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Iran could have 85 kg of low-enriched uranium by June, according to a new report. If Iran is willing to take a 'break-out' step, that quantity could be converted into enough weapons-grade uranium to fuel a nuclear bomb by late August.

Read more: Iran Could Have Fuel for Bomb Before Election

If the House gets its way, the pay freeze isn't thawing anytime soon for federal workers.

Read more: House Votes to Extend Federal Pay Freeze

The government has been cracking down on companies that treat workers as contractors for wage, tax and benefit purposes but as employees when it comes to their work duties.

Read more: Small Business Guide: Hiring Contractors and Avoiding Trouble

Iran described IAEA's recent visit as "constructive and positive," with further discussions planned.

Read more: IAEA: Second Visit to Iran Scheduled

How to control public college costs in two easy steps: (1) Get states to stop cutting education budgets and (2) push schools to become more efficient. Getting it done is the hard part.

Read more: The Expense of Education: Why Does College Cost So Much?

Slowly and somewhat unsteadily, Tennessee and the U.S. are recovering from the Great Recession.

Read more: UT Economists Say State, National Economics Slowly Improving

"Through America's Next Top Energy Innovator, we are allowing brilliant ideas to fully develop and giving startup companies the opportunity to bring inventions from our national laboratories to the market," says Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Read more: America's Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge

Former Rep. Lee Hamilton called the decades-long quest to establish a permanent nuclear waste dump a "serious failure of the American government."

Read more: U.S. Not a Nuclear Leader Until Waste Issue Solved

According to a new study released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nuclear reactors in the central and eastern U.S. face previously unrecognized threats from big earthquakes.

Read more: NRC: New Earthquake Risks for Nuclear Plants

Republicans say the White House has not been forthcoming enough with documents in response to November's subpoena for all internal communication about Solyndra.

Read more: Contempt Charges Brewing Over Solyndra?