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• Election year will shape 2014 congressional agenda

  January 5, 2014

  WASHINGTON — Congress returns to work Monday with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda. Photo credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans intend to focus on every facet of President Barack Obama’s health care law. They see … Continue reading →

• Kerry: U.S. will not send troops to Fallujah and Ramadi

  January 5, 2014

  JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq’s fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won’t send in American troops. File photo. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Kerry said … Continue reading →

• Will 2014 bring bipartisan momentum to Capitol Hill?

  January 4, 2014

  HONOLULU — President Barack Obama returns to Washington this weekend eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days of 2013 can spark bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill. As he opens his sixth year in office, … Continue reading →

• Under Obamacare, out-of-pocket costs leave some ‘underinsured’

  January 3, 2014

  WASHINGTON — For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama’s health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go unfulfilled. It’s true that patients with cancer and … Continue reading →

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  Most Americans have a gloomy outlook for life in 2050

  January 3, 2014

  What will life in America be like in 2050? Turns out 54 percent of participants in a recent survey expect it to go downhill, while only 23 percent think it will improve. Photo illustration by Sonja Dahlgren/Getty Images WASHINGTON — … Continue reading →