Archive for February 17th, 2012

Reuters – U.S. job creation will pick up this year as a moderate economic recovery continues, the White House said on Friday, but it faces a key risk from the debt crisis in Europe.
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The new stamps could cost 50 cents and make the USPS about $1 billion. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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AP – A gauge of future economic activity rose in January for the fourth straight month, adding to evidence that the economy has strengthened in the new year.
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Libyans mark one-year anniversary of uprising with a cacophony of celebratory horn honking » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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AP – Long-term unemployed workers in states with persisting high joblessness soon would no longer be able to count on unemployment benefit checks for up to 99 weeks under legislation before Congress.
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A fleet of Google’s robotic cars has been tested more than 200,000 miles over highways and city streets. And Nevada has finalized rules that will make it possible for robotic-self-driving cars to receive their own special driving permits. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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AP – An aggressive Rick Santorum went after Mitt Romney on multiple fronts Thursday, challenging the Republican front-runner’s economic policies, values and consistency in the city of his birth.
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Two people died and one was wounded Thursday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in California, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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