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WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is promising that the central bank will remain vigilant in fighting inflation. The comments sent shock waves through financial markets hoping the Fed was about to call a cease-fire on interest rate increases. Instead, Bernanke’s comments are likely to mean further increases in …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that American criticism of his country’s failure to stop human trafficking was unfair, especially given the mistreatment of some illegal immigrants in the U.S. The U.S. State Department released a report Monday that included Saudi Arabia on a …

WASHINGTON – The federal government should guarantee that all Americans have basic health insurance coverage, says a committee set up by Congress to find out what people want when it comes to health care. “Assuring health care is a shared social responsibility,” says the interim report of the Citizens’ Health …