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Congress adjourns after passing a stop-gap spending bill and pushing through some things Republicans favored. But much business will be left to the next Congress, which convenes in January with Democrats assuming control.

What a difference a subpoena — or even the threat of one — makes. Recently, a rash of sudden retirements related to scandals in the armed services and the Justice Department have led many to conclude that the era of oversight is back on Capitol Hill.

Moviemaking is an important part of Louisiana's economy and has continued to expand, undeterred by last year's hurricanes. The state has even begun positioning itself as the "Hollywood of the South."

In 1864, Abraham Lincoln set aside the nation's first federally-protected wilderness areas. Visitors have enjoyed Yosemite's wonders ever since — sometimes to the point of endangering them.

The U.S. sold bunker buster bombs to Israel in 2009, a recent report details. No U.S. officials have talked openly about why the bunker busters were provided to Israel but speculation falls most heavily on the Iranian nuclear program.

The Rio Grande is far more than a border between the United States and Mexico, and it's more than a barrier to illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. To one man who lives in the borderlands, the river is a kayaker's paradise.

The Senate does not like endorsing bills that have been sent over fait accompli from the House, such as the $2 billion extension of the popular cash-for-clunkers offer. But up against the getaway deadline for the August recess, the Senate will give in.

President Obama said in his speech Wednesday that most of his health care plan "can be paid for by finding savings within the existing health care system." Economists say there are ways to squeeze savings out of the existing health care system, but they might not make people happy.

Everything, especially the news, is moving faster and faster. At this increasingly accelerated pace, is it inevitable that noteworthy events will rush lickety-split into each other, overwhelming us? Or will we just tune it all out?

For the fourth X-Men outing, director Matthew Vaughn and the Marvel machine relaunch the series with style, with a Cold War-era high-wire act that's nimbler and cleaner than any origin story has a right to be. (Recommended)