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3:09 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Obama: Recess Appointment Was An 'Obligation'

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President Obama campaigned outside Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, where he announced the appointment of a new consumer watchdog. The president used a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray. That might have been routine, but the Senate is not officially in recess.

Election 2012
3:00 am
Thu January 5, 2012

GOP Candidates Rush To Campaign In First Primary State

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Now that the Iowa caucuses are over, all eyes are on New Hampshire and its Republican presidential primary which is next week.

Around the Nation
3:00 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Boeing To Close Wichita Plant

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By Carla Eckels

Residents of Wichita, Kansas, are outraged after Boeing announced Wednesday that it will close a massive defense plant there. More than 2,000 highly skilled jobs will be gone by the end of next year. The announcement sparked considerable frustration among elected officials who had been lead to believe that more Boeing jobs were on the way to Wichita.

Africa
3:00 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Senegal Singer To Run For President

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Credit Anis Mili / Reuters/Landov
Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour performs at a concert in November in Tunisia paying tribute to Tunisian youth and the revolution that inspired the Arab Spring. The popular international celebrity has announced plans to stand in his country's presidential election in February.
Credit Dai Kurokawa / AFP/Getty Images
N'Dour, who was serving as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at the time, visits a food distribution center at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya last fall.
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Originally published on Thu January 5, 2012 6:00 am

Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour made his name in music, and now he wants to be president of his homeland.

N'Dour gained an international audience in 1994 with his hit song "Seven Seconds," with Neneh Cherry. He went on to earn a Grammy in 2004 for the album Egypt, becoming one of Africa's most influential and popular singers.

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Business
3:00 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Business News

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Steve Inskeep has business news.

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