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Obama challenges Republicans on goal they embrace (AP)
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama is promoting his efforts to make government more efficient and to persuade companies to bring jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. He rolled out those election-year ideas this past week and used his radio and Internet address Saturday to urge Congress and the private sector to get on board. …
Myanmar signs crucial cease-fire with Karen rebels (AP)
PA-AN, Myanmar ? Myanmar’s government signed a cease-fire agreement Thursday with ethnic Karen rebels in a major step toward ending one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for better ties with the West. The talks between officials and Karen National Union leaders were part of efforts by Myanmar’s new, nominally civilian …