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PROACH • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers focuses on her background and family as she offers vision of Republicans determined to empower Americans, not the government. • • 5. FEDERAL RESERVE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE REDUCING STIMULUS • In the final meeting Bernanke will preside over as chairman, Fed may pare bond purchases another $10 billion, to $65 billion a month. • • 6. AIR FORCE'S NUCLEAR LAUNCH CORPS FACES NEW STRAIN • The number of officers implicated in the cheating scandal doubles from the original 34, which means about 14 percent of all officers are sidelined. • • 7. HOW CONVENIENCE STORES IN PHILLY ARE PROMOTING BETTER HEALTH • Corner groceries broaden their inventory of fresh produce, whole grains and low-fat dairy and use cooking demonstrations to teach residents nutritious food options. • • 8. WHY U.S. SUPREME COURT BLOCKED EXECUTION OF MISSOURI MAN • Lawyer for Herbert Smulls says the state's refusal to disclose source of lethal-injection drug made it impossible to rule out suffering during execution. • • 9. WHERE POLITICAL PROTESTS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS • Months of turmoil in Bangkok have hurt tourist bookings and left business leaders worried that investors will move to neighboring countries. • • 10. WHAT PEYTON MANNING SEES WHEN HE ENTERS BRONCOS' LOCKER ROOM • Teammates leave No. 18 jerseys for him to sign, perhaps thinking there won't be an opportunity after this year. •
AP News in Brief Analysis: Obama's ambitions and the limits of power, politics and a late-night speech
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's year of action could amount to a lot of running in place.
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