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President Barack Obama hosted two gatherings at the White House Monday: first the National Governors Association and then the president's own Fiscal Responsibility Summit. Both meetings were largely about the state of the economy and its effect on government spending and revenues.

Michael Steele may be the chairman of the Republican Party, but radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh remains the GOP's most public face. A simmering spat between the two went public this week, culminating in an apology from Steele.

Patients admitted repeatedly to hospitals can be a big source of revenue and a big quality problem. Soon Medicare will penalize hospitals that readmit too many patients too often. Hospitals are trying some new approaches to care to get ready for the change.

International timber trafficking is an estimated $100 billion business. A lab that usually focuses on endangered animal cases is using a sophisticated machine to identify contraband wood shipments.

The airport's restrooms have been declared the best place to visit the bathroom this year. What makes them so special for the 24 million people who go through the airport each year?

An Italian tribunal convicted 207 people on charges related to their membership in an Italian crime syndicate that is one of the world's most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.

After his mother is sexually assaulted, 13-year-old Joe Coutts is desperate for answers. But when both official and tribal investigations let him down, he takes matters into his own hands. Louise Erdrich pits justice against vengeance in her new novel, The Round House.

Workers at an Ohio arboretum are collecting thousands of seeds to help restore forests and fight climate change.

At a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq's Cabinet ministers are officially sworn in, but holes remain. Key posts reserved for representatives of Iraq's Sunni Arab community have still not been filled amid continued wrangling between the Sunnis and leaders of the Shiite majority.

India is a country of a billion people, and two official languages. Hindi and English are designated as the languages of government. This situation has led to the spontaneous creation of "Hinglish," a hybrid language combining elements of Hindi and English.