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The Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 481,000 for the week ending Nov. 1
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives plans a post-election session to debate a new economic stimulus bill, a high-ranking Democratic ai...
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The Federal Reserve, battling a severe credit crisis, says it will pay a higher interest rate to commercial banks on their reserves.
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Lawmakers are trying to find ways to deal with high energy prices, congested and aging roads and bridges, and an air traffic control system that relie...
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Addressing high black and Hispanic dropout rates, new regulation extend the No Child Left Behind law to high schools.
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Chris Shays of Connecticut, the last Republican in the House of Representatives from the Northeast, is used to running against the partisan tide. But ...
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High court will hear whether people picked up for immigration violations can also face charges for using Social Security cards and IDs that aren'...
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The $454.8B deficit for 2008 is more than double the $161.5B in 2007
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened a high-level meeting on Capitol Hill Monday with Democratic lawmakers and noted economists to discuss how to bolst...
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State Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex couples.