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SINGAPORE – President Barack Obama said Sunday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes to persuade Iran to send its enriched uranium to his country.

SHANGHAI – President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how — or if — he should raise traditional human rights concerns.

Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics? What's next? The former head of Lehman Brothers on financial risk management?

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

WASHINGTON – The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday.

AP - A California senator called on the head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to disclose how the agency plans to address the widespread problem of toxic drinking water in the nation's schools.

Pre-school programs could be made available all of Arkansas' 3- and 4-year-olds without additional state funding, the state's new education commissioner said today.

PHILADELPHIA – They say politics makes strange bedfellows. It turns out education does, too.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich begin a nationwide "listening and learning" tour in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

The trio will visit a pair of city schools, where they will discuss President Barack Obama's education reform initiatives with students, teachers, administrators and parents.

Other scheduled tour stops include New Orleans on Nov. 3 and Baltimore on Nov. 13.

WASHINGTON – Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way.

PORLAMAR, Venezuela – Iran is helping to detect uranium deposits in Venezuela and initial evaluations suggest reserves are significant, President Hugo Chavez's government said Friday.