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At a glance: The latest on Sandy recovery efforts

By The Associated Press The latest on the fallout from Superstorm Sandy, which hit the East Coast last week, and a new wintry storm hitting the Northeast. - FORECAST: A strengthening storm moving up the East Coast with snow, sleet, rain and wind gusts as high as 60 mph is expected to spread

German experts lower growth forecast, urge savings

By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Germany's government must do more to cut spending to get its deficit under control as the economy is weakening faster than earlier expected, the country's panel of independent economic advisers said Wednesday. Germany's economy, the

World reaction to Barack Obama's victory

By The Associated Press President Barack Obama's re-election in the United States elicited strong feelings - from optimism to skepticism - around the world. A sampling of global reaction: ___ "One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's victory means that everything he campaigned upon is alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries. Every legacy of his first term is safe and enshrined to history. Yet big