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Congress Approves Jobless Benefit Extension
WASHINGTON – With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush is about to ensure that millions of laid-off workers won't see their unemployment checks disappear as the year-end holidays approach. more>>
Report: Obama To Choose Clinton For Sec. Of State
WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency. more>>
MN A.G. Wants Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Attorney General Lori Swanson is proposing legislation that would make lenders negotiate with homeowners before foreclosing on properties. more>>
Judge Orders Release Of 5 From Guantanamo
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terror suspects who have been held without charges almost seven years at Guantanamo Bay. more>>
Property Tax Increases Average 6.5%
ST. PAUL (AP) ― Minnesotans are set to pay more property taxes next year if a number of proposed local tax levies are adopted. more>>
Stevens Gives Last Senate Speech
WASHINGTON – "Uncle Ted" Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber's longest-serving Republican, delivered his swansong address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher. more>>
Senate Recount Underway
ST. PAUL (AP) ― As the recount in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race began here Wednesday, one volunteer judge asked the city election director what to do if she spotted a questionable ballot and no one else did. more>>
Consumer Prices Drop
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount. more>>
Daschle To Head HHS
WASHINGTON – Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. more>>
Canvassing Board Orders Recount
ST. PAUL (AP) ― The election board that will eventually declare a winner in Minnesota's deadlocked U.S. Senate race signed off Tuesday on a statewide manual recount while delaying a decision on how to handle rejected absentee ballots. more>>
