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Friday, November 20, 2009 9:57 PM

United States

Type: Country
Name: United States
population: 296,208,512
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 33 mins ago - 21 Documents (in Politics)
California unemployment hits record high
Californias unemployment rate hit a record 12.5 percent in October, according to federal labor statistics released today.The state has been the biggest job loser in the nation over the last year, the U.S. Labor Department said, shedding 687,700 jobs in ... [Biz Journals - 33 mins ago]
First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 28 mins ago - 29 Documents
Ben Nelson - Click to view image in its original context
Ben Nelson
What to Watch for in Senate Health Vote
By Peter Landers The clock is ticking up to the Senate’s vote scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday on whether to proceed to debate on the health-care bill. The all-important number is 60. That’s how many votes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needs to overcome ... [WSJ.com: Washington Wire - 28 mins ago]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 15 Documents
Fitch Ratings - Click to view image in its original context
Fitch Ratings
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch in Ohio lawsuit
Ohio's attorney general has filed a suit against Standard & Poors, Moody's and Fitch, claiming that the agencies provided misleading credit ratings that cost state funds hundreds of millions of dollars.Richard Cordray filed the suit on behalf of five ... [Post Magazine UK - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 9 hours ago - 110 Documents (in Politics)
Federal Aviation Administration - Click to view image in its original context
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Glitch Causes Widespread U.S. Air Travel Delays
Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about ... [NewsFactor Network - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 64 Documents
Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding: judge
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of ... [China Post - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents (in Politics)
Timothy F Geithner - Click to view 360-page
Timothy F Geithner
Jobless claims down in U.S.: Geithner foresees more growth
In the week ending Nov. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial U.S. jobless claims was 505,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 505,000. The four-week moving average was 514,000, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous ... [BayStreet.ca - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 35 Documents (in Environment)
California Adopts Nation’s First Energy Efficiency Standards for TV’s
Standards Will Prevent Pollution and Save Consumers MoneySacramento – The California Energy Commission (CEC) passed the nation’s first energy efficiency standards for televisions. The standards are expected to save consumers an estimated $1 billion per ... [Environment California - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 5 Documents
Texas panel approves $1.85 billion highway plan that largely ignores Dallas-Fort Worth
AUSTIN Texas transportation officials approved a $1.85 billion plan Thursday to build or improve highways throughout the state, rejecting protests from Dallas and Fort Worth that nearly all of the money will be spent in Houston and along Interstate 35 ... [Dallas Morning News - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 10 Documents
Man Made Disaster in New Orleans (The Nation)
The Nation -- Hurricane Katrina is often called a natural disaster, as if it was all nature's fault, not man's. The reality, of course, is that federal, state and local governments ignored warnings from scientists for years, both that climate change would ... [Yahoo! News - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 15 hours ago - 20 Documents
Alaska volunteers want to keep Santa letter tradition alive
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. ... [Tampa Bay Online - 15 hours ago]
First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Sarah Palin returns to Ohio on book tour
More than 1,000 people gave former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a warm greeting as she returned as a new author to the southwest Ohio region where she made her debut as a national candidate. ... [OPEN: Ohio Politics - cleveland.com - 2 hours ago]
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First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 Documents (in Biology)
32 DNA samples for Asian carp found past barrier
Darin Opel shot this 92-pound bighead carp with a bow in Illinois last year. Silver and bighead carp threaten to invade Lake Michigan.more photosIllinois BowfishersDarin Opel shot this 92-pound bighead carp with a bow in Illinois last year. Silver and ... [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour ago]

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...com examined both the Families USA study and the Kaiser study and was unable to reconcile the different findings. 'Barring new evidence,' it said, "this seems like a genuine disagreement between experts on a complex issue." (Among other challenges, the government fluctuates in its commitment to paying this cost...
The Nativism Tax [Slate Magazine - 30 mins ago]
...In a Facebook note today, Sarah Palin wrote, "We need to carefully watch this debate as it coincides with Capitol Hill's debate and determine whether we are witnessing the early stages of that rationed care before the Senate bill is rushed through as well." After chief political correspondent John Dickerson sent Palin's note around, Slate staffers began debating what, exactly, rationing is; the value of...
Opening the Screening Door [Slate Magazine - 30 mins ago]
...President of Space Systems J P Stevens said in testimony before the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday. "Interruptions or cancellations impact large companies and can be catastrophic to smaller firms -- often the only entities with the unique abilities to produce small but critical components on which huge portions of our economy, infrastructure and security depend" Stevens said...
AIA Calls for Stable and Robust Space Funding in House Testimony [Street Insider - 31 mins ago]

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NATO troop buildup could pressure Ottawa to rev... [Canada.com - 28 mins ago]
Bermudan officials search for missing Nova Scot... [CTV.ca - 28 mins ago]
U.S. suffers bloody day in Afghanistan as Obama... [Canada.com - 28 mins ago]
Hershey Trust calls for $17 billion bid for Cad... [MarketWatch - 29 mins ago]
World News: Lamborghini super sportscars at 201... [Oneshift - 29 mins ago]
Dividend Over a Dividend [CNBC - 29 mins ago]
Finnish regulator to manage 2 govt IT security ... [Telecom Paper - 29 mins ago]
Murder trial move to LA a setback for transit cop [Washington Post - 30 mins ago]
The Nativism Tax [Slate Magazine - 30 mins ago]
RESEARCH: Atom-smasher restarts after 14 months [France24 - 30 mins ago]
The Profitability Report: How to Protect Your M... [inc.com - 30 mins ago]
Opening the Screening Door [Slate Magazine - 30 mins ago]
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [Slate Magazine - 30 mins ago]
Two monkey sightings reported in Tampa [UPI - 30 mins ago]
Heads up: free food next week in downtown Balti... [Baltimore Sun - 30 mins ago]
The Shaniya Davis Story: Timeline of "Ange... [CBS News - 31 mins ago]
Medvedev Is Reinventing the Red Army [MSNBC Newsweek - 31 mins ago]
AIA Calls for Stable and Robust Space Funding i... [Street Insider - 31 mins ago]
1969 Alcatraz takeover 'changed the whole cours... [CNN - 31 mins ago]
Obama's job approval below 50 percent [UPI - 31 mins ago]
Mass. House orders staff - not member - furloughs [NECN.com - 31 mins ago]
Ex-Pittsburgh anchor arrested for DUIs [UPI - 31 mins ago]
'Cool Tools' to broadcast NHS highlights [Home Channel News - 31 mins ago]
Robbers arrested in Craigslist stings [UPI - 31 mins ago]
County to chip in to transform former landfill ... [Columbus Dispatch - 31 mins ago]
D.R. Horton posts year-end loss of $545.3 million [Home Channel News - 31 mins ago]
TopFinds: Child Poverty in U.S., Creating Tooth... [Digital Journal - 31 mins ago]
US sees fall in swine flu rate [France24 - 31 mins ago]
Microsoft voices doubts about Google Chrome OS [NZ PC World - 32 mins ago]
Asking the wrong questions on Cuba [Foreign Policy Magazine - 32 mins ago]
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Split Carbon Costs of Deforestation Between Pro... [Treehugger - 1 hour ago]
It's probably no great secret to TreeHugger readers at this point that part of the reason are rapidly rising is partially because manufacturing of goods for export ...
Prosperity, Peace and Opportunity: The Legacy o... [White House.gov Blog Feed - 1 hour ago]
Click here to see the video. In a particularly moving address to troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, South Korea, the President thanked American troops ...
Job of the Week: From Lawyer to Client [Above the Law - 1 hour ago]
Are you sick of taking phone calls at 4:30 on Friday? Would you rather be the one making the phone calls? If so, this Job of the Week might be for you. As always ...
Norah O'Donnell's reasonable question [Political Animal - 1 hour ago]
NORAH O'DONNELL'S REASONABLE QUESTION.... A clip made the rounds this week of MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell appearing live in Michigan, at a bookstore where Sarah Palin ...
WSJ Editorial on Judicial Nominee Called Racist [Legal Blog Watch - 1 hour ago]
The Wall Street Journal editorial yesterday made clear that it was not pleased with President Obama's nomination of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis ...
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Attack Ad Distorts the Truth About Energy [Rep. Denny Rehberg - YouTube Channel - 1 hour ago]
CNN News Update (11-20-2009 3 PM EST) [CNN News Update - 1 hour ago]
Begleiter Sees Parallels Between Wall Street an... [Bloomberg - YouTube - 1 hour ago]
CNN News Update (11-20-2009 2 PM EST) [CNN News Update - 2 hours ago]
McCaul on KVUE on the stimulus 11.20.09.wmv [Rep. Michael T McCaul - YouTube Channel - 3 hours ago]
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