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Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Americans want their government to create jobs through spending on public works, investments in alternative energy or skills training for the jobless. Full Story »

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will accept his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, later today with a speech that will focus largely on war. Full Story »

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House will resume debate on legislation to toughen rules policing Wall Street today after lawmakers clashed over an industry-supported fund the government would use when unwinding failed systemically important firms. Full Story »

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street firms are recovering. Their standing with the American public isn’t. Full Story »

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s envoy to North Korea failed to win an agreement from the communist regime to return to multilateral nuclear disarmament talks following a year of deteriorating relations. Full Story »

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A congressional committee approved subpoenaing the Virginia couple accused of crashing a Nov. 24 White House state dinner to appear before the panel on Jan. 20. Full Story »

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats agreed to abandon a full government-run insurance program in a bid to remove one of the biggest obstacles to health-care legislation. Full Story »

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lou Dobbs left a television show on CNN to pursue a possible political career. For now, he’d have trouble beating a comedian. Full Story »

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to more than double a tax on income earned by executives of private equity and venture capital firms to pay for the renewal of dozens of tax breaks. Full Story »

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care. Full Story »