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The Obama administration says it has good news for seniors: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription plan won't go up next year.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration is making available $1 million in safety and health training grants to detect and prevent unsafe working conditions in and near mines.

A new grassroots organization is asking Congress' Super Committee for a complete repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act as the first step toward government spending cuts.

Time and again during his presidential campaign, Barack Obama was unequivocal: "We are going to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans."

The special panel's goal is lofty: concoct a deal both parties will embrace to slash federal deficits by a mammoth $1.5 trillion or more over the next decade.

The nation's bills are being paid and Congress has bolted the hothouse of Washington, one debt limit deadline beaten and another ahead for a dozen yet-to-be-named lawmakers.