US health spending grew to $2.3 trillion in 2008 (AP)

AP - The recession dramatically slowed U.S. health care spending to $2.3 trillion in 2008, but it still grew much faster than the economy as a whole, accounting for more than 16 percent of the nation’s economic output, says a new federal analysis.

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Obama ends Hawaiian holiday, returns to Washington (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama ended a Hawaiian vacation to return Monday to the Washington he never really escaped.

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Surrounded by doctors, Obama pitches overhaul (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama says the people who know the health care system the best — doctors and nurses — are supporting his overhaul effort because they’ve seen firsthand what is wrong with how Americans receive care.

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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)

AP - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates

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Obama’s trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP)

AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father’s birthplace.

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Obama’s trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP)

AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father’s birthplace.

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