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          <title>Orlando office gunman thought company nixed benefit</title>
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Police say Jason Rodriguez told detectives after Friday's shooting that his bosses at Reynolds, Smith and Hills had fired him two years ago for no good reason           ]]></description>
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          <title>Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil</title>
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God Bless America and Amazing Grace were sung as husbands wrapped their arms around their wives, babies cried and old men in wheelchairs bowed their heads           ]]></description>
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          <title>AP sources: Gun used in Fort Hood shootings bought legally</title>
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Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect moved to San Antonio hospital</title>
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As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship            ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect&#8217;s cousin talks to FBI</title>
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Nader Hasan of northern Virginia says his family is mortified, and his cousin's reported actions do not reflect their beliefs or principles           ]]></description>
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          <title>AP Analysis: 10% unemployment is Obama&#8217;s new world</title>
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A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on George W. Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect went to Washington D.C. security conferences</title>
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Most recently, Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was listed as an attendee in January for a conference on new security priorities for the Obama administration           ]]></description>
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          <title>News of the Weird: Florida Police say wife faked abduction to scam husband</title>
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A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, and mother of two           ]]></description>
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          <title>Civilian police officer praised for taking down suspected Fort Hood gunman</title>
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Police officials say after arriving at the scene of Thursday's gunfire, Sgt. Kimberly Munley saw the suspect and started firing at him           ]]></description>
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          <title>Details emerge about Fort Hood shooting suspect&#8217;s background</title>
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He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself           ]]></description>
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          <title>Classmate claims Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam</title>
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Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda           ]]></description>
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          <title>Economy in Crisis: Unemployment rate tops 10% for first time since 1983</title>
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The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches           ]]></description>
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          <title>Doctor says some Fort Hood victims may still die</title>
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W. Roy Smythe is the chairman of surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. He said Friday that "everyone is not out of the woods."           ]]></description>
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          <title>Military observes moment of silence for Fort Hood victims</title>
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had declared a moment of silence for U.S. military forces worldwide on Friday afternoon           ]]></description>
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          <title>Gov. Tim Kaine statement on Fort Hood shootings</title>
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Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today regarding the shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas:           ]]></description>
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          <title>Spokesman says Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial</title>
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A service has not yet been scheduled and it would be planned around the families' schedules, not the president's           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama says don&#8217;t jump to conclusions on Fort Hood shooting</title>
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President Barack Obama says the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings at Fort Hood           ]]></description>
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          <title>Family of Fort Hood shooting suspect calls actions deplorable</title>
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A spokeswoman for Nidal Malik Hasan's family says relatives in Northern Virginia are reaching out to law enforcement Friday to offer insight.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rihanna: Chris Brown &#8216;had no soul in his eyes&#8217;</title>
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Rihanna says ex-boyfriend Chris Brown had "no soul in his eyes" after he attacked her in a car following a pre-Grammy Awards party.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Army says Fort Hood shooting suspect said `Allahu Akbar!&#8216; before opening fire</title>
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The phrase means 'God is Great' in Arabic           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:40:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Hood General says gunman went on &#8216;measured&#8217; shooting</title>
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The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in 'a very calm and measured approach.'           ]]></description>
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          <title>Thieves steal truck with H1N1 vaccine in Milwaukee</title>
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Police and health officials say a refrigerated truck carrying H1N1 vaccine has been recovered after being stolen from outside a swine flu clinic in Milwaukee.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect is Virginia Tech graduate</title>
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NBC & AP report Hasan graduated in 1997 with biochemistry degree, was ROTC member. The Army says one more person has died, raising the death toll to 13.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood shooting suspect&#8217;s family &#8216;filled with grief&#8217;</title>
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Nader Hasan says the family is "filled with grief for the families" of the victims at Fort Hood. He says "Our family loves America" and is "proud of our country."
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          <title>Maryland Imam says Fort Hood shootings suspect didn&#8217;t seem radical</title>
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Imam Faizul Khan says he knew Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for more than 10 years           ]]></description>
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          <title>Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood shootings suspect</title>
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There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, most of all, his motive           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast</title>
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Ida, clocking 75 mph winds, struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles northeast of Bluefields           ]]></description>
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          <title>Economy in recovery: October sales offer relief to merchants</title>
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October's retail sales results, the best performance since April 2008, show that Americans are spending a little more           ]]></description>
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          <title>News of the Weird: SUV hits elephant that escaped from Oklahoma circus</title>
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An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big o           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obama says U.S. must reverse course with Indians</title>
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Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations           ]]></description>
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          <title>Florida baby missing for 5 days found alive under babysitter&#8217;s bed</title>
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Investigators who searched Susan Elizabeth Baker's home near this rural Panhandle town found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick tucked under a bed surrounded by items meant to hide her           ]]></description>
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          <title>Economy in Crisis: Jump in productivity puts job creation in doubt</title>
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Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon           ]]></description>
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          <title>Feds charge 14 in insider trading case</title>
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The widening $25 million insider trading case has already snared one of the richest men in America           ]]></description>
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          <title>October sales offer relief to merchants</title>
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Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, offered some relief to the retail industry in October.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rihanna &#8216;embarrassed&#8217; she returned to Chris Brown</title>
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Rihanna says she feels ashamed that she returned to Chris Brown after he attacked her in April, leaving her bruised and bloody.           ]]></description>
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There are storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian islands           ]]></description>
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Three teams are competing for $2 million in prizes in the NASA-backed Space Elevator Games           ]]></description>
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Alan Scott Huey, also has agreed to cooperate in the government's investigation as part of a plea deal           ]]></description>
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A skull found in a bucket in Anthony Sowell's basement belonged to a body they have not yet found           ]]></description>
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The single most common swap - which occurred more than 8,200 times - involved Ford F150 pickup owners trading their old trucks for new Ford F150s           ]]></description>
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One of the nation's largest doctors' groups is getting criticized and losing members over its six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co           ]]></description>
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The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as a broad economic recovery creeps along           ]]></description>
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The Fed said economic activity has "continued to pick up" and that the housing market also has grown stronger, a key ingredient to a sustained recovery           ]]></description>
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Andrew Cuomo claims that the world's biggest computer chip maker tried to prevent the sale of competitors' products by paying billions of dollars in kickbacks to computer manufacturers           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama's half-brother has finally spoken out, discussing his new, semi-autobiographical novel.           ]]></description>
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The latest stinging report came last week from a state colleges group arguing the United States isn't producing enough college graduates, especially in science           ]]></description>
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Military commanders said the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia           ]]></description>
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The VA will spend $3.2 billion next year to reduce homelessness among veterans            ]]></description>
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Berkshire Hathaway already owns about 22 percent of Burlington Northern, and will pay $100 a share in cash and stock for the rest of the company           ]]></description>
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A leading government health figure says tests on millions of people who have received the H1N1 flu vaccine shows that it's safe and effective.           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama is welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. The two leaders will hold a morning meeting in the Oval Office.           ]]></description>
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The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and it bolsters other recent evidence on the pervasiveness of youngsters at economic risk           ]]></description>
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"We just are not where we need to be yet," Obama said as he met with a panel of economic advisers. "We've got a long way to go."           ]]></description>
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Still, with jobs scarce, lending tight and consumers wary of spending, it's unclear whether the gains can be sustained as government stimulus programs wind down           ]]></description>
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Obama's message of stern solidarity came as he considers sending tens of thousands more U.S. troops into the war zone in Karzai's country           ]]></description>
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An Australian military plane dropped an inflatable life raft Monday to dozens of apparent asylum seekers clinging to wreckage of a boat that sank in the Indian Ocean far from shore. Up to 11 others were still missing and one person was confirmed dead.           ]]></description>
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The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.           ]]></description>
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The United States and its allies have congratulated President Hamid Karzai on winning a second term following a proclamation by the country's election commission.           ]]></description>
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Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney says the time has come to stop the economic stimulus program, contending that it has not worked as the Obama administration planned.           ]]></description>
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A man accused of killing a popular Arkansas television personality is going on trial.           ]]></description>
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Afghanistan&#8217;s election commission has canceled Saturday&#8217;s presidential runoff and proclaimed President Hamid Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation&#8217;s tumultuous ballot.           ]]></description>
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On 72 occasions, according to the 28-page FBI summary, Cheney equivocated to the FBI during his lengthy May 2004 interview, saying he could not be certain in his answers to questions about matters large and small in the Plame controversy.           ]]></description>
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Top White House advisers said Obama's painstaking review, ongoing since early September, would not be hampered by Sunday's announcement from the top challenger in the Afghan presidential runoff election            ]]></description>
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The White House said it is on track to reach the president&#8217;s goal of 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year           ]]></description>
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A stripped-down approach would signal caution in widening a war that is going worse this year than last despite intense U.S. attention            ]]></description>
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 All three parachutes opened, but one ended up deflating for unknown reasons           ]]></description>
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The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years           ]]></description>
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The nation's top aviation official says air traffic controllers didn't notify the military as quickly as they should have when they lost contact with the Northwest Airlines plane that ended up overshooting its destination by 150 miles last week.           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.           ]]></description>
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Four teens could appear in court as early as Thursday after being charged in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California.           ]]></description>
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The Coast Guard says an overnight search yielded no sign of a Navy plane and two pilots who failed to return from a flight.           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign.           ]]></description>
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Sales of new homes dropped in last month as the effects of a temporary tax credit for first-time owners started to wane.           ]]></description>
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The second advance in three months for durable goods orders is a hopeful sign for the manufacturing sector           ]]></description>
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Census data released Tuesday offer the first detailed look at U.S. migration data, broken down by education and income, since the recession began in late 2007           ]]></description>
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The storm could bring 12 to 18 inches of snow, as well as blizzard-like conditions, to the Cheyenne area            ]]></description>
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it had revoked the licenses of the pilots of Northwest flight 188            ]]></description>
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Six United Nations staff members were killed, including an American           ]]></description>
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Marine Captain David Mitchell died following a military helicopter crash           ]]></description>
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Patrons who sat near Argentine singer Gabriela Pochinski, 41, filed noise complaints against her while she was at the Nice Martin restaurant in The Lucerne hotel with her mother Sunday afternoon.           ]]></description>
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All the soldiers had to do was marry the women, who returned to New York City after the nuptials, and file immigration papers stating that they were married           ]]></description>
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Stephen Van Beek, president of the Eno Transportation Foundation, a think tank, said the analysis could help guide decisions on how to spend $8 billion set aside for high-speed and intercity rail            ]]></description>
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Growing demand in developing nations drove up milk prices when times were good, and dairy farmers expanded their herds           ]]></description>
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7 U.S. troopers and three U.S. civilians working for the government died when their helicopter went down early Monday in western Afghanistan           ]]></description>
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New jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since January and the prices of many household goods stayed low last month           ]]></description>
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A survey put out by the National Association for Business Economics says more than 80 percent of private economists believe the recession is over and expansion has begun.
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The debate over whether to send as many as 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan is a major element of the strategy overhaul that senior administration policy advisers will consider this week            ]]></description>
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Dealerships say on top of slow rebates they're also dealing with slow sales.            ]]></description>
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The Supreme Court will decide how far police can go in questioning suspects who say they understand their Miranda rights but don&#8217;t immediately invoke them           ]]></description>
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Mad Men won just three awards this year, after starting with 16 nominations. 30 Rock also took some top honors including Best Comedy show.           ]]></description>
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Court documents say police have been investigating one of the men for plotting explosive attacks inside the United States.           ]]></description>
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Thousands of jobs are safe after a contract is approved between Goodyear and the United Steelworkers.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;The industry has never faced threats like this in its entire history,&#8220; said Bill Reid, publisher and managing editor of Coal News, an industry publication           ]]></description>
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Would you keep the tip?  Tell us.           ]]></description>
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The proposal will cover vehicle model years 2012 through 2016, allowing auto companies to comply at once with all federal requirements as well as standards pushed by California and about a dozen other states           ]]></description>
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Eight little hands slide across a touch-screen computer, finding their way to Africa, Europe and North America. Beneath them, the giant monitor glows with a map of the world           ]]></description>
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Actor Patrick Swayze dies after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.           ]]></description>
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Thousands of people turn out to protest what they're saying is out of control government spending.           ]]></description>
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By all accounts, kayak fishing's popularity has exploded in recent years.
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Now, car dealers wait to see if they will be rembursed.           ]]></description>
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