National Politics
Focus of shutdown negotiations shifts to Senate
The focus of efforts to end the government shutdown and prevent a U.S. default shifted to the Senate on Saturday, where leaders were in talks aimed at resolving the twin stalemates.
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LOCAL/STATE
Mountain tourism hit by national park shutdown
The closure of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the federal shutdown cost the region $33 million in lost tourism, according to an analysis released Friday.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
General in charge of nuclear missiles is fired
The Air Force fired the general in charge of its nuclear missiles on Friday, just two days after a Navy admiral with top nuclear weapons responsibilities was sacked. Both men are caught up in investigations of alleged personal misconduct, adding to a cascade of turmoil inside the nation's nuclear...
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Nancy Pelosi, Betty Ford join Women's Hall of Fame
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the late former first lady Betty Ford and Title IX advocate Bernice Sandler are among the nine women set to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Pressure on US as global economy meetings near end
World finance officials ending their meetings in Washington are worried by the possibility of an unprecedented U.S. debt default while the shaky global economy already is besieged by other threats.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Shutdown puts businesses, foreign workers in limbo
The partial government shutdown has left high-skilled immigrant workers and the companies that employ them in limbo.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Among social conservatives, a pocketbook message
Evangelicals in search of a new political standard-bearer are looking for more than just opposition to gay marriage and abortion.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
US nuclear force faces a cascade of missteps
First it was bad attitudes among young officers in nuclear missile launch centers. Now it's alleged bad behavior by two of the nuclear arsenal's top commanders.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Senate GOP leader talks of bipartisan solution
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says GOP lawmakers are working on trying to come up with a bipartisan solution to the budget stalemate.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Obama meets with Pakistani teen shot by Taliban
President Barack Obama met Friday with 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls' education and the target of a Taliban assassination attempt who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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BUSINESS
Key dates on debt limit as Thursday deadline nears
Here are key dates to watch as Congress negotiates over raising the U.S. government's debt limit:
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