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‘Colbert Report’ to return Monday after absence (AP)

AP – A representative for Stephen Colbert says “The Colbert Report” will return Monday after a sudden break due to the ailing health of the star’s mother.

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Florida offers look at problems with education law (AP)

AP – Yet when it comes to the federal No Child Left Behind law, the school hasn’t lived up to expectations. Last year, 79 percent of students had to be at grade level in reading and 80 percent in math. Overall, the students exceeded those goals. But two groups — English language learners and the economically disadvantaged — did not.

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FAA to issue rules aimed at tired airline pilots (AP)

AP – Nearly three years after the deadly crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration is releasing rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued.

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Fed likely to stay on sidelines at policy meeting (Reuters)

Reuters – The Federal Reserve is likely to hold off offering the U.S. economy fresh stimulus at a meeting on Tuesday as it weighs encouraging signs on the recovery against risks coming from Europe.

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Fed looks set to ease policy as outlook dims (Reuters)

Reuters – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday looks set to launch a fresh effort to invigorate the faltering economic recovery, embarking on what could be the first in a series of incremental steps to foster stronger growth.

NTSB probes plane’s tail in Reno air race crash (Reuters)

Reuters – Federal investigators trying to determine why a World War II-era fighter crashed at a Nevada air race, killing nine people, said on Saturday they would focus in part on the plane’s tail assembly.

Disaster aid account faces shortfall (AP)

AP – The government’s main disaster aid account is running woefully short of money as the Obama administration confronts damages from Hurricane Irene that could run into billions of dollars.

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Poker-faced Bernanke buys more time for Fed options (Reuters)

Reuters – Like a skilled poker player, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke kept some cards close to his vest when facing fellow central bankers in cowboy country.

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Budget deficit slips to $1.28T; red ink continues (AP)

AP – After months of unrelieved gloom and discord, Congress and President Barack Obama are starting to make a dent in the federal budget deficit. It’s projected to shrink slightly to $1.28 trillion this year, and bigger savings from this month’s debt ceiling deal are forecast over the next decade.

Fed won’t act soon on weak economy (Reuters)

Reuters – The Federal Reserve will likely acknowledge renewed weakness in the U.S. economy in a post-meeting policy statement on Wednesday, but don’t expect policymakers to do anything about it any time soon.

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‘Colbert Report’ to return Monday after absence (AP)

Florida offers look at problems with education law (AP)

FAA to issue rules aimed at tired airline pilots (AP)

Fed likely to stay on sidelines at policy meeting (Reuters)

Fed looks set to ease policy as outlook dims (Reuters)

NTSB probes plane’s tail in Reno air race crash (Reuters)

Disaster aid account faces shortfall (AP)

Poker-faced Bernanke buys more time for Fed options (Reuters)

Budget deficit slips to $1.28T; red ink continues (AP)

Fed won’t act soon on weak economy (Reuters)

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