US Israel criticism ignites firestorm in Congress (AP)

AP - The Obama administration’s fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of America’s top Mideast ally was misplaced.

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Investigators seek motive in 3 slayings in Mexico (AP)

AP - The two families climbed into white SUVs and almost simultaneously left the children’s birthday party put on by the U.S. consulate. One headed deeper into one of the world’s most dangerous cities, the other toward a bridge to El Paso, one of America’s safest

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Mexico’s Slim becomes ‘world’s richest’ person (AP)

AP - The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world’s richest person — the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe’s stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires’ club.

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Obama seeks money, interventions to stem dropouts (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama took aim Monday at the nation’s school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and education districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.

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January spending increases but income growth slows (AP)

AP - Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans’ incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients did not get their usual cost of living boost. The weak income growth could depress spending in the months ahead, acting as a further drag on the fragile economic recovery.

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Clinton to meet with Uruguay’s incoming president (AP)

AP - Troops from Uruguay are regularly among U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed around the world, and U.S.

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Factory activity fueling modest economic recovery (AP)

AP - Hopes that America’s factories will help drive the economic recovery gained support Monday from news that manufacturing activity grew in January to its strongest point since 2004.

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Toyota halts US sales of Camry, 7 other models (AP)

AP - Toyota’s decision to suspend U.S.

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BofA loses $5.2B in 4Q as it repays bailout (AP)

AP - Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it lost $5.2 billion during the final three months of 2009 as consumers struggled to make mortgage and credit card payments and the bank repaid its government bailout money.

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Bank CEOs: Sorry for risky behavior, bad decisions (AP)

AP - Wall Street executives said Wednesday they underestimated the severity of the 2008 financial crisis and apologized for risky behavior and poor decisions. They also defended their bonus and compensation practices to a skeptical commission investigating what caused the collapse

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