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- Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle WASHINGTON (AP) -- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare....
- More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club....
- Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly....
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- ICE audits 161 South Texas businesses
- McALLEN — Federal officials are auditing 161 Texas companies suspected of employing illegal immigrants, including 60 in the South Texas area, the government announced Friday. Of the 60 South Texas companies, in an area stretching from Austin... Full story
- Dell profit falls 54% amid PC slump
- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter and amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery. Dell's numbers missed Wall Street's... Full story
- AOL offers buyouts to 2,500, a third of work force
- NEW YORK (AP) — AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Major job cuts had... Full story
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- Stimulus Package to Increase Government Hiring
- The federal government will need to hire an additional 200,000 workers over the next three years as a result of President Obama's stimulus plan and additional spending included in his budget plan. That may sound like a lot of jobs, but... Full story
- Stimulus to Fund Thousands of New, Green Jobs
- President Obama's economic recovery program could create or save 2.5 million green jobs designing, building and maintaining renewable energy projects and increasing the energy efficiency of schools, homes and federal office buildings.... Full story
- A Look at 15 Celebrities' Previous Jobs
- Picture it: Glamorous Hannah Montana cleaning toilets. Or even more delicious: Smart-mouthed "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell sorting mail. Before they made gazillions and became gossip-rag fodder, many celebrities had regular jobs. Take a look at... Full story
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