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Obama budget to propose spending lift for military, domestic programs 6:03am EST

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget will call for an increase in domestic and military spending that would end spending caps known as "sequestration," a White House official said, setting up a new source of conflict with Republicans in Congress.

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Romney takes aim at Hillary Clinton in new speech

WASHINGTON - Republican Mitt Romney criticized Democrat Hillary Clinton over foreign policy and the economy on Wednesday in what could be a prelude to the line of attack he takes if he decides to run for president a third time.

28 Jan 2015

Arkansas defeats measure to separate Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee day

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A bid to end Arkansas' practice of honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on the same day failed in a state legislative committee on Wednesday.

28 Jan 2015
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U.S. government says Obamacare could affect up to 29 percent of taxpayers

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration estimates that up to 29 percent of U.S. taxpayers could have to take the law known as Obamacare into account as they complete their 2014 income tax returns, officials said on Wednesday.

U.S., Health 28 Jan 2015

Lawmakers submit bill to renew U.S. export credit agency charter

WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to extend the term of the U.S. export credit agency for five years past its current June deadline.

28 Jan 2015