By Jeremy Pelofsky and Richard Cowan
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a federal budget that embraces President Barack Obama’s initiatives on healthcare, energy and education but leaves the government deeply in debt for the foreseeable future.
The House budget is a slightly less expensive version of Obama’s $3.55 trillion plan for [...]

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By The Canadian Press
TORONTO - An Ontario judge facing removal from the bench for misconduct during a 1999 murder trial has resigned.
Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson announced Thursday that he has received a letter of resignation from Justice Paul Cosgrove.
Nicholson said Cosgrove’s resignation from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice is effective immediately.
The Canadian Judicial [...]

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By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC News
In the US she is already a cover girl, gracing the front of glossy magazines like Vogue and Hello.
In the UK on her first visit as First Lady, Michelle Obama seems to be making just as big an impact.
She has attracted as much interest and column inches as her husband on this [...]

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