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As Americans take desperate measures, physicians affirm support for mandate
June 21, 2011The AMA reiterated its support for the individual mandate, the most controversial part of President Barack Obama's signature 2012 health care reform.
Read moreBlown-up levee destroys black community
June 21, 2011A small African-American town is suffering after the Army Corps of Engineers decided to blow holes in a levee in eastern Missouri.
Read moreFBI rules changes provoke Senate inquiry
June 20, 2011The FBI plans to issue new rules broadening the discretion of its 14,000 field agents over matters of individual privacy.
Read moreWhite House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
Read moreHigh Court to women Wal-Mart workers: You’re on your own!
June 20, 2011The lawsuit, had it been allowed to proceed as a class action, could have involved up to 1.6 million women, with Wal-Mart facing billions of dollars in damages.
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