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Initial jobless claims drop to 457,000
WASHINGTON - New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated.The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 457,000. Claims have fluctuated this mon....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 5:46:06 AM
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Immigration ruling could send message to states
PHOENIX - States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold and agreed with the Obama administration's core argument that immigration enforcement is the r....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 5:40:04 AM
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Mother Nature helping firefighters battle Cal fire
TEHACHAPI, Calif. - Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 5:28:04 AM
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Stock futures rise on strong global earnings
NEW YORK - Stock futures rose Thursday following a new batch of upbeat earnings and signs that Europe's economy is bouncing back faster than expected.U.S. markets received a boost over the past couple of weeks because of largely better-than-expected earn....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 5:28:03 AM
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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
NEW ORLEANS - The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing.Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said crews are having trouble finding patc....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 5:10:03 AM
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2nd US sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.The family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jar....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 4:52:51 AM
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2nd US sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered.KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai pushed h....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 4:39:54 AM
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Jurors in Blagojevich case enjoy cocoon
CHICAGO - As jurors retired to deliberate Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, they entered a cocoon of privacy not all jurors in high-profile cases enjoy.The ubiquity of e-mail and social networking and the Internet....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 4:33:53 AM
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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers
ATLANTA - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions - especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.The two new studies conclude t....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 4:33:53 AM
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Pakistan general balances all sides of conflict
ISLAMABAD - As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way - despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban.So crucial is Kayani to ....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 4:15:52 AM
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