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10 percent jobless is Obama's new world

By The Associated Press

November 07, 2009, 10:35AM

The president has not been helped by reports of flaws in the administration's count of jobs created by the $787 billion stimulus. Full story »

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Decision day for US health care in the House

In the opening moments of debate, Democrats hailed the legislation as a moral and economic imperative. The legislation would extend coverage to nearly 50 million Americans now uninsured and ban insurance company practices such as denial of coverage based on pre-existing medical problems. Full story »

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Police: US shooting suspect was angry at company

By The Associated Press

November 07, 2009, 9:36AM

Jason Rodriguez was taken into custody several hours after the shooting Friday at a downtown Orlando office tower, and police say he will be charged with first-degree murder and other crimes. Full story »

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Fort Hood, community mourn shooting victims

By The Associated Press

November 07, 2009, 9:04AM

A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base. Full story »

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1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando office shooting; gunman caught

By The Associated Press

November 06, 2009, 1:49PM

ORLANDO — Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago. Police Chief Val Demings says 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez surrendered to police at his mother's home after officers saw him through a window and asked him to come... Full story »

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Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect

By The Associated Press

November 06, 2009, 8:48AM

WASHINGTON — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on... Full story »

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Fort Hood shooting rampage in Texas leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt

By The Associated Press

November 06, 2009, 7:16AM

Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. Full story »

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U.S. unemployment nears 10 percent as rebound remains slow

By The Associated Press

November 06, 2009, 1:36AM

The economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the government said last week, the strongest signal yet that the recession has ended. But that alone won't spur rapid hiring, raising the likelihood of a "jobless recovery." Full story »

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Suspect in Fort Hood shootings that killed 12 was shot four times, on ventilator

By The Associated Press

November 06, 2009, 12:20AM

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. Full story »

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Army: 12 dead in attacks at Fort Hood, Texas; 1 shooter killed

By The Associated Press

November 05, 2009, 5:11PM

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Lt. Gen Bob Cone said at a news conference that one shooter has been killed and two suspects were apprehended on Thursday. He says they are all U.S. soldiers. The shooting... Full story »

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Florida baby missing for 5 days found alive under bed

By The Associated Press

November 05, 2009, 8:43AM

CHIPLEY, Fla. — A baby missing for five days was found alive and well under her baby sitter's bed, and Florida authorities said Thursday they plan to charge the sitter, her husband and the child's mother. Investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box tucked under a bed surrounded by items intended to hide the child at Susan Elizabeth... Full story »

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Maine voters reject gay-marriage law

By The Associated Press

November 04, 2009, 8:04AM

PORTLAND, Maine — Voters in the northeastern state of Maine repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage. Gay marriage has now lost in every single state — 31 in all — in which it has been... Full story »

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Republicans set sights on 2010 after big Virginia, New Jersey wins

By The Associated Press

November 04, 2009, 2:31AM

WASHINGTON — Republicans swept the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday, ending Democratic rule in both states and launching what they hope will become a comeback heading into next year's mid-term elections for control of the U.S. Congress. In New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie ousted incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in a close contest. In Virginia, Republican... Full story »

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Afghan President Karzai promises reform after re-election by default

By The Associated Press

November 03, 2009, 8:20AM

KABUL — Afghanistan's president welcomed his re-election by default Tuesday and reached out to opponents, promising to create an inclusive government and banish corruption that has undermined his administration. President Hamid Karzai did not spell out how he would institute reforms or mention whether he is willing to make concessions to his opponents. Karzai spoke a day after being... Full story »

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Tropical storm kills 23 in Vietnam

By The Associated Press

November 03, 2009, 8:10AM

HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 23 people, leaving two missing and stranding families on rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday. The death toll in the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen was 15 after the storm drenched the region with heavy rain Monday, said disaster official Dang Thi Lanh. "Many villages remain... Full story »

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