Oct 16 - By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
The federal government's budget gap is huge — but by some measures, it's been bigger in the past.
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Aug 17 - By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
Many Americans know that China holds the most U.S. Treasury debt, followed by Japan. But who would expect a group of Caribbean countries would collectively come in fifth?
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Apr 29 - By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
The headline number for the gross domestic product showed another stomach-churning decline in the first three months of the year, but buried inside the data were what might be termed "glimmers of hope" for better days ahead.
Apr 28 - By The Associated Press
President Barack Obama marked his 100th office on Wednesday, but it's hardly the only digit that matters to the new administration.
Apr 1 - By The Associated Press
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MILITARY AND PRIVATE CONTRACTOR INVOLVEMENT
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Jan 16 - By The Associated Press
The National Archives and Records Administration is responsible for preserving all presidential records under a federal law passed in 1978. Before that, all presidents got to keep any of their White House records for themselves, but since President Ronald Reagan they have been publicly owned.
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Aug 12 - By The Associated Press
LENGTH OF WAR: Six days of fighting in Georgia and two separatist regions, South Ossetia and Abhkazia, from Aug. 7 through Aug. 12 before a cease-fire was declared by Russia.
Aug 1 - By The Associated Press
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Jun 11 - By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer
Santa Fe, N.M., calls itself "The City Different," a community "brimming with bright, creative, and energetic residents." It is, according to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, overflowing with inspiration.
Jun 2 - By The Associated Press
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May 30 - By The Associated Press
Numbers and more numbers from the Democrats' presidential primary campaign: