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Obama: Voter anger could hurt Dems

WASHINGTON - Facing big Democratic losses in November, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans and election-year politics last week for thwarting his efforts to do more to spur a listless national economy. He challenged Congress to quit squabbling and quickly approve "what we all agree on" - a reprieve for expiring tax cuts for the middle class. More »

Obama commemorates 9/11 with appeal for tolerance

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust," the president declared. More »

Report: More grandparents raising grandkids

NEW YORK - The number of U.S. children being raised by their grandparents rose sharply as the recession began, according to a new analysis of census data. The reasons, while somber, were not all economic. More »