OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the U.S. on Tuesday as he summoned the memory of President Theodore Roosevelt and pledged to fight for fairness at a “make or break moment for the middle class.” Only a month before Republican voters begin choosing a presidential nominee, Obama traveled to small-town Osawatomie, Kan., where Roosevelt delivered his “New Nationalism” address in 1910, to embrace the progressive reformer’s calls for a “square deal” for regular Americans. Read full article > >

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Unemployment in the Washington region rose to 6 percent in August from 5.9 percent the month before, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday, putting the brakes on a recovery that had spurred widespread hiring across sectors this year. The region gained a net of 100 jobs from August 2010 to August 2011. Although modest, it’s a major improvement from the net loss of 11,100 jobs from July to July. Still, during the 12-month period ending in August, the region dropped 2,600 jobs in its traditionally most reliable sector: the federal government. Read full article > >

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Inspectors who visited an open prison a month before rioting broke out had “serious concerns” about the way it was being run, a report reveals.

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Inspectors who visited an open prison a month before rioting broke out had “serious concerns” about the way it was being run, a report reveals.

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The wife of French former President Jacques Chirac denies he is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, a month before his corruption trial.

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Chirac wife in Alzheimer’s denial

Thirteen years after he shot some of the most memorable portraits of Princess Diana-published just one month before her death-fashion photographer Mario Testino was put in charge of Kate Middleton’s engagement photos. He met with the future queen and…

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Less than a month before the midterm elections, the political landscape remains strongly tilted toward Republicans, although Democrats have made modest improvements with voters since their late-summer low point, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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Five weeks after Tea Party enthusiasts rallied in Washington and one month before mid-term elections, a coalition of liberal groups will have their turn on the streets of the U.S. capital.

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