Erica Werner AP Writer Washington — Debate raged on unabated Tuesday over the pace and shape of legislation reinventing health care as President Barack Obama tried to remain on the offensive against stiffening opposition, especially from Republicans. Following a recent ...

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Nicholas K. Geranios AP Writer Northport, WA — When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States. That goal has come closer to reality with President ...

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Tom Raum AP Writer Washington — The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today’s bleak landscape. The administration’s annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits ...

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John Flesher AP Environmental Writer Traverse City, MI — Federal officials are preparing for a series of public meetings to discuss President Barack Obama’s initiative to restore the Great Lakes, an ecosystem battered by invasive species, toxic pollution and other ...

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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar AP Writer Washington — Praising and prodding Congress at once, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said a vast reform of the nation’s health insurance system is required to head off instability to families, industry and the government itself. ...

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Darlene Superville AP Writer Washington — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the unemployment rate will keep growing for “several months” as he prepared to head to battered Michigan to unveil a plan to help train people for the next ...

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