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Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of...

Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...

US Senators Warn of Stalemate in Libya [VIDEO]

University Prof Calls for Congressional UFO Hearing

Congress has a full plate of hearings coming up. Everything from medical liability reform, creating and promoting jobs and investigating Internet child pornography to assessing China's behavior and making immigration work for American minorities. Do you think the House or Senate will have any extra time to discuss UFOs?...

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Unlikely to Pass GOP

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath. They say any bill that even hints at...

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06/02/12 Obama to congress: Get to work Source: United Press International (UPI) President Barack Obama said Saturday Congress should "get to work" on a jobs bill he proposed in 2011 "full of bipartisan ideas" to put Americans back to work.
06/02/12 Bill mandates plan to secure border within five years Source: The Times Herald - Port Huron MI Congress is considering legislation creating a plan to measure and track how well the countrys borders are being protected.
06/02/12 Obama piles pressure on Congress after jobs report Source: The Economic Times - India US President Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Congress on Saturday, urging lawmakers to pass a string of bills designed to help grow the economy and create more jobs -- after a new uptick in the nation's unemployment rate.
06/02/12 President, Republicans Accuse Each Other Of Playing... Source: ABC - KERO 23 - Bakersfield CA Stop playing politics with taxes, President Barack Obama told Congress in his weekly address Saturday.
06/02/12 Obama to Congress: 'Get to work' Source: USA Today A day after a bad employment report, President Obama called on Congress Saturday to pass a string of jobs proposals as the economy struggles to recover from the 2008 financial meltdown.

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