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  Jobless rates fall in two-thirds of states

  By Christopher Rugaber  |  May 18, 2012

  Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country.

• Nevada jobless benefit claims fall in April

  By The Associated Press  |  May 18, 2012

  Initial claims for Nevada unemployment benefits fell in April compared with the same month last year, continuing a 29-month trend.

• Senate Dems reject House GOP budget

  By Andrew Taylor  |  May 17, 2012

  Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.

• Tennessee gets $181 million for health exchange

  By The Associated Press  |  May 16, 2012

  Tennessee is one of six states that will share in more than $181 million in federal health care grants.

• GOP plan cuts social programs to protect Pentagon

  By Andrew Taylor  |  May 10, 2012

  Republicans controlling the House are pressing cuts to food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut to the military come January.

• Senate Republicans block debate on student loan bill

  By Alan Fram  |  May 8, 2012

  Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic bill on Tuesday that would keep interest rates on federal college loans from doubling July 1 in an election-year battle aimed at the hearts — and votes — of millions of students and their parents.

• Senate heads toward showdown vote on student loans

  By Alan Fram  |  May 8, 2012

  The top Democrat in the Senate accused Republicans on Tuesday of caring more about the rich than about students as the chamber steamed toward a showdown over keeping student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students in July.

• Obama campaign emphasizes economy in newest ad

  By JULIE PACE, Associated Press  |  May 7, 2012

  President Barack Obama's re-election team, seeking to infuse a bit of positivity into the biting general election campaign, released a new television ad Monday portraying an America on the rise and urging voters to stick with the president.

• Aetna to sell insurance through Costco

  By The Associated Press  |  April 24, 2012

  Health insurer Aetna Inc. has branched out to start selling individual insurance plans to members of the wholesale club operator Costco in nine states.

• Mississippi notches highest teen birth rate

  By The Associated Press  |  April 10, 2012

  Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report.