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Here are some headlines from the working families news we're reading today (after the jump).

Republican Party leaders converge in Washington today for a conference featuring, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul.

Like a frozen waterfall, a wall of ice more than 40-feet-high stretches down to the high-tide line on Otter Cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, in this time-exposure photo made Thursday at Acadia National Park in Maine.

The nation's job market emerged from the winter chill in February when the economy created a larger-than-expected 175,000 jobs, government data showed Friday.The acceleration in jobs growth could put to rest some of the fears that the economic recovery was flagging.

A Minnesota bus driver is being called a hero for his quick actions after his bus caught on fire. He got four special-needs children safely off the bus after it caught on fire.

The president was paying tribute to the singer at the Women of Soul concert on Thursday night when he messed up the spelling of her iconic tune.

The economy added 175,000 jobs in February—62,000 more than the January job gain but still far below what is needed for recovery—and the nation’s unemployment rate was nearly unchanged at 6.7%, compared with January’s 6.6%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Good morning, and happy Friday. Here are six of the top stories we are following this morning at NBC News:1.

The remains of a woman who went missing almost three years ago near Denver have been identified, the victim's family members said in a Facebook posting Thursday.Amy Ahonen was last seen on July 8, 2011, according to a Facebook page set up by friends dedicated to finding her.

Dr. Frank Jobe invented the elbow surgery that saved Tommy John's career and revolutionized treatment for major-league pitchers.