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The unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. But the news failed to calm already jittery stock markets around the world.

The dead victims of the Tuscon shooting attack represented a range of people that might be found at any congressional constituents' event.

Workers at the world's largest gold mine, located in Indonesia's remote Papua province, have gone on strike for higher pay; several people have died in clashes with police. Critics say the mine's owner, American mining conglomerate Freeport-McMoRan, operates with impunity because of powerful friends.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has made it clear that he wants President Obama's health overhaul law repealed. But conservative lawmakers in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., and elsewhere in the state are expanding insurance coverage for low-income adults.

Polls in the three largest battleground states -- Florida, Virginia and Ohio -- have closed, but it will be some time before the results are known. NPR has called other states, and no surprises here: President Obama has won Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Maine, Maryland and Rhode Island. Gov. Romney has won Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

There's a catastrophic shortage of primary care doctors who provide basic health care. And the need is expected to grow as more people receive coverage under the new health law. Dr. Cathy Crute is one doctor who is holding on to her solo practice in Maine.

New research out of the University of California, Los Angeles shows that the majority of Californians are unprepared to support themselves after retirement, especially when it comes to the cost of healthcare.

The state's Republican Gov. Scott Walker has survived a recall election in one of the most closely watched and dramatic state races. He defeated Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett.

One of the most dangerous times of day for teenagers is after school. That's especially true in the gang-infested neighborhoods of Chicago, where police and school officials are enlisting military veterans to help protect kids on their way to and from school.

Formed by a longtime Republican consultant in California, it has grabbed national attention with its cross-country bus tour and high-profile association with Sarah Palin and others. But some in the Tea Party movement see the Express as old-fashioned.