As part of his continued efforts to raise the living standards of middle class Americans across the country, Vice President Biden has also focused on the issues of college affordability and American manufacturing growth, key priorities of the Administration.

WHITEHOUSE: Vice President Joe Biden

Citing unprecedented movements of the population to areas with heavy concentrations of armaments manufacturing and responding to the administration's orders, the Census Bureau unveiled a 1941 plan to conduct an annual sample census.

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By the end of the year, Fiat expects to increase its Chrysler holdings to 58.5% by satisfying an Obama administration requirement that it begin U.S. manufacturing of a fuel-efficient Chrysler using Fiat underpinnings.

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Bernstein analysts Tim Anderson and Ronny Gal are out this morning with a note to investors suggesting that generic Lipitor could be delayed because of manufacturing problems at Ranbaxy, the first generic drug maker to file with the Food and Drug Administration and the company with whom Pfizer settled.

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