More Secret Service agents gone; Obama briefed

By Ken Thomas and Alicia A. Caldwell Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents' behavior in Colombia just before President Barack Obama's visit for a summit meeting last week. Agency Director Mark Sullivan came…

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Obama healthcare law could worsen U.S. deficits: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's healthcare law could sharply exceed its cost-savings targets and add up to $530 billion to the federal budget deficit, a leading authority on U.S. government benefit programs said on Tuesday. A study by Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow and the Republican…

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