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By Richard Simon

As the House on Tuesday approved "Billy's Law," a bill designed to aid families searching for missing loved ones, Janice Smolinski had more than a casual interest.

Her son, Billy, for whom the legislation is named, disappeared more than five years ago.

By RHONDA B. GRAHAM

It's unfortunate that the first black American president feels he can't confab with African-American leaders about jobs in their community outside Black History month.

By Christi Parsons and Janet Hook

Amid signs that black Americans are not sharing in the nation's fledgling economic recovery, President Obama on Wednesday met at the White House with African American leaders, who urged him to adopt a new approach more tightly focused on chronically depressed communities.