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Senate Republicans are showing far more flexibility than their tea party-backed House colleagues as Washington policymakers seek to steer the government away from a first-ever default on its financial obligations.

Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller says he thinks a deal to end the NFL lockout will be reached this week — and that retired players won't stand in the way of an agreement.

The White House on Tuesday threw its backing behind a bill that would repeal a 15-year-old law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Mirroring the broader economy, the strength of the national health care labor market remained mostly stagnant in the second quarter of 2011, as measured by the Health Workplace Solutions Labor Market Pulse Index.

Highlights of a Republican-written "cut, cap and balance" bill the House plans to consider on Tuesday

One of the Senate's staunchest budget-cutters unveiled Monday a massive plan to cut the nation's deficit by $9 trillion over the coming decade.