President-elect Barack Obama said today Congress must take "dramatic action" on his economic aid package as soon as possible, warning that failure to do so would have devastating long-term consequences for the nation. "In short, a bad situation could become dramatically worse," he said.
The U.S. Navy has started a force to battle pirates attacking ships in and near the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health officials in 42 states to determine the cause of an outbreak of a particular type of salmonella called Typhimurium.
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