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Some members want to use the package for changes that could expand or limit access to the country's biggest food safety net program.

President Bush will announce the selection of Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge, to replace Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general. Mukasey heard many high-profile terrorism cases as a federal judge in New York.

President Bush's nominee to succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general is retired federal judge Michael Mukasey of New York. Attorneys who have argued cases in Mukasey's courtroom say he is smart and fair.

Humans exist at the mercy of the environment, and when climate is welcoming and stable, humans can't resist taking the opportunity to move into some new real estate.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about curbs on U.S. exports as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations.

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer. Dr. Andrew Norden of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston talks about the treatment and prognosis of malignant gliomas.

Some 600 prisoners are held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. They are mostly Afghans suspected of taking part in the insurgency. An American Marine general now says most of those being held pose no threat to U.S. or Afghan forces, and they can be released.

More snow is predicted for the mid-Atlantic region Tuesday and Wednesday. The storm could bring up to 20 inches of snow. Doug Hill, chief meteorologist at ABC 7 News, Washington, D.C.'s ABC affiliate, offers his insight on how snowstorms are predicted.

Many brokers feared the new federal health law would make them obsolete. But more than 40 percent of people who signed up for insurance via Kentucky's state exchange used a broker.

President Barack Obama is calling for quick action for the stimulus bill. The president's new tone of urgency may be working.