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The Federal Reserve says it will keep interest rates at their historically low levels for an extended period of time. It also confirmed it will end the program to buy mortgage securities by the end of the month. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports. In a statem

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The FBI has custody of a couple charged with conspiring to attempt to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela. Department of Justice spokesman Dean Boyd says a scientist and his wife appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The defen

NPR 2010-07-18

BP officials say they're encouraged by the way a cap is working to prevent more oil from gushing from a broken well in the Gulf of Mexico. Vice President Kent Wells says they're closely monitoring information on pressure and temperature since the wel

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President Obama now says same-sex marriage should be legal. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports the White House has been under pressure to clarify the presidents position since Vice President Joe Biden expressed support for gay marriage on Sunday. The president

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CNN 2009-05-20

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President Barack Obama said today with an estimated 3.6 million people losing their jobs since the start of the current recession, there is no time to waste in getting the economic stimulus plan through Congress. President's remarks coming as Senate

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The Justice Department has unsealed terrorism charges against the man who has been linked to a Somali terrorist group called Al-shabaab. Authorities say he had bomb-making instructions in his possession when he was arrested. NPRs Dina Temple-Raston r

NPR 2011-04-04

Seventy-nine Southwest's planes remain grounded after a hole tore the fuselage open in a plane out of Phoenix Friday. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the issue of metal fatigue is not new to Southwest. The plane damaged Friday was a 15-year-old Boeing

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