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Slowly, Americans Regaining Their Lost Wealth

Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth -- gradually. More
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Court OKs Reciting Pledge Of Allegiance

A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state. More
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Slowly, Americans Are Regaining Their Lost Wealth

Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth -- gradually. More
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PETA Offers Up Anti-Meat Trash Cans For Parks

The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks -- on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini. More

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Credit Card Users Not So Responsible After All?

With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out they probably weren't. More
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Feds Recall More Children Jewelry In Cadmium Probe

Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. More
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First-Time Jobless Claims Drop Slightly Last Week

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, but remains above the level many economists say would signal new hiring. More

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Obama Pushes Trade Initiative As Jobs Helper

President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create -- and how he will get it done. More

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Watchdog: GMAC Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $6.3B

The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable -- a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion, a new watchdog report says. More

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Sushi Chef Charged With Serving Illegal Whale

Federal prosecutors filed charges against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat. More

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