| Fannie, Freddie Remain State Wards |
| With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program.
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| Menendez Prodded Fed to Aid Lender |
| Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank.
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| First Lady to Fight Childhood Obesity |
| Michelle Obama plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority.
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| Leverage Sought In Health Summit |
| Republicans ruled out any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch in response to Obama's plans for a bipartisan health summit.
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| Ukrainian Candidates Turn to U.S. Consultants |
| Candidates in Ukraine's presidential election relied heavily on American consultants that had previously advised U.S. presidential candidates.
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| Blast Probe Looks at Gas-Line Clearing |
| Investigators are looking at a range of possibilities, including a procedure that uses natural gas to purge pipes, as the cause of an explosion at a Connecticut power plant Sunday.
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| The Roadside Sculptors of Kansas |
| Along Kansas highways roam a wild menagerie of sculptures, mostly welded from odds and ends. These pieces are the work of self-taught artists who plunk their work out by the road.
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| Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77 |
| Rep. John Murtha, the first Vietnam War combat veteran to serve in Congress and a powerful advocate for both the military and his Pennsylvania district, dies at 77.
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| Tests Ahead on Iran |
| This is to be a week of testing on Iran: of the Iranian government, of the international will to oppose that government and of the delicate balancing act that is American policy, writes Gerald Seib.
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| | Doctors: Haitian may have survived 4 weeks in rubble |
| A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors said.
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| Murtha dies after surgery complications |
| Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.
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| Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue |
| In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.
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| Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic' |
| South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience.
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| Doctor charged in Jackson's death |
| Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.
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| Ripples of Dubai killing spread |
| A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
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| Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty |
| A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.
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| 3 shot during New Orleans celebration |
| Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday.
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| Up to 20 more inches of snow for D.C. |
| A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.
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| | Toyota to recall 436,000 hybrids globally |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will recall around 436,000 hybrid cars worldwide, including the 2010 Prius model, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
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| Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.
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| John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.
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| Workers accounted for at Connecticut blast |
| BOSTON (Reuters) - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.
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| Weather closes government offices a second day |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.
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| U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.
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| Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.
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| Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight |
| KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.
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| Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans |
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.
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