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Red Army soldiers trekked through China on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. The daughter of an officer, Diane Zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and China's history.

The Bush administration unveiled a historic plan aimed at restoring confidence in the financial system and blunting further damage to the economy. The government plans to spend about $250 billion to buy equity stakes in banks and will guarantee new bank debt for the next three years.

She is a wildly popular singer, AIDS activist and major general in the Chinese army. Now, Peng Liyuan is slated to add another title: first lady of China. Peng's husband, Xi Jinping, is expected to become the country's president next year. Military garb has replaced her fabulous costumes as China's image-makers ensure she doesn't overshadow Xi.

House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Obama on a deal to make major cuts in federal spending and avert a threatened government default, sending already uncertain compromise efforts into instant crisis. Obama asked congressional leaders to meet with him in fresh negotiations on raising the nation's debt limit.

At the Pentagon, bean counters are working long hours trying to figure out how to cut close to a trillion dollars from the department of defense budget over the next ten years. Part of the defense budget usually protected from budget cuts is health care and retirement benefits, but some argue those benefits are depleting the Department of Defense of funds it needs to function as a top military force.

You'd be hard-pressed to find two Republican incumbents who drew more of Donald Trump's ire than Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Both won big on Tuesday.

Harry Reid's African-American supporters meet Thursday, in the wake of a brouhaha over racial comments he made about President Obama back in 2008. But his troubles may run deeper: Polls show the Democratic Senate majority leader trailing three would-be GOP opponents.

Tennessee officials requested federal aid after a weekend of record-breaking floods that killed at least 18 people in the state. The Cumberland River that has submerged parts of Nashville's historic downtown was expected to start receding Tuesday. As some residents began assessing damage, others continued efforts to rescue people and property.

Writer Gabriel Cohen bases his Detective Jack Leightner series in Brooklyn, where he says the neighborhoods "are not static at all. The lines where things are changing create conflict and sometimes create violence," which is reflected in his books.

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