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First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week
WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.
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Democrats, White House close in on health bill
WASHINGTON -- A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
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Greece hit by strikes, riots over austerity plan
ATHENS, Greece -- Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.
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Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces
Preliminary election results released by Iraq's electoral commission show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is winning in two Shiite provinces in southern Iraq.
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Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace
TEL AVIV, Israel -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles.
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Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
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Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency
WASHINGTON -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.
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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
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'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES -- Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."
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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
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