President Obama renewed his call to improve the nation’s “crumbling” infrastructure during his State of the Union address Tuesday, saying it will create jobs and help the nation compete in the global economy.
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Obama used his State of the Union address to ask the nation to meet the challenges of a global economy, framing what he called a competitiveness agenda that includes traditional Democratic proposals like increased education spending, alongside gestures to Republicans seeking deep budget cuts.
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National study uses OraSure product to screen for heroin.
Heroin use is five times more prevalent than previously thought, according to a study conducted by Quest Diagnostic Drug Testing using a drug-testing product made by OraSure Technologies in Bethlehem.
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Associated Press PhotoPresident Obama delvers his State of the Union address.*Obama pithces global fight for U.S. jobs in address (New York Times)WASHINGTON — President Obama challenged Americans on Tuesday night to unleash their creative spirit, set aside their partisan differences…
After bailouts in Greece and Ireland, investors are scrutinizing nearly every country with high debt.
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Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg meets with South Korea’s foreign minister and will visit China.
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg arrived here Wednesday with a warning that world leaders would take steps to press their objections to North Korea’s uranium enrichment program.
In a letter to troops, Gen. David H. Petraeus offered an assessment that was noticeably more upbeat than a White House assessment issued last year.
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Jeffrey Feltman, assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern affairs, says Washington has offered Tunisia ‘whatever support is appropriate and requested’ in conducting a nationwide election.
The top U.S. diplomat for the Arab world gave Washington’s firm endorsement of the uprising that ousted Tunisia’s longtime ruler, even as a crisis over the North African country’s transitional government continued to simmer.
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday, after disappointing earnings in the U.S., but shares in Seoul got a lift from news of faster-than-expected economic growth.
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President Obama is calling for Americans to unleash their creative spirits, set aside partisan differences and come together around a goal of outcompeting other nations.
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