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Mystery besets severed hand inquiry

Police rule out stranger attack but reject honour killing theory despite misgivings by Asian women's groups Every day, staff at Sunrise Radio were greeted with a smile from Geeta Aulakh, the receptionist who had dreamed as a...

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A big Fed mess

Please stop patting Ben Bernanke on the back ALAN BLINDER opens a new Washington Post column with what I believe is the conventional wisdom:The Federal Reserve's performance in this long-running financial and economic crisis...

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Book review: Cheever: A Life

Published Date: 21 November 2009 Cheever: A Life By Blake Bailey Picador, 784pp, £25 FOLLOWING John Cheever's death from cancer in 1982, his reputation as a writer and human, despite his alcoholism – indeed abetted by his...

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Three Proposals on the Black Family

How to encourage more fathers to stick around In 1965, 25 percent of black children were being raised in fatherless homes, and the situation was correctly characterized as a crisis. First, because many people remain ignorant of...

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20 Ways Antihealth Departments Kill, Steal, and Abuse

Health Departments are servants of the drug company pawns of the CDC, of the meat and dairy industries, of landlords. Fast Food Pawns: Across the US, many health departments ignore because of the power of money the many...

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District's unemployment rate reaches record high

Unemployment in the District soared to a record high of 11.9 percent in October, according to government data released Friday, ranking it among California, Nevada, Michigan and other states with the highest jobless rates.

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More States Add Jobs, but Many for Temporary Staff

28 states added jobs in October, but the employment gains may be short-lived By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 1 comment In a sharp improvement, more than half...

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California Unemployment Rate Hits 12.5 Percent

California unemployment rate hits 12.5 percent, setting another new record SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment California's unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in October to set another...

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Ohio Unemployment Rises To 10.5 Pct In Oct

After 2 Months Of Declining Unemployment, Ohio Joblessness Rises To 10.5 Percent (AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent...

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Alaska's Jobless Rate Jumps to 8.9 Pct in October

Alaska's unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month ANCHORAGE, Alaska November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month. State...

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