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Assembly line staff work on a cockpit at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas (File)

Orders for Some US Goods Increasing

Orders for durable goods were up 0.5 percent in February, led by a jump in orders for airplanes and machinery

US Capitol Hill

US Health-Care Reform Faces Final Hurdle

Senators considering legislation that House of Representatives has approved to modify health care bill passed on Sunday

Senator Edward Kennedy (file photo)

Obama Honors Late Senator Edward Kennedy

Senator Kennedy had made universal health care his signature issue and attempted several times to move legislation on issue

Map of Greenland's ice

NASA Researchers Study Polar Ice in Greenland

Scientists say tracking changes in polar ice can help them better predict changes in climate and sea level

US Considers European Approach to Energy Independence

Feed-in tariff program relies on funding from electricity users, not taxpayers

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, following the final vote in the House of Representatives for an overhaul of the health care system, March 21, 2010

Obama To Sign Health Bill, Intensify Work on Other Agenda Items

Republicans launched efforts to repeal health care bill, but president plans more to deliver his message after he signs bill Tuesday

Cans of Pepsi are shown at a Palo Alto, California, grocery store,11 Feb 2010

Pepsi Pledges Cuts in Fat, Salt, Sugar

Plans to cut unhealthy ingredients by 2020, make products more nutritious, improve labels for clearer information on food items

Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a press conference after the House passes health care reform in the U.S. Capitol, 21 March 2010

US House of Representatives Approves Landmark Health Care Legislation

Majority Democrats hand President Obama a victory on his top domestic priority

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., 21 January, on the foreign policy issue of Internet freedom

US Government Works to Break Down Virtual Walls

Economic growth linked to Internet freedom

President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the nation following the final vote in the House of Representatives for a comprehensive overhaul of the health care system, at the White House, 21 March 2010

Obama to Soon Sign Major Health Care Reform

President Barack Obama is to soon sign into law a bill that overhauls the U.S. health care system

Symbolic Coffins Mark Anti-War Protests in Washington

Many say they are disappointed in lack of change from previous policies

Space shuttle being transported at the Kennedy Space Center

US Space Shuttle Program Nears End of its Voyage

NASA boosts Florida's economy by billions of dollars, generates thousands of jobs

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health insurance reform during his event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, 19 Mar 2010

Obama Makes Final Public Appeal on Health Care

President says Congress face choice between supporting interests of insurance companies or taking historic step to meet Americans' needs

Congressman Mike Pence is an opponent of the health reform bill

US Congress Waging Fierce Final Battle over Health Care Reform

Opposition Republican Party sees opportunity to damage Obama's administration, limit him to one term

Colleen LaRose, known as 'Jihad Jane' and 'Fatima LaRose', (undated photo)

'Jihad Jane' Pleads Not Guilty in Plot to Kill Swedish Cartoonist

Colleen LaRose's indictment charges that she recruited men on Internet to carry out 'violent jihad,' in South Asia and Europe

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Fed Chief Argues for More Central Bank Oversight

Bernanke fights back against Senate efforts to scale back Federal Reserve oversight of US banks

A television indicates that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, 16 Mar 2010

US Reports: Slow Economic Growth, Little Inflation, Meager Job Gains

Labor Department report says overall prices unchanged during February

President Barack Obama at the White House, 18 Mar 2010

Obama Postpones Indonesia, Australia Trip Until June

President will remain in Washington to help push his health care reform plan through Congress

Taxing Junk Food May Help Reduce Obesity, Improve Health

People tend to consume less pizza and sugary soft drinks when they cost more

Undecided Lawmakers Feel Pressure as US Health Care Vote Nears

Supporters work feverishly to try to solidify minimum 216 votes needed to pass sweeping health care reform legislation

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