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Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, who ousted one of the 20th Century's most corrupt dictators to become a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking additional information about Apple Inc's decision to reject Google Inc's voice application for the iPhone.

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful Cash for Clunkers auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.

The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful Cash for Clunkers auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

The successful Cash for Clunkers program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.

The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.

Healthcare companies are spending millions of dollars and marshaling armies of lobbyists to influence a landmark debate in the U.S. Congress that could dramatically change the way they do business.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday assailed federal agencies for delays in starting capital works projects under the economic stimulus plan, saying they were lessening the impact of the $875 billion program intended to revive the economy.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Harvard eminent scholar issued a statement Thursday published on The Root where he serves as editor , regarding his sit down with Cambridge police Sergeant James Crowley and President Barack Obama. The following is the full text of Gates' statement:

Democrats pushed healthcare reform legislation forward in a key House of Representatives panel on Friday but overall progress for President Barack Obama's top policy goal has slowed ahead of a monthlong August recess.

Legislation that would add $2 billion to a cash-for-clunkers program aimed at spurring U.S. automobile sales could move quickly through the U.S. Congress, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said on Friday.

The U.S. economy contracted at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter, government data showed on Friday, but a sharp drop in consumer spending fanned fears that recovery would be sluggish.

Legislation that would add $2 billion to a cash-for-clunkers program aimed at spurring U.S. automobile sales could move quickly through the U.S. Congress, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said on Friday.

U.S. President Barack Obama directed federal agencies on Thursday to enact new rules governing federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells.

The White House is facing uncomfortable questions about its strategy for selling President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul to Americans, after a series of opinion polls showed eroding support for it.

President Barack Obama's drive for U.S. healthcare reform suffered another setback on Thursday when Senate Finance Committee leaders said the panel would not vote on a compromise plan before senators leave for a month-long August recess next week.

President Barack Obama played bartender-in-chief on Thursday at a beer summit of the main players in a racially charged case that he hoped would be a positive lesson in a national dialogue on race.

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors bet that key economic data will show the economic slump is ebbing.