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Economy just treading water - Washington Post
September 4, 2010 ABC Online | Economy just treading water Washington Post It's not a recession, and it's not much of a recovery. Instead, the US economy is treading water. In a mixed portrait of the labor market, government data released Friday showed that the unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent, ... Why 100000 jobs a month won't lower unemployment rate Analysis: Dems out of jobs options before election US Unemployment Numbers Mixed |
Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - The remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages Friday night, but its close brush with the Northeast was less intense than feared only hours earlier.
Report: Blackwater created shell companies (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - 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 reported Friday.
BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon.
Body of son of boxing promoter found in Cascades (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - Searchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after they began looking for him in North Cascades National Park, authorities said.
New Zealand skydiving plane crashes; 9 die (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - Nine people died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed and burst into flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said.
Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported.
Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert.
Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life.
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