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Bush: 'It's clear our economy has slowed'

President Bush said today that "it's clear our economy has slowed," hours after a government report showed a decline in payrolls for the second straight month. But Bush said the long-term outlook is good, with a stimulus package enacted last month by Congress providing a "booster shot."

Mortgage mess CEOs defend pay

Two former Wall Street CEOs and the head of the nation's largest home lender defended their pay packages to lawmakers today, arguing media reports grossly exaggerated their pay. CNNMoney.com reports the issue is the salaries and perks the executives got as their companies took huge losses in the mortgage crisis.

Slain UNC student's car found

Police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, said Friday they have found a vehicle belonging to a slain UNC student, and are examining it for possible evidence.

Missing model rights activist found

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Invalid votes keep Clinton, Obama stuck

Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton can reach the 2,024 delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee without delegates from Florida and Michigan. But those two states' primary results don't count since each broke a rule. Somehow, some way, somebody must figure out the money and the method to get the party unstuck.

Storm dumps snow, spawns twisters

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Chinese hackers: We tapped into Pentagon

They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon.

Dad drops 30 lbs., tops mountain with daughter

From the outside, Bill McGahan looked like he lived a pretty good life.

Cervical cancer vaccine no simple choice

I'm the mother of two daughters, a teen and a tween. So every day, I tiptoe through hormonally laced minefields hoping to avoid emotional carnage in response to any of my random comments or actions.