President Barack Obama exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.

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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of jobs and open new markets for American goods in the future. 1258811874

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Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing

Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Couple plead guilty to Cuba spying, will go to prison

A retired State Department employee will spend life in prison without parole after he and his wife pleaded guilty Friday to serving as covert agents for Cuba for three decades.
FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays

The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.
Couple pleads guilty to spying for Cuba

A retired State Department employee and his wife pleaded guilty Friday to charges that they have been spying for Cuba for decades.
Girl accuses Sacramento mayor of offering her hush money

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation of Johnson's nonprofit St. HOPE organization last year.
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

WASHINGTON - The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. 1258808277
Lawmaker asks people to stop complaining, and gets an earful

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wanted people to stop complaining for a day and count their blessings. What he got, however, was just more complaints.
For central California lawmakers, fundraising never stops

The dollar chase never stops for California incumbents and challengers alike, who keep busy raising campaign funds for themselves and for others.
Senate faces crucial vote on health care

The Senate is poised to approve on Saturday the start of a historic debate over health care legislation aimed at making coverage easier, less expensive to obtain and harder to lose.