President Obama is reaching out to the nation's heartland to help him identify ways to encourage more economic growth in rural communities. To that end, the president hosted a forum today on rural development at a community college in northeastern Io
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We're seeing a seesaw effect on Wall Street, where the market turned higher at late morning before moving downward again by mid-afternoon. And this on a day that's seen big losses overseas. Major European share markets closed lower today, capping a t
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Hurricane Irene is gaining strength over the Bahamas as it makes its way straight for the Eastern US. Though still a Category 3, the storm's top winds are now at around 120 miles per hour. Evacuations are already underway on one of the tiny islands o
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Damage assessment is under way in the areas across the Northeastern US that were unexpectedly shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Washington DC resident Litz Rauh says she was rattled as much as the buildings. So shaking, yeah, everything moved, an
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NATO is playing a major role in helping Libyan rebels trying to track down Muammar Gaddafi, landing reconnaissance and intelligence assets. But Gaddafi loyalists continued to put up fight in pockets of the capital Tripoli and in his hometown of Sirte
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Hurricane Irene has been lashing North Carolinas coast. High winds and rainfall were in sheets that windshield wipers can barely keep up with. Irene is maintaining category 1 winds of 85 miles an hour. Its creating storm surges in coastal towns. And
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From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. More than 30 deaths in 10 states set out blame down Hurricane Irene. Property damage is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. About 9,000 flights have to be cancelled. Millions of people up and dow
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The national guard is airlifting food and water to about a dozen Vermont towns where roads and bridges are washed out because of hurricane Irene, a storm that's blamed for more than 40 deaths ,billions of dollars in damage and widespread power outage
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From NPR News in Washington, Im Louise Schiavone. Irene continues its northern track, now a tropical storm strength. How they spend the weekend torrent of a path from North Carolina to New England. At least 18 people have reportedly died across 8 sta
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