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WASHINGTON – After more than a week of tirelessly pressuring Congress to move his top domestic priority, President Barack Obama may have to settle for a fallback strategy on health care overhaul. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads back to Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he's likely to face more tough questions about the central bank's extraordinary actions to rescue the economy and its ability to take on even more responsibility. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Immigration agents raiding homes for suspected illegal immigrants violated the U.S. Constitution by entering without proper consent and may have used racial profiling, a report analyzing arrest records found. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Kiefer Sutherland's legal troubles for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer in a New York City nightclub are over. Full Story »
RENO, Nev. - In the last year, Ben Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a Super Bowl title and solidified his legacy as one of the game's great big-game quarterbacks. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets President Barack Obama on Wednesday in a visit aimed at asserting Iraq's newfound sovereignty and encouraging foreign investors to return to the war-ravaged country. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the ideas proposed for U.S. healthcare reform could cost patients thousands of dollars a year out of their own pockets, and premiums could end up being too high, according to two reports. Full Story »
VARANASI, India/WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A total solar eclipse on Wednesday swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun. Full Story »
PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about the possible transfer of nuclear technology from North Korea to military-ruled Myanmar, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Full Story »
PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sketched out on Wednesday how the United States might cope with a nuclear Iran -- by arming its allies in the Gulf and extending a "defense umbrella" over the region. Full Story »
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan is repositioning forces to the south after complaints too few are involved in major U.S. and British offensives against the Taliban, officials said on Wednesday, even as clashes erupted in the north. Full Story »
BOSTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Tuesday dropped disorderly conduct charges against a preeminent black scholar stemming from an incident that drew fresh attention to police treatment of minorities in the United States. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending. Full Story »
BANGKOK (AFP) - The United States is ready to help its Gulf allies establish a "defence umbrella" if Iran does not back down over its nuclear programme, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday. Full Story »
LE-GRAND-BORNAND, France – Tour de France leader Alberto Contador and second-place Astana teammate Lance Armstrong have started on the 17th stage of the race, which features five tough climbs. Full Story »
NEW YORK - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't revealing when he'll decide whether to reinstate Michael Vick now that the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback has been released from federal custody. Full Story »
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will tip off in Beijing in a pre-season game on October 11 as the NBA returns to the Chinese capital for a second year in a row, the league said on Wednesday. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES - Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, Matt Kemp added a two-run shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Cincinnati 12-2 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive home victory over the Reds. Full Story »
NOTTINGHAM, England (AFP) - Sven-Goran Eriksson insists money is not the motivation for his new role as director of football at tiny League Two club Notts County. Full Story »
HOUSTON - Rockets center Yao Ming had surgery Tuesday to repair a broken bone in his left foot. Full Story »
SUNSET, S.C. - Dabo Swinney plans to be less hands on in his first full season as Clemson's coach. Full Story »
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Fragile Russian top seed Dmitry Tursunov received an unexpected confidence boost as Michael Berrer made 16 double faults in a 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 loss at the ATP Indianapolis Championships. Full Story »
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - An Ohio man who says he's not much of a golfer pulled off a feat that not even some of the best players have matched. Full Story »
MANCHESTER, England - Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday to capture the WBA junior welterweight title. Full Story »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An independent drug test on Jeremy Mayfield was negative for methamphetamines, contradicting the results of a NASCAR test taken 40 minutes earlier, the driver claimed in court documents filed Tuesday. Full Story »
LONDON - Construction work on a handball venue for the London Games has begun two months early, meaning all permanent venues for the 2012 Olympics are under way, organizers said Monday. Full Story »
NEW YORK – Morgan Stanley says it lost more than $1.2 billion during the second quarter as it took a charge to repay government bailout money. The investment bank was also hurt for a second straight quarter by the improving value of its own debt. Full Story »
MESQUITE, Texas - A few steps into the air-conditioned Mesquite Rodeo is all it takes to feel the relief. Full Story »
INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly & Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 21 percent as stronger drug sales helped blunt the impact of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates. Full Story »
LONDON (AFP) - The British economy could contract as much as 7.5 percent this year if the swine flu pandemic continues to escalate, a report published Monday. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co on Wednesday said quarterly profit increased 47 percent as strong mortgage banking results and the acquisition of Wachovia Corp offset rising credit losses. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers will spend 8.5 percent to 12 percent less this year on back-to-school items than they did last year, as cash-strapped parents try to get children to wear last year's fashions, a retail industry monitor said on Tuesday. Full Story »
TEANECK, N.J. - A New Jersey woman's bake sale has helped her forestall foreclosure. Full Story »
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian militants have freed six crew members abducted earlier this month from an oil tanker, a Norwegian oil services company said. Full Story »
DES MOINES, Iowa - SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, said Tuesday investment losses pushed it to a loss for the second quarter. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr., a former mutual fund executive, will take the helm of Freddie Mac next month, the mortgage finance company said Tuesday. Full Story »
As a former student of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management (Carlson Full-Time MBA Profile) and its MBA admissions director for the last two years, Jeff Bieganek can describe the perfect MBA student for Carlson better than most. To hear Bieganek tell it, the ideal Carlson applicant is academically prepared, a team player, and a natural-born leader. Full Story »