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AP - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.
Sat Mar 13 10:11:39 -0600 2010

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, looks on as Gina Owens hugs her grandson, Marcelas Owens from Seattle, Wash., whose mother, Tiffany Owens died after losing her job and health care, Thursday, March 11, 2010, during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.


Sat Mar 13 15:32:24 -0600 2010

Delegates rise to sing the Chinese national anthem during the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday, March 13, 2010. China's top parliamentary adviser said Saturday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government's biggest priority this year. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Mao Zedong's grandson couldn't have put it more simply. China's biggest challenge? "Economic development," he said, as the nation's most public political meetings end with sweeping goals to expand growth — and help more Chinese enjoy it.


Sat Mar 13 08:25:53 -0600 2010

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after voting on the Tax Extenders Act. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.


Sat Mar 13 16:04:52 -0600 2010