Senate confirms Obama’s nominee to lead the high-stakes 2010 census over GOP objections

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to be census director was approved Monday by the Senate, ending weeks of opposition from a pair of Republicans over his role in next year’s high-stakes count.

Senate votes to hire hundreds more FBI agents, prosecutors to tackle mortgage fraud cases

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to hire hundreds more FBI agents and prosecutors to investigate the estimated 5,000 allegations of mortgage fraud reported each month.

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