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What the new law does
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A giant step toward universal health care
feature With his signature on landmark health-reform legislation, President Obama has launched the first major expansion of social welfare since Medicare was enacted in 1965.
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The case against Goldman
feature The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman with failing to disclose a conflict of interest when it sold a complex financial security called Abacus.
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The ash that grounded Europe
feature Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano shot thousands of tons of ash 30,000 feet into the air, creating a cloud of tiny, sand-like particles that could damage airplane engines.
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The political battle over regulating Wall Street
feature Senate Democrats brought a financial reform package to the floor while Goldman Sachs executives endured 10 hours of questioning and Republicans balked at a number of provisions in the bill.
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Oil slick threatens wildlife and energy bill
feature A week after a drilling rig exploded and sank, cleanup crews in the Gulf of Mexico began a series of “controlled burns” of a rapidly growing oil slick.
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The search for a new Supreme Court justice
feature Political and ideological groups were mobilizing for partisan warfare after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement.
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Reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism
feature President Obama spearheaded a Nuclear Security Summit and gained pledges from 46 nations to work toward locking down all nuclear material worldwide within four years.
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Democrats float immigration reform plan
feature Senate Democrats released a framework for immigration reform that called for national biometric identity cards and a series of steps to tighten border controls.
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Closing in on financial reform
feature Re-energized by the Obama administration’s fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs, Senate Democrats neared passage of an ambitious financial-reform package.
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A failed bomb plot revives terrorism fears
feature Authorities captured a would-be terrorist 53 hours after he allegedly attempted to detonate a makeshift bomb in an SUV parked in New York City’s Times Square.
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Obama’s new proposals to boost employment
feature President Obama unveiled a package of tax breaks and spending initiatives aimed at spurring private-sector hiring.
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A pledge to forge Mideast peace in one year
feature The new peace effort abandons the incremental approach that characterized previous talks. The tough issues will be hammered out in a single package deal.
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A fading recovery spurs the Fed to action
feature The Federal Reserve said it would begin pumping $10 billion into the financial system every month to avert a downward spiral.
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