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An adviser to Michele Bachmann says the Minnesota congresswoman is ending her bid to win the Republican presidential nomination.

Here we are again. Well, at least some of us. After weeks of media hype and millions of campaign dollars, it might be time to start questioning the Iowa caucus results.

Revenue, reform and, of course, cuts. Those are the options Washington state lawmakers will weigh this month as they try to balance a budget deficit projected to be about a billion dollars through the middle of 2013.

Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda and may even benefit in his re-election campaign if lawmakers accomplish little in 2012.

Walgreen CEO Greg Wasson said Friday chances are probably "slim to none" that the drugstore operator will reach an agreement with pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts before their current contract ends Saturday.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is making available approximately $98.5 million through the Workforce Innovation Fund to back employment and training services.