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Lyn Robinson, 52, is a small-business owner. She says paying health care costs out of pocket leaves her better off than paying for expensive insurance that might not even give her the coverage she wants.

Formed by a longtime Republican consultant in California, it has grabbed national attention with its cross-country bus tour and high-profile association with Sarah Palin and others. But some in the Tea Party movement see the Express as old-fashioned.

The deal brokered in Copenhagen "lays the foundation for international action," the president said. The challenge now is to build momentum in the U.S. for a clean energy economy. The first part of that effort is legislation waiting in the Senate.

The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three years last month, while the jobless rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. It's the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable, and healing in the job market is beginning. The Labor Department said employers added 162,000 jobs, including 48,000 temporary workers hired for the U.S. Census.

Wall Street ended last week down 6 percent. Investors are worried that the recession will last into next year and that the economic stimulus plan will do little to speed up the recovery.

Sea ice in the Arctic is retreating, opening the way for some of the largest oil and gas leases in history. But with many species already endangered or threatened, the battle over offshore drilling in Alaska may become more controversial than onshore.

Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado was one of seven congressional Republicans to call for an independent investigation into links between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Lists are everywhere: on Facebook, on TV. Making lists may not bring order to the chaos that is the contemporary world. But it's a start.

As Russia continues to relentlessly bomb Ukrainian cities, the task of delivering aid to civilians there is becoming more challenging.

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan, whether that's another booster in the fall, an omicron shot or one that targets more than one strain.