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A federal panel chooses a go-slow approach to investigating whether workers got cancer at the nuclear weapons facility

AP - Top United Nations officials urged Iraq's neighbors Tuesday to leave the door open to Iraqis fleeing the country by the tens of thousands each month, but said other countries also need to help.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to waive a cap on the number of reverse mortgages that a federal housing agency may insure for older Americans who want to turn their home equity into cash.

Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, who fought for electoral reform and reached new heights for a black congresswoman in seven terms serving Southern California, has died