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Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health bill

2 hrs 12 mins ago

Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.

Senate Dems move to curb Fed's powers

2 hrs 25 mins ago

Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions.

AP-GfK Poll: Country in a funk

2 hrs 33 mins ago

The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk.

Fed officials warn weak recovery won't spur jobs

2 hrs 35 mins ago

Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday.

Winning numbers drawn in DC 'DC-4' game

3 hrs ago

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Dist. of Columbia Lottery's "DC-4" game were:

Winning numbers drawn in DC 'DC-5 Evening' game

3 hrs ago

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Dist. of Columbia Lottery's "DC-5 Evening" game were:

Winning numbers drawn in DC 'DC Daily 6' game

3 hrs ago

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Dist. of Columbia Lottery's "DC Daily 6" game were:

Winning numbers drawn in DC 'Lucky Numbers' game

3 hrs ago

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Dist. of Columbia Lottery's "Lucky Numbers" game were:

Blame game erupts over probe of Fort Hood suspect

3 hrs ago

Finger-pointing erupted between federal agencies Tuesday over Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Government officials said a Defense Department terrorism investigator looked into Hasan's contacts with a radical imam months ago, but a military official denied prior knowledge of the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any Muslim extremists.

White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan

3 hrs ago

President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.