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Walker says feds approve higher Wis. job numbers
By News on May 30, 2012
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration said Wednesday that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has finalized higher job numbers for Wisconsin for 2011, which would blunt one of his opponents' biggest arguments against him just six days before he stands for recall....
Obama signs bill reauthorizing Export-Import Bank
By News on May 30, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation that renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the bank's lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. The bank is the government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales....Odd politics, presidential tradition: Bush is back
By News on May 30, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence
By News on May 30, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anti-incumbent fever is scarcely in evidence in the 2012 congressional primaries, despite costly efforts by conservatives to remake the Republican Party and this week's defeat of a Texas Democrat ousted after eight terms in office....Pentagon: al-Qaida still enjoys Afghan haven
By News on May 30, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon says al-Qaida still enjoys safe haven in some areas of eastern Afghanistan, and even though its numbers are small, its presence worries the top American commander there....