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Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:48:48 GMT |
Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. |
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Obama planning new package of economic aid
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:29:00 GMT |
Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth. |
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Court throws out $926 million Rocky Flats award
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:10:53 GMT |
A federal appeals court has thrown out a jury verdict and a $926 million award to thousands of Colorado homeowners in a lawsuit involving plutonium contamination from a now-defunct nuclear weapons plant. |
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Former G.O.P. Official Admits Embezzlement
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:33:43 GMT |
Christopher J. Ward , National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer from 2003 to 2007, pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling more than $840,000 from several political committees, including more than $670,000 from the Congressional committee. |
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Blackwater created shell companies
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:16:28 GMT |
The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reports. |
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Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:09:02 GMT |
A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones. |
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Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:12:30 GMT |
A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. |
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President to bolster Sestak's campaign
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT |
President Barack Obama tried to keep Joe Sestak out of the Pennsylvania Senate race, then campaigned for his primary foe. |
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Former President Clinton campaigns for NY Democrat
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:29:53 GMT |
Former President Bill Clinton says Republicans left the national economy a "mess" and will make matters worse if they reclaim control of Congress. |
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Michigan Supreme Court ruling bars Tea Party candidates from November ballot
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:51:29 GMT |
The mysterious Tea Party will not appear on Michigan's ballot in November, the Michigan Supreme Court decided in a 5-2 ruling issued today. |
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