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DES MOINES, Iowa—She did some wild arm swings, sharp robotic turns and pulsing fist pumps. Michelle Obama busted out a few new moves Thursday to mark the second anniversary of her campaign against childhood obesity with a few new friends—14,000 or so, it turns out.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama says a $25 billion settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure abuses "will begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake.   Full Story

The following recall has been announced: ———— SINGLE-CUP BREWERS DETAILS: Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers manufactured by BSH Home Appliances Corp.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The State Department's internal watchdog has cleared the agency of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil across the continental United States.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Don't have the slightest clue what your health insurance covers? The Obama administration says that's going to change, starting this year.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The White House is lauding a rosier election-year economic forecast, predicting the economy could add two million jobs this year.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—House-Senate negotiations on extending jobless benefits and a two percentage point cut in the payroll tax remained stalled Thursday, despite a proposal in which Democrats urged a modest six-week cut in the maximum time unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that its quarterly loss widened to $3.3 billion amid declining mail volume and mounting costs for future retiree health benefits as it struggles to stave off bankruptcy.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Sen. John McCain says the United States should find ways to help the Syrian people under siege from President Bashar Assad, without putting American "boots on the ground.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More than a million popular coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the way schools teach and evaluate students.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama hosts the prime minister of Italy this afternoon at the White House.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Some senior officials at the Federal Air Marshal service made fun of veterans, homosexuals and minorities, creating what employees described as an unpleasant work environment at an agency with a mission that requires operating mostly under the radar, government investigators found.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The prospect of conflict with Iran has eclipsed Afghanistan as the key national security issue with head-spinning speed.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.   Full Story

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WASHINGTON—Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.   Full Story

The 254-173 roll call Wednesday by which the House passed a bill that gives the president the line-item veto, or authority to pick out specific items in spending bills for elimination.   Full Story

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WASHINGTON—A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama met with Senate Democrats on Wednesday to discuss their annual agenda and an upcoming deadline to extend a payroll tax cut.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—Federal employees would pay more toward their pensions and new employees would receive less generous retirement benefits under a House Republican plan to pay for highway programs.   Full Story

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WASHINGTON—A Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that he, like the public, is being kept in the dark about Justice Department legal advice on when the U.   Full Story