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The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff to meet the needs of returning veterans, but still has more to do to meet a requirement set by President Barack Obama.

In 2012, national health expenditures increased by an estimation of 4.3 percent, which is slightly higher than 3.9 percent between 2009 and 2011.

It was little surprise when freshman Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants. After all, the Republican Marine Corps veteran had just won the seat in Congress formerly held by firebrand Rep. Tom Tancredo, who had pushed the party to...

Union leaders are rolling out a 14-city campaign to mobilize support for President Barack Obama's immigration overhaul plans.

The Republicans' solution to repaying more quickly North Carolina's $2.6 billion debt to the federal government for unemployment insurance claims continued on the fast track at the General Assembly, but it's slowing down a little.

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest but steady pace.