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New Hampshire Primary Results: Breaking Down Mitt Romney's Historic Win

Mitt Romney to Lay Out 'Bold' Jobs Plan

Mitt Romney promised Friday to unveil his proposal to cut federal spending and business taxes in a bold jobs plan that would call for a reduction of burdensome regulations and also seek a balanced budget.

Obama Retracts Proposal to Tighten Clean Air Rules

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Following a disappointing jobs report, the Obama administration announced it has decided to postpone a requirement to tighten the nation's clean air standards, claiming the process is too expensive for businesses and local governments to implement in the current economic climate.
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Al Qaeda's new second-in-command Rahman is pictured in handout photograph

9/11 Memorial: As 10th Anniversary Nears, U.S. Close to Defeating al Qaeda

When the U.S. went to war with al-Qaida almost a decade ago after the terrorist organization launched a deadly attack against the U.S., killing thousands and taking down New York's World Trade Center towers, the contest seemed un-winnable at times. Over the past decade, some pundits and experts even labeled it that -- the un-winnable war. But now that the U.S. has reportedly killed Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's second-in-command in Pakistan last month, and largely disbanded the organization...
U.S. Job Market

U.S. Economy Adds Zero Jobs: The Bigger Picture

The U.S. economy created no net new jobs in August -- a disappointing report that will likely increase pressure on the U.S. Federal Reserve to deploy additional monetary tactics to help rev-up GDP growth to create the millions of jobs the nation needs. Also, the unemployment rate remained the same, at an eye-sore level of 9.1 percent.
U.S. President Barack Obama

August Jobs Report: Pressure on Obama Mounts

Amid a dismal August jobs report Friday that showed a net zero jobs were created in the U.S. last month, fueling concerns that the nation is heading for another recession, pressure mounts on President Barack Obama ahead of his major jobs speech before Congress on Sept. 8.
Veteran Evelyn Thomas is arrested after handcuffing herself to a fence at the White House in Washington

Appeals Court asked to Vacate Don't Ask Judgment

Obama administration lawyers asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment declaring Don't Ask, Don't Tell unconstitutional now that the ban on openly gay men and women in the military is about to be repealed.
Gadhafi

Shocking Revelations in Gaddafi Regime’s Secret Files

Secret files obtained from Tripoli headquarters of Libya's intelligence agency, shattered by NATO air-strikes, included startling evidence indicating that top U.S. officials offered aid and advice to Moammar Gaddafi since the beginning of the Libyan public's protest.
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China Curtails Iran Investment Under U.S. Pressure

China is backing off from oil and gas investments in Iran, angering the Islamic republic with move officials and executives said reflected Beijing's efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Where is Gadhafi Hiding?

Despite the rebels' continued advances, Gadhafi is still free and, despite his bravado, may be planning an escape from Libya.
New Hampshire Primary Results: Breaking Down Mitt Romney's Historic Win

GOP 2012: Tea Party Civil War Erupts Over Romney

FreedomWorks, a Washington D.C.-based tea party organization led by former House Majority leader Dick Armey, has ended its involvement and will protest Sunday's Reclaiming America tour in Concord, N.H., since former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will headline the event.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Do Libyan Rebels Deserve a U.N. Seat?

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that Libya's interim government deserves a seat in the United Nations. But it is a premature statement.
U.S. President Barack Obama

High Unemployment, $1.3T Deficit Ahead: White House

Sluggish growth and stubbornly high unemployment will continue to plague the economy next year, according to a Office of Management and Budget analysis that offered a potentially grim portent of President Barack Obama's re-election chances.

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