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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September, sidestepping any threat of a government shutdown

The bipartisan 318-109 vote sends the measure President Barack Obama to be signed into law

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JERUSALEM (AP) — On the second day of a Mideast tour, U.S. President Barack Obama is set to emphasize the importance of reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, a message underscored when militants in Gaza launched rockets into southern Israel.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate appears set to approve a huge, bipartisan spending bill to keep the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official says budget cuts are making it more difficult to negotiate new trade deals and enforce existing ones.

Demetrios Marantis, the acting U

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NEW YORK (AP) — A surprisingly strong increase in new home construction is sending stocks higher in early trading on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 40 points, or 0.3 percent, to 14,491 shortly after the opening bell Tuesday

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WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seem conflicted on whether they think states can force people to prove their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote.

Arizona is challenging a lower court's refusal to let it demand that prospective voters document their U

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is announcing her support for gay marriage.

In an online video released Monday, Clinton says gays and lesbians deserve "the rights of citizenship

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is endorsing comprehensive immigration reform as part of a multi-step roadmap designed to improve the GOP's brand among minority voters who overwhelmingly backed Democrats last fall

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The Obama administration is reversing itself -- and it's acknowledging to Congress that it did, in fact, release more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from immigration jails last month because of budget constraints.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar is continuing to gain against world currencies following the latest signs that the U.S. economy is strengthening.

The Labor Department reported that applications for unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week

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