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2013 deficit estimate lowered to $642 billion

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, a development that could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year. The Congressional Budget Office

Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year - the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. Passengers shouldn't expect a break anytime soon. Those fees -

Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill

By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Citing problems exposed by the Boston Marathon bombings, senators weighing amendments to a sweeping immigration bill agreed Tuesday to boost security provisions around student visas. The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed by voice vote to an

British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial

By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative tone Tuesday in saying that democratic and multiracial countries like the United States and Britain