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The president fulfilled 37 percent of his campaign promises. Some dispute that, saying the president did a lot of heavy lifting in his first term—health care, Wall Street reform, the stimulus—and he would have accomplished more if Republicans had not blocked him at every turn.

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is telling top donors that President Barack Obama won re-election because of the “gifts” he had already provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters and because of the president’s effort to paint Romney as anti-immigrant.

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For African-American college students, the novelty of university life, moving away from friends and family, academic requirements, and general social pressure may create a sense of stress that requires especially adaptive coping skills.

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The Jesse Jackson Jr. story continues to have more twists and turns than a mountain road. The latest chapter is that he has been released from the Mayo Clinic, but is now AWOL according to a published report.

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It looks like Americans have had enough of billionaire Donald Trump’s screams for attention. Activist Angelo Carusone created a petition on SignOn.org urging the retailer to sever ties with Trump. The petition statement reads: Macy’s: Donald Trump does not reflect the “magic of Macy’s.”

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The rise of technology could mean the downfall of cursive writing in schools. On Tuesday, the Kansas State Board of Education will ponder the future of cursive writing and its possible elimination from the curriculum. In its place, school districts could place more emphasis on typing.

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His lease renewed in trying economic times, President Barack Obama claimed a second term from an incredibly divided electorate and immediately braced for daunting challenges and progress that comes only in fits and starts.

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Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana.

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The ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. easily won re-election Tuesday despite a months-long medical leave that kept him from campaigning. Jackson wasn’t expected to lose, but three little-known and vocal challengers had continually brought up his name and corruption allegations against him.

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Newly elected Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’ll go to Washington believing there is a “lot of room for compromise” on the most pressing issue facing Congress: What to do about the deficit and the impending fiscal crisis.

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