences with student loans, told a crowd of college students that he's been in their shoes.

Speaker of the House John Boehner said there is a significant possibility Republicans could lose control of the House in 2012, a surprisingly stark assessment of the party's position two years after it swept into power.

Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday. The Social Security trust fund will be unable under current trends to fulfill its obligations in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year

In a stark reminder of how the recession has damaged the employment prospects of young Americans, an analysis found that more than half of recent college graduates are out of work or toiling in unskilled jobs.

A senior member of the House Foreign Affairs, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, said he was denied entry into Afghanistan because of his criticisms of the Karzai administration.

How much would you spend on a light bulb that lasts 20 years and barely sips electricity? Dutch manufacturer Philips is banking on $60 each bulb, at least for now.

Expensive federal food stamp programs have become a hot-button issue in recent weeks, and a Senate bill now in the works ensures that the highly politicized congressional debate is only just beginning.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 countdown has officially begun with Samsung's teaser campaign in full swing and many more to come ahead of the anticipated May 3 release date, according to a spokesperson for the company.

At the MWC 2012, Nokia managed to steal the show with their PureView 808 and its behemoth 41 megapixel camera. For those who want to get their hands on the powerful camera-phone, it should be arriving in Britain sometime in mid-May for upwards of £500.

Samsung's first teaser about the Galaxy S3 reveals nothing. The Destination: tgeltaayehxnx. is a website containing a countdown clock that has two teasers showing technology that fits easily in your hand. Meanwhile, Amazon Germany has revealed Galaxy S3 features that include 4.7in Super AMOLED touchscreen, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), a 12MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and face detection and 16GB of internal storage expandable to 32GB and a $786 price tag.

Argentine oil group YPF has cut computer links with parent Repsol, two sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.

Afghanistan and the United States agreed Sunday on a draft of a long-awaited deal that will define the scope and nature of a U.S. presence in the country for up to a decade after the pullout of most NATO combat troops in 2014.

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) may have led media reports in recent days with a number of its members embroiled in a Colombian prostitution scandal, but making headlines is unusual for the historically secretive federal law-enforcement agency.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hoping a federal judge will block the Labor Department's proposed changes in the way foreign unskilled guest workers are recruited under the H-2B visa program. Those changes are set to go into effect April 27.

President Obama is urging Congress to prevent a planned interest rate increase on federal student loans, weighing in on the latest budget showdown.

The names of two senior Secret Service agents who lost their jobs due to the Colombia prostitution scandal are now out in the open.

Top military officials told Congress that they are readying contingency plans for Syria but remain committed to pursuing diplomatic solutions over a military intervention.

The U.S. Secret Service has already let go three of the 11 agents caught up in a prostitution scandal that allegedly took place in Cartagena, Colombia, and the U.S. military continues its investigation into the matter. And while prostitution is legal in Colombia, American military personnel accused of picking up prostitutes ahead of President Obama's visit to Colombia may face prosecution under U.S. military law.

In a move that evokes the grueling partisan battles of last summer as the United States teetered on the brink of default, the White House is warning Republicans of a government shutdown if they reject the debt-reduction deal they made with Democrats.

With less than two weeks to go until the anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 release date, rumors and 'leaked' photos continue to flood the web, the latest installment: A 12MP camera.