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President Barack Obama said the jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent in October was a "sobering" figure that underscored the economic challenges ahead.
...MOREWhile hundreds of opponents to healthcare reform rallied outside the U.S. Capitol, President Obama touted endorsements from the AMA and the AARP for the House bill.
...MOREThe results of Tuesday's off-year elections may change the political landscape for Democrats and Republicans as they focus on the 2010 mid-year elections.
...MOREThe first formal EU-U.S. meeting since President Obama took office also focused on coordinating an economic recovery and the deteriorating condition in Afghanistan.
...MOREThe Obama White House said it believed the $787 billion economic stimulus plan approved early this year had saved or created about 650,000 jobs so far.
...MOREHouse Democrats unveiled a broad healthcare overhaul bill that House Speaker Pelosi said would create a government-run health care program.
...MOREAs a top general from China visits the US, an author say it is the economic ties between the two major powers that will define the relationship.
...MORESenate Democratic leader Harry Reid said the Senate's healthcare reform bill would include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out of participation.
...MOREAs President Obama considers a U.S. troop increase for Afghanistan, NATO defense ministers backed the idea of a broader counter-insurgency strategy.
...MOREMicrosoft's CEO Steve Ballmer on why Windows is key to Microsoft's future.
...MORECopyright info: Reuters 2006
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