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Obama Renews Offer To Cut Social Safety Net For Budget Deal
President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in ...White House, Lawmakers Closer On Cybersecurity Bill
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said on Friday negotiations with the White House on a new cybersecurity bill have resumed, and the two sides are not "that far apart" after ...Domestic Drones Reshaping U.S.Crime-Fighting
As U.S. authorities grapple with how to regulate the use of unarmed drones in U.S. skies, a small network of police, first responders and experts is already flying unmanned aircraft. These operators ...BP Trial Continues: Exec Says Spill Probe Did Not Address Cost Overruns
BP Plc's investigation of its disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout did not address the impact of cost overruns on the well, a BP executive said on Thursday, in the final day of testimony this week ...No Yahoo, Insurer Likes Work-at-Home Employees
For more than six years, Tammy Saunders has woken at 5:30 a.m., showered, dressed and walked upstairs— to her office. A nurse practitioner, Saunders works as a case manager for Hartford, ...E&Y To Pay $123M In U.S. Tax Shelter Probe Settlement
Ernst & Young agreed on Friday to pay $123 million to resolve a federal investigation into its role developing and marketing tax shelters that helped its clients avoid more than $2 billion in tax ...As Energy Boom Nears Cities, A Backlash Grows
Colorado regulators grappling with a historic energy boom that's pushing oil rigs to the very doorsteps of suburban schools and homes were among the first in the nation to require companies to ...