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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama pushes plans for more job creation ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:46 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered modest steps to spur jobs and defended his push to get the U.S. economy growing, amid deep public dismay over double-digit unemployment that has eroded his popularity.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:03:10 EST</pubDate>
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Wall St rattled by recovery uncertainty NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing corporate news from 3M Co and McDonald's, while negative developments in global credit markets caused a shift to safe-haven assets. Equities faced pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar after...
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:48 EST</pubDate>
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Obama pushes plans for more job creation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered modest steps to spur jobs and defended his push to get the U.S. economy growing, amid deep public dismay over double-digit unemployment that has eroded his popularity. Obama proposed small...
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			<title><![CDATA[ FACT CHECK: Obama likes both sides of an argument ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:04:56 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- In President Barack Obama's hands, the $700 billion financial rescue fund offers a bit of bookkeeping magic: an opportunity to pay down the deficit while also spending more - thereby adding to it.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:44:20 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:29 EST</pubDate>
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Obama packs political punch into economic speech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama packed an economic speech with a political punch on Tuesday, blaming Republicans for creating high deficits, mismanaging bank bailouts and obstructing efforts to reform healthcare. Obama, a Democrat,...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Stock market drops as dollar strengthens ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:28:29 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Investors dumped stocks and sought safe-haven assets like the dollar and Treasurys on signs that the global economy is still struggling.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Worries over government finances boost dollar ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:15:22 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- The dollar gained ground Tuesday along with Treasury prices as reports from credit ratings agencies raised concerns among investors over major government finances.
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. CEOs' economic view brightens ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:09:58 EST</pubDate>
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BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. chief executives' outlook on the economy improved in the fourth quarter, although most still are not ready to step up hiring or increase capital spending, according to a Business Roundtable survey released on Tuesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. factory and services revenue to grow, dollar a risk ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:06:34 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth will resume in 2010, leading to a rebound in manufacturing and services sector revenues, but the weak dollar poses risks, industry experts said on Tuesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama pushes plans for more job creation ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:31:46 EST</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:58:42 EST</pubDate>
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Dollar dips on Bernanke comments, shares hover HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar dipped on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation of an early U.S. interest rate rise, while Asian shares steadied as investors took a breather after recent gains. European shares were...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dollar dips on Bernanke comments, shares hover ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:03:05 EST</pubDate>
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar dipped on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dampened speculation of an early U.S. interest rate rise, while Asian shares steadied as investors took a breather after recent gains.
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			<dc:creator>Susan Fenton</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Asian stocks, dollar slide after Bernanke warning ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:37:03 EST</pubDate>
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HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets fell Tuesday after the Federal Reserve's chief warned the U.S. economy would continue to struggle and Japan unveiled billions in new stimulus spending to prevent a lurch back into recession.
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			<dc:creator>JEREMIAH MARQUEZ</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Oil lingers near $74 as traders watch US dollar ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:36:16 EST</pubDate>
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SINGAPORE -- Oil prices lingered near $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after a strengthening U.S. dollar extended a four day sell-off in crude to two-month lows.
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			<dc:creator>ALEX KENNEDY</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama keeps focus on jobs, warns no silver bullet ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:14:11 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, battling a public outcry over double-digit U.S. unemployment, on Tuesday will lay out several new steps to boost jobs and confront a challenge that has hurt his popularity.
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			<dc:creator>Alister Bull</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Asia job outlook improves, U.S. recovery muted: poll ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:14:53 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A forward-looking measure of hiring intentions improved in the United States and most other countries, suggesting job growth may resume in the first quarter, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc <MAN.N>.
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			<dc:creator>Nick Zieminski</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In debate over nation's burgeoning deficit, a surplus of worry ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The boiler room of the ship of state is a sterile chamber on the ninth floor of an unremarkable office building in downtown Washington. Half a dozen staffers sit at computer monitors, staring at incoming data. A voice with a Brooklyn accent squawks over an intercom: "Five minutes to go!"
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			<dc:creator>Joel Achenbach</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Entering an election year, Democrats sharpen focus on jobs ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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President Obama's renewed focus on the economy underscores an elemental truth of politics. For all the attention the White House and Congress have given to health care and Afghanistan this fall, no problem poses a greater political threat to the Democrats in 2010 than joblessness and slow economi...
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			<dc:creator>Dan Balz</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A lonely voice against the Fed now leads a chorus ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Ron Paul is used to going it alone. During 20 years in Washington, the libertarian Republican congressman from Texas has proposed doing away with personal income taxes, federal antitrust laws and the minimum wage. He's advocated pulling the United States out of the United Nations, NATO and the In...
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			<dc:creator>Tomoeh Murakami Tse</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed Chairman Bernanke forecasts a sluggish recovery ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The economy is likely to expand moderately in 2010, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Monday, but his guardedly optimistic assessment for growth contained no hints that the central bank is looking to raise interest rates anytime soon.
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			<dc:creator>Neil Irwin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama eyes repaid gov't bank loans for jobs help ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:43:13 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Under heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a suddenly available pot of money left over from the government's bank bailout to help create more jobs.
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			<dc:creator>TOM RAUM</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke says economy improving ]]></title>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the U.S. economy's recovery remained fragile and unemployment may be high for some time, cooling anticipation of an early increase in U.S. interest rates.
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			<dc:creator>Mark Felsenthal</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:15:15 EST</pubDate>
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-- Bernanke: Too early to declare lasting recovery
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			<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Early stock gains from Bernanke comments evaporate ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:46:34 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Even the prospect of interest rates staying low couldn't keep buyers in the stock market.
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			<dc:creator>TIM PARADIS</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke: Too early to declare lasting recovery ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:46:25 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Monday that it's too soon to know whether the economic recovery will last and again pledged to hold rates at record-low levels for an "extended period."
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dollar retreats on Bernanke comments ]]></title>
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NEW YORK -- The dollar retreated somewhat late Monday after hitting its highest level against a basket of major currencies since the first week of November, as comments from Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke squashed traders' expectations of higher U.S. interest rates.
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NEW YORK -- Political, costly, and likely to choke off growth. That's how the energy industry and companies that use a lot of energy describe the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement Monday that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger and must be regulated.
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			<dc:creator>CHRIS KAHN</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wall St ends flat as investors weigh outlook ]]></title>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended little changed on Monday as investors paused to gauge prospects for the U.S. economic recovery and interest rates after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy faced "formidable headwinds."
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gold, other metals pare losses as dollar weakens ]]></title>
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NEW YORK -- The price of gold suffered an extreme case of whiplash as investors tried to determine the direction of interest rates, and in turn the dollar.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bubble has formed in commodities as "speculative fervor" returns to markets after the global financial crisis, veteran Wall Street economist Henry Kaufman said on Monday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Administration slashes bailout loss estimate by $200 billion ]]></title>
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The Obama administration plans to announce this week that it is slashing its estimate of the losses from the government's financial bailout package by about $200 billion, Treasury officials said.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:57:39 EST</pubDate>
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Stocks may climb, but beware of Scrooge NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going this week on signs of stability in the labor market. But concerns about penny-pinching consumers during the holiday shopping season and the specter of higher interest rates...
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			<title><![CDATA[ The great American credit contraction rolls on ]]></title>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans face the seemingly intractable dilemma of having to reduce their levels of debt but not so rapidly as to derail a nascent economic recovery.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Traders facing Fed, dollar questions this week ]]></title>
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NEW YORK -- Be careful what you wish for. Investors have been hoping for signs that the economy is strong enough to justify continuing Wall Street's nine-month rally. They got the surest evidence yet Friday when the government said employers cut fewer jobs in November than at any time since the...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going this week on signs of stability in the labor market. But concerns about penny-pinching consumers during the holiday shopping season and the specter of higher interest rates may be a hurdle to jump.
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Rally may have legs, but beware of Scrooge NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going next week on signs of stability in the labor market. But concerns about penny-pinching consumers during the holiday shopping season and the specter of higher interest...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going next week on signs of stability in the labor market. But concerns about penny-pinching consumers during the holiday shopping season and the specter of higher interest rates may be a hurdle to jump.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:00:32 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:55:58 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:27:02 EST</pubDate>
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Stocks end higher as jobs data brightens outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as data showed the economy shed far fewer jobs than expected last month, brightening the outlook for the economy and profits. Economically sensitive sectors like industrials, technology, consumer and...
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 10 percent in November from 10.2 percent the month before, offering fresh evidence that the economy is stabilizing and that employers may soon stop shedding workers.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Taking his jobs message on the road ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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SCHNECKSVILLE, PA. -- With his popularity slowly eroding as the nation's unemployment rate has risen, President Obama spent Friday reassuring people in Pennsylvania's struggling Lehigh Valley that his administration is focused on stemming the nation's jobs crisis.
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Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will attend the end of the Copenhagen climate change summit, a late change of plan the White House attributed on Friday to growing momentum toward a new global accord. Obama was originally scheduled to...
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Investors grew more confident about the economy but also worried that a brighter employment picture will mean rising interest rates.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Even as he heralded the first unemployment drop in months, President Barack Obama began putting the finishing touches Friday on a fresh job creation proposal he's planning to send to Congress next week.
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-- Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut far fewer jobs than expected last month in the best showing for the labor market since the recession began, lifting the beleaguered U.S. dollar as investors bet a sustainable recovery was building.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will extend his push to revive the U.S. economy next week with a speech outlining job creation ideas, from encouraging home insulation programs to diverting funds meant to rescue failing banks, officials said on Friday.
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:01:55 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- The dollar leaped higher Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 10 percent in November, leading traders to weigh chances that the Federal Reserve might begin raising interest rates sooner than they had expected.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as data showed the economy shed far fewer jobs than expected last month, brightening the outlook for the economy and profits.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:11:52 EST</pubDate>
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ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday prodded large U.S. banks to boost lending to Main Street and cautiously welcomed news of an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:08:11 EST</pubDate>
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ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday prodded large U.S. banks to boost lending to Main Street and cautiously welcomed news of an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate.
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			<dc:creator>Alister Bull</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Embargo as genocide? US disputes Cuban claim ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:37:43 EST</pubDate>
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HAVANA -- It was a story meant to captivate the United Nations: A dozen Cuban children with heart defects were forced to endure unnecessary surgery because the U.S. embargo blocked them from receiving American-made catheters.
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			<dc:creator>WILL WEISSERT</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dollar surge reins in European, US stock advance ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:16:41 EST</pubDate>
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LONDON -- European and U.S. stock markets pared much of their gains Friday as investors reassessed an upbeat U.S. jobs report and a surging dollar hit commodity stocks hard, particularly in London.
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:16:41 EST</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:19:47 EST</pubDate>
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LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks slipped slightly and the dollar was steady on Friday as investors waited for U.S. jobs data, the latest signal about how far the U.S. economy is recovering.
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			<dc:creator>Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:55:31 EST</pubDate>
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Asian shares hold week's gains before jobs data TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks held most of the week's gains before monthly U.S. jobs data on Friday, although property and bank shares fell in many markets as soft U.S. data raised concerns about the pace of economic recovery. In Europe, spreadbetters...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:52:14 EST</pubDate>
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Obama vows to tackle jobs challenge head-on WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged corporate America on Thursday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits and aid to states to ease jobless woes. "There's no question that it is...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Job creation near but likely to be painfully slow ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:55:22 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The economy is getting closer to generating jobs for the first time in two years, but it probably won't be enough to stop the unemployment rate from rising.
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			<dc:creator>CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:55:22 EST</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:06:23 EST</pubDate>
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HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets dropped Friday as investors tread carefully ahead of a U.S. jobs report that could help determine the durability of the U.S. economic recovery.
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			<dc:creator>JEREMIAH MARQUEZ</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ China hints sticking to dollar despite worries ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:52:48 EST</pubDate>
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has maintained a consistent allocation of its foreign exchange reserves across different currencies, a senior official said on Friday, suggesting that any diversification away from the dollar has been gradual.
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			<dc:creator>Aileen Wang and Chris Buckley</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke faces sharp, conflicting criticism at Senate hearing ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Ben S. Bernanke got a glimpse Thursday of the competing demands he would face in a second term as Federal Reserve chairman during four hours of tough questions, with some senators urging him to do more to resuscitate the economy while others pressed him to roll back efforts before they provoke a ...
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			<dc:creator>Neil Irwin</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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FACING a Senate confirmation vote on a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke finds himself under attack from both ends of the political spectrum. Libertarian Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), abetted by a number of liberal Democrats, has made Mr. Bernanke's alleged failu...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pelosi: Bailout money to fund jobs initiative ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:34 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats are looking to tap as much as $70 billion in unused funds from the Wall Street bailout to pay for new spending on roads and bridges and to save the jobs of firefighters, teachers and other public employees, officials said Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke defends record in bid for second term ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:51:57 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke defends record in bid for second term ]]></title>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, making his case for a second term, defended his record on Thursday before a skeptical Senate that criticized the central bank for failing to prevent the financial crisis.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Geithner says need to cut budget deficit ]]></title>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said it was vital to get U.S. budget deficits down in order to spur private-sector growth that creates jobs and predicted it will begin happening in 2011.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama vows to tackle jobs challenge head-on ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:19:28 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged corporate America on Thursday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits and aid to states to ease jobless woes.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged corporate America on Thursday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits and aid to states to ease jobless woes.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Late-day slide hits stocks ahead of jobs report ]]></title>
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NEW YORK -- Investors grew nervous about the shape of the economy Thursday, dumping stocks at the last minute ahead of a key government report on unemployment.
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-- Participants in President Barack Obama's jobs forum Thursday broke into six groups to discuss job creation strategies. Summaries of the discussions in each group.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:23:01 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Every step forward in this economic recovery seems to be followed by a step back.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after data showed the vast U.S. services sector unexpectedly shrank in November and investors worried that Friday's non-farm payrolls report may show the recovery is sluggish.
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			<dc:creator>Caroline Valetkevitch</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:11:23 EST</pubDate>
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-- Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie s...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Congress grills Bernanke, but second term likely ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:56:58 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Senators took aim Thursday at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, linking him to rising unemployment, regulatory lapses that led to the financial crisis and the corporate bailouts that followed.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. services sector shrinks; jobless claims fall ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:47:47 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An index of the U.S. services sector shrank in November to its lowest since July, according to a report released on Thursday that shocked economists who had forecast a recovery from recession was picking up steam.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama bemoans desperation of people out of work ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:57 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says a jobs forum he hosted at the White House generated many useful ideas for jump-starting job creation, some of which can be put into action "immediately" by his administration.
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			<dc:creator>PHILIP ELLIOTT</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dollar mixed on US economic reports, ECB comments ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:46:05 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- The dollar was mixed Thursday as investors read U.S. economic reports as further evidence the recovery will be bumpy, while the European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at a historic low of 1 percent and announced it would end some of its extraordinary measures...
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:59:33 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. services sector unexpectedly contracted in November, with an index measuring activity falling to its lowest reading since July, according to an industry report released on Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Geithner says need to cut budget deficit ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:15:05 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said it was vital to get U.S. budget deficits down in order to spur private-sector growth that creates jobs and predicted it will begin happening in 2011.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:54:01 EST</pubDate>
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Gold at new highs; Asian shares climb HONG KONG (Reuters) - Gold struck its third straight peak in as many days on Thursday because of its investor appeal as a safe asset while Asian stocks advanced as the appetite for risky assets remained strong despite Wall Street's dip. The yen extended its fall...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gold at new highs; Asian shares climb ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:53:55 EST</pubDate>
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Gold struck its third straight peak in as many days on Thursday because of its investor appeal as a safe asset while Asian stocks advanced as the appetite for risky assets remained strong despite Wall Street's dip.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:41:10 EST</pubDate>
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Obama aides defend ambitious Afghan scale-up WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials said the first of 30,000 new U.S. troops would arrive in Afghanistan in two to three weeks but also made clear on Wednesday that plans to start bringing the soldiers home in 18 months could slip. One day after...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bernanke, seeking second term, to defend Fed role ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:40:42 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday will push back at efforts to curb the Fed's power as he goes before lawmakers considering his nomination to a second term at the central bank's helm.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday will push back at efforts to curb the Fed's power as he goes before lawmakers considering his nomination to a second term at the central bank's helm.
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			<dc:creator>Mark Felsenthal</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Asian markets extend gains as yen weakens ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:34:03 EST</pubDate>
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HONG KONG -- Most Asian markets rose a third straight day Thursday as a weakening yen buoyed Japanese stocks and an upbeat assessment from the Federal Reserve helped confidence in the U.S. economy.
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			<dc:creator>JEREMIAH MARQUEZ</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:29:17 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future.
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			<dc:creator>Alister Bull</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:29:17 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future.
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			<dc:creator>Alister Bull</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Up for second term, Fed chief heads to Congress ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:30:58 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- He angered Congress and the public for bailing out Wall Street. He failed to detect early signs of the housing collapse. And now, he may be helping feed another speculative bubble.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Senator to put hold on Bernanke ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sen. Bernard Sanders said Wednesday that he will put a hold on the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second term, a step that could push the confirmation into next year but is unlikely to torpedo it.
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			<dc:creator>Neil Irwin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed finds optimism about holiday sales but says real estate is still a drag on growth ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Economic conditions around most of the country continued to improve "modestly," and even the weak labor market showed "scattered" signs of progress, according to a report by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.
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			<dc:creator>Zachary A. Goldfarb</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Don't expand the Fed's roles and responsibilities ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Nov. 29 Sunday Opinion  commentary, "The right reform for the Fed":
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed officials say timing exit difficult ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:50:40 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials sounded a relatively upbeat note on the U.S. economy on Wednesday, but warned timing withdrawal of the bank's extraordinary support for the economy will prove difficult.
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			<dc:creator>Pedro Nicolaci da Costa and Kristina Cooke</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Stocks mostly rise as Fed sees improving economy ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:10:27 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- The stock market struggled but held its ground Wednesday as an upbeat assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve offset drops in banks and energy companies.
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			<dc:creator>SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Nasdaq rises with online retailers; Dow dips on oil ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:02:14 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday as strong online holiday sales boosted shares of retailers, including Amazon.com <AMZN.O>, and relieved some concerns about the consumer.
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			<dc:creator>Caroline Valetkevitch</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:48:44 EST</pubDate>
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-- Unemployment rises in almost half of metro areas
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			<title><![CDATA[ White House warming to jobs-related legislation ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:31:38 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- On the eve of President Barack Obama's jobs forum, the White House is warming to a number of legislative proposals aimed at boosting job creation.
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			<dc:creator>ANDREW TAYLOR</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed's Lacker flags need for exit, favors asset sales ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:00:36 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must remain alert to lurking inflation risks, and could begin removing monetary stimulus by selling some of the mortgage debt it acquired during the financial crisis, a top central bank official said on Wednesday.
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			<dc:creator>Pedro Nicolaci da Costa</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed survey finds recovery gaining momentum ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:40:30 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The economic recovery gained traction in late fall as shoppers spent a bit more and factories bumped up production. That assessment Wednesday by the Federal Reserve marked its most upbeat view since the economy tumbled into recession two years ago.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Group urges Obama set goal of doubling exports ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:39:44 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should set a goal of doubling exports over the next five years, a U.S. business group urged President Barack Obama ahead of a White House jobs forum Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Job losses decline again; Fed sees improvement ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:32 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. labor market improved in November, with private sector job losses declining for the eighth straight month and employers planning fewer layoffs, separate reports showed on Wednesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Job losses decline again; Fed sees improvement ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:32 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. labor market improved in November, with private sector job losses declining for the eighth straight month and employers planning fewer layoffs, separate reports showed on Wednesday.
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