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Last session, Democrats fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on right-to-work legislation. This session, they prevented a quorum. But with $1,000-per-day fines for absences and a House committee approving the measure, the bill is likely to go through.

Some analysts say the U.S. economy has been "decoupling" from Europe for some time, and won't be significantly harmed by the recession now starting in many European countries. And some say the U.S. may not only escape Europe's troubles, but actually could be helped by the turmoil there.

A narrow win in the nation's first presidential primary — or a surprisingly strong finish from one of his rival candidates — will be played up as more evidence that Republicans still have their doubts about the former Massachusetts governor.

Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to stay in power during a speech Tuesday, defying international pressure for him to step aside. He vowed to respond to threats against him with an "iron hand."

The Obama Administration says the 20-year moratorium on new minerals exploration will protect water supplies from contamination. Some Republicans say the move will cost jobs.

With Mitt Romney the overwhelming favorite, his five Republican opponents hoped to chip away at his lead in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and finish well enough to prove they're still in.

The Republican presidential candidate has claimed that the private equity firm he founded helped to create more than 100,000 jobs. But that's only part of the story.

The founders of Google, Facebook and Twitter are all male. Only 4 percent of one high-profile tech incubator's grants went to groups with a female founder. But the leader of a new startup accelerator for women says, "That next visionary is ... going to be wearing a skirt and a great pair of shoes."

A Georgia hospital has launched an advertising campaign that grimly highlights the risks of childhood obesity. The goal of the "Stop Sugarcoating It, Georgia" ads is to shock families into recognizing that obesity is a problem. The ads are making an impact, but the tactics are raising questions.