For many Americans, jobs crisis to last many years Reuters - 13 hrs agoORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - - Despite an upswing in hiring during 2011, the jobs crisis could last many more years as millions of Americans struggle to find work. In Orlando, Florida, Brenda Solomon lost her retail job last … More »For many Americans, jobs crisis to last many years
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - - Despite an upswing in hiring during 2011, the jobs crisis could last many more years as millions of Americans struggle to find work. In Orlando, Florida, Brenda Solomon lost her retail job last May at a department store and was unable to find even temporary work during the holiday season. …
Obama to businesses: Bring jobs home Reuters - 2 hrs 40 mins agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting … More »Obama to businesses: Bring jobs home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting middle-class voters. In his weekly radio and video address, Obama previewed an event he will hold …
Obama, staying on attack, highlights consumer watchdog Reuters - 15 hrs agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on the attack against Republicans, visited his new consumer financial protection agency chief on Friday to praise the agency's mission while urging Congress to extend a payroll … More »Obama, staying on attack, highlights consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on the attack against Republicans, visited his new consumer financial protection agency chief on Friday to praise the agency's mission while urging Congress to extend a payroll tax cut through the end of the year. On the offensive in the first week of the presidential and congressional …
- Blackwater settles Iraq killings suit Reuters - 11 hrs ago
(Reuters) - A wrongful death lawsuit linked to a defining moment of the Iraq war has ended with the company formerly known as Blackwater agreeing to settle with the families of four security contractors killed in a gruesome … More »Blackwater settles Iraq killings suit
(Reuters) - A wrongful death lawsuit linked to a defining moment of the Iraq war has ended with the company formerly known as Blackwater agreeing to settle with the families of four security contractors killed in a gruesome 2004 ambush. The victims' survivors reached a confidential settlement with the company's successor, …
- Lawmakers may seek to block Taliban transfer Reuters - 14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics of a possible transfer of Taliban prisoners are discussing tactics to block it, even before the Obama administration appears to have made a final decision on the most politically contentious element of its bid to broker an Afghan peace deal. Administration officials have, under strict conditions …
- West readies oil stocks release as Iran plans war games Reuters - 13 hrs ago
TEHRAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran announced on Friday new military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, but the West has readied plans to use strategic oil stocks to replace almost all Gulf oil lost if Iran blocks the waterway, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters. They said senior executives of the International Energy …
- Immigration process to be eased for some families Reuters - 10 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government said on Friday it plans to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from spouses and children who have been in the country illegally and who are forced to leave for as long as 10 years while their visa requests are processed. The move drew immediate praise from Hispanic groups, …
- Obama to promote insourcing of jobs AP - 2 hrs 39 mins ago
President Barack Obama is calling attention to companies that have brought jobs back to American soil, offering it up as another way of putting people back to work.
- Shades of NKorea's founder in its young new leader AP - 5 hrs ago
The resemblance is striking: the full cheeks and quick smile, the confident gait, the habit of gesturing with both hands when he speaks.
- What donors? Super PACs buy time to keep secrets AP - 5 hrs ago
Independent political groups backing top Republican candidates are taking advantage of federal rules that will effectively let them shield the identities of their donors until after key primary elections this month.
- Gov't defends core of health care overhaul AP - 4 hrs ago
Defending President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul, the administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold the contentious heart of the law, the requirement that individuals buy insurance or pay a penalty.
- Santorum's income has soared since he left Senate AP - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account.
- Texas teen deported to Colombia reunites with mom AP - 3 hrs ago
A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was reunited with her family in the United States on Friday.
- Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years AP - 4 hrs ago
Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami.
- Heavy snow hits Austria, shuts down key rail line AP - 51 mins ago
A major east-west railway route in Austria has been shut down following heavy snow in Tyrol, a popular Alpine skiing region.
- Palestinian Sesame Street ails without US funds AP - 1 hr 30 mins ago
It's quiet time on Palestinian Sesame Street.
- Penn State hires Bill O'Brien as football coach AP - 4 hrs ago
In Bill O'Brien, Penn State picked a Happy Valley outsider to take over a storied program that had run into turbulent times in the final days of longtime coach Joe Paterno.
Brawl at German indoor event ends with arrests @ Yahoo! Sports - 14 mins ago
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- Organizers say they have abandoned an indoor soccertournament in Germany after the opening day finished with a mass brawl that hadto be broken up by police using tear gas. More »Brawl at German indoor event ends with arrests
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- Organizers say they have abandoned an indoor soccertournament in Germany after the opening day finished with a mass brawl that hadto be broken up by police using tear gas.
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