| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 07:39 AM |
| Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December
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 AP - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:15 AM |
| Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich
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 AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces almost certain impeachment by the Illinois House, a historic step that would trigger a trial to determine whether the Democratic governor should be tossed out of office.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:16 AM |
| Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulus
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 AP - Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is plain that a set of serious fissures need to be bridged if the bill is to be completed within five weeks.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 07:34 AM |
| Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire
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 AP - Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:19 AM |
| Obama to finalize national security team Friday
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 AP - President-elect Barack Obama is completing his national security team by announcing his unusual choices for CIA director and a national intelligence director who may face tough Senate confirmation questioning over how he confronted the Indonesian military when civilian massacres were occurring in East Timor.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 07:46 AM |
| Stocks turn higher on monthly jobs report
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 AP - Investors are showing relief following the government report that the economy lost fewer jobs than feared last month.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:17 AM |
| Democrats begin new session with labor bills
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 AP - Democrats are ushering in what they believe will be a new labor-friendly era in Washington with House votes on two bills aimed at helping women fight pay discrimination in the workplace.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:27 AM |
| Broadcasts to mobile devices to start in 22 cities
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 AP - TV stations in 22 U.S. cities announced Thursday that they will start broadcasting their signals this year in a format designed to be received by mobile devices like cell phones, MP3 players, GPS units and in-car entertainment systems.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 06:26 AM |
| Ex-'Sopranos' actor faces prison for burglary try
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AP - A former actor on "The Sopranos" faces up to 15 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed a police officer.
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| Story posted on: 01/09/2009 at 07:09 AM |
| Sloppy, choppy game leaves Florida as BCS champion
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 AP - Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years. Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion. But it likely did little to quiet fans of Southern California, Utah and Texas, all of whom already claimed the top spot.
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