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Job losses stack up as employers scramble to cut costs to survive deepening recession
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to survive a deepening recession, employers are cutting their work forces to the bone, leaving more Americans unemployed and with dim prospects of finding a new job any time soon. The Labor Department releases a report...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Business, Logitech International SA, Walgreen Co., Employers
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Tebow, Bradford struggle as No. 1 Florida beats No. 2 Oklahoma 24-14 for BCS national title
AP National WriterMIAMI (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...Tags: Tim Tebow, Florida Gators, David Nelson, National Football League, Superman
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Petraeus: Iran may one day be partner in Afghanistan; predicts long war, says 'nothing easy'
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. policy to win in Afghanistan must recognize the poor nation's limitations and its neighborhood, especially its intertwined relationship with U.S. terrorism-fighting ally Pakistan, the top U.S. military commander in the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, George Bush, National Government, Government, David Petraeus
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Md. Democratic Party chair to leave post Jan. 31
The Associated PressThe chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party says he's stepping down to return to his private consulting business. Michael Cryor's last day will be Jan. 31 after 18 months of work for the party. In a statement, Cryor said he still works for a living and...Tags: Democratic Party, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Parties and Movements, Martin O'Malley
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Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together
The Associated PressSpider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect. Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief. "How great...Tags: Spider-Man, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, National Government, Government, Richard Nixon
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Amtrak prepares for crowds along Obama train route
The Associated PressThrongs of well-wishers are expected to line the tracks as President-elect Barack Obama travels by train from Philadelphia to Washington the weekend before his swearing-in as the 44th president, prompting heightened security along the rails. The 137-mile...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Robert F. Kennedy, FBI, National Government, John O'Connor
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Cheney tells AP: North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney says North Korea helped Syria build a reactor at a site that Israel suspected of being a nuclear installation and bombed in 2007. The White House has alleged North Korean involvement before, but top Bush...Tags: Dick Cheney, National Government, Government, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, The White House
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Democrats focus on workplace bias
The first bill that lands on Barack Obama's desk after he becomes president could provide him with an opportunity to make an immediate mark on civil rights. Democrats in Congress are pushing legislation that would undo a controversial 2007 decision by...Tags: Employers, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Laws, National Government, Employees
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The Influence Game: With new tactics and allies, homebuilders revive a coveted tax break
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A tax break for big homebuilders, derailed last year amid public outrage at their role in the housing meltdown, is now back on track — thanks to well-connected lobbyists and a growing chorus of suddenly strapped other...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, State Budgets, Max Baucus, Mortgages, National Government
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Scores line up to land census jobs
Tribune reporterSurrounded by about 20 other anxious job seekers in an eerily quiet room in the Schaumburg library, Anita Sauter took a test this week that she hopes will lead to a high paying, temporary gig as a census taker. Sauter, who has lived on unemployment...Tags: State Budgets, Demographics, Employees, Unemployment, Wages and Pensions
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JFK Museum opens new exhibit on famous speech before Obama inauguration
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) — With less than two weeks before Barack Obama makes his inaugural address, he might heed instructions President John F. Kennedy gave to his speechwriter: "add style & eloquence," ''shorten sentences & words," ''eliminate I" and most...Tags: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy, Diplomacy, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, National Government
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Obama eyes shake up of counterterrorism apparatus, tapping career CIA man as coordinator
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House...Tags: National Security, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, John Brennan, National Government, Heads of State
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