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By midmorning Wednesday, Air Force One touched down at Andrews Air Force Base. President Barack Obama had returned from a surprise trip to Afghanistan that lasted a day but was meant to mark a transition to the end of the more than decadelong war.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- When Wisconsin Democrats launched their recall drive against Republican Gov. Scott Walker last year, it was all about unions. They wanted Walker to pay with his job for pushing legislation that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights....

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- When Wisconsin Democrats launched their recall drive against Republican Gov. Scott Walker last year, it was all about unions. They wanted Walker to pay with his job for pushing legislation that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights....

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- When Wisconsin Democrats launched their recall drive against Republican Gov. Scott Walker last year, it was all about unions. They wanted Walker to pay with his job for pushing legislation that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the state's expensive health programs and employee pensions. Gov. Pat Quinn underscored his determination by declaring he was "put on earth" to solve the multi-billion-dollar pension problem....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the state's expensive health programs and employee pensions. Gov. Pat Quinn underscored his determination by declaring he was "put on earth" to solve the multi-billion-dollar pension problem....

By James Freeman Bill Clinton uses 500 years of excuses to explain why Obamanomics isn't working.

The UN imposes sanctions on three North Korean state-owned companies in response to Pyongyang's failed rocket launch last month.

Real Madrid seal the Spanish title with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, while Lionel Messi scores a record 68th goal this season for Barcelona.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's on....

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's on....

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's on....

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's on....

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's on....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As slogans go, President Barack Obama's promise of the "light of a new day" in Afghanistan isn't nearly as catchy as the "Mission Accomplished" banner on the USS Abraham Lincoln the day President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq in 2003....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As slogans go, President Barack Obama's promise of the "light of a new day" in Afghanistan isn't nearly as catchy as the "Mission Accomplished" banner on the USS Abraham Lincoln the day President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq in 2003....