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Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the

More Democratic Congress still a house divided

More Democratic Congress still a house divided
By ALAN FRAM and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The new Congress will be slightly more Democratic and more female though House Republicans still hold a majority large enough to confront and confound President Barack Obama as the nation grapples with a slow-moving economic

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Some reward. Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Some reward. Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S.

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Some reward. Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Some reward. Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S.

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily

The economy Obama faces: Slow but gaining steadily
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Some reward. Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S

News Summary: US home prices rise most in 6 years

News Summary: US home prices rise most in 6 years
By The Associated Press ANNUAL PRICES RISE: U.S. home prices jumped 5 percent in September compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase since July 2006, according to data provider CoreLogic. MONTHLY PRICES DIP: Prices declined 0.3 percent in September from August, the first

A look at recent tech-industry earnings

A look at recent tech-industry earnings
By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft released a new version

Economy is still driving issue in election

Economy is still driving issue in election
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The race for the White House is pretty much back where it started, after thousands of ads, billions of dollars in spending, two conventions and three presidential debates. Despite some detours, the emphasis is heavily on the nation's lukewarm