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Obama hints at Asia free-trade pact

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Can baseball bring U.S., Cuba together?

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Clinton on ‘MTP’

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Obama: Congress should wait on Fort Hood

In his weekly Saturday address, President Obama urges Congress to hold off on investigating the Fort Hood rampage until federal and military authorities have completed their probes.