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| | Obama Visits Russia Hoping to "Reset" Tense Relations |
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President Barack Obama visited Moscow this week for a two-day summit with Russian leaders that focused on resetting sometimes tense U.S.-Russia relations and renewing cooperation on issues such as nuclear proliferation and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| | U.S. |
| | With Franken Win, Democrats Reach Magic 60 |
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After months of legal challenges, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate seat, pushing Democrats to the filibuster-blocking vote count, 60.
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| | Health |
| | Fixing Health Care Tops President’s Agenda |
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America is home to some of the best doctors and medical facilities in the world, but the high cost of care and the inequity of health insurance must be fixed, according to President Obama.
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| | Science |
| | NASA Probes a Step Toward Moon Base |
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The National Aeronautic and Space Administration launched a pair of lunar probes June 18 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as the first part of a plan to build a base on the surface of the moon by 2020.
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| | U.S. |
| | Unemployment Rises As Recession Drags On |
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As the national unemployment rate climbs above 9 percent, President Barack Obama is urging local governments to create jobs improving parks, building roads and fixing schools.
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The display of the Confederate flag is an act of imparting information or ideas and falls under the constitutional guarantees that protect free speech at school.
