Obama Cheers New Jobs Data
Feb 3 2012 4:20PM
Posted 9 hrs 10 mins ago
(Arlington, VA) -- President Obama is applauding the latest jobs report, calling it "more good news" on the economy. Unemployment dropped to eight-point-three percent in January as 243-thousand jobs were added ...Read & Hear More
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Supreme Court To Hear Arizona Immigration Case In April
Feb 3 2012 4:30PM
Posted 9 hrs ago
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona's controversial immigration law on April 25th. The Obama administration is challenging the strict new law, saying it violates constitutional civil rights protections ...Read More
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Micron CEO Killed In Small Plane Crash In Boise
Feb 3 2012 2:40PM
Posted 10 hrs 50 mins ago
(Boise, ID) -- Micron CEO Steve Appleton is dead this morning after his small plane crashed at the Boise, Idaho airport. The "Idaho Statesman" reports the six-seat Piper Lance was on fire before it went down between two airstrips around 9 a ...Read More
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Susan G. Komen Reverses Decision On Withdrawing Grants For Planned Parenthood
Feb 3 2012 11:40AM
Posted 13 hrs 50 mins ago
(Dallas, TX) -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure is reversing its decision on withdrawing grants for Planned Parenthood. In a statement released today, the breast cancer group said it was distressed at the perception that changes in its funding criteria were politically motivated ...Read More
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Kidnapped American Tourists Released In Egypt
Feb 3 2012 6:00PM
Posted 7 hrs 30 mins ago
(Undated) -- Two American tourists are free after they were kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula by armed Bedouins. Security officials said the two women were unharmed after several hours of captivity ...Read More
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House Sends FAA Bill To Senate
Feb 3 2012 2:10PM
Posted 11 hrs 20 mins ago
(Washington, DC) -- A 63-billion-dollar FAA spending bill is on its way to the Senate after passage in the House. If it clears the Senate as expected, it would end a string of 23 temporary funding extensions for the FAA and related programs ... Read More
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