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President says full economic recovery is still “a ways off” as he heads to meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Later, he flies with the first family to Ghana. Full story
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Obama: Economic recovery ‘a long way off’
President Barack Obama said Friday the world apparently has averted economic collapse but a "full recovery is still a ways off."
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Dems look at taxing the rich for health care
House Democrats working on President Barack Obama's goal of health legislation are narrowing in on an income tax surcharge on the highest-paid wage earners to help subsidize insurance for the 50 million people who lack it.
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E-mails detail Sanford's Argentina trip
When South Carolina's Commerce Department planned a trade mission to South America last year, Gov. Mark Sanford wanted to skip a tour, meet estate agents and keep an evening free.
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