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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has finally endorsed Mitt Romney to be the Republican presidential nominee, saying his economic policies would help the unemployed find jobs.

The Ohio Republican told reporters Tuesday that Romney's proposals will offer a strong contrast with what Boehner says are President Barack Obama's failed efforts to revive the economy

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, is being flown to a new life as a museum relic.

Discovery departed Florida's Kennedy Space Center at daybreak Tuesday aboard a modified jumbo jet

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Analysts are attributing recent drops in wholesale beef prices to the controversy over so-called pink slime, but no one can forecast what the long term effects will be, if any.

USDA food price analyst, Ricky Volpe, says there are a number of issues

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are falling as tensions eased over Iran's nuclear program.

Benchmark U.S. crude lost 60 cents to $102.23 per barrel in New York while Brent crude lost $2.01 to $119

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The November congressional and presidential elections play a major role in efforts this week by both houses in Congress to advance competing tax plans that have no chance of passage

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China's growing middle class seems to have a growing taste for U.S. beef, pork and poultry.

William Westman, of the American Meat Institute suggests when China officially opens its market to the United States it will have a big impact on world markets

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be in Cheyenne Saturday to give a speech to Republicans

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are falling after China reported weaker economic growth.

China is the second-largest oil consumer after the U.S., and its rapid growth has been one of the primary drivers of world oil demand

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