Washington Post:
JERUSALEM -- To keep the Palestinian Authority government working after its term expires in January, Palestinians are turning to an unelected group of political insiders instead of holding new elections, according to Palestinian officials and outside analysts.
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Washington Post:
CHICAGO -- On the edge of a cornfield 150 miles from Chicago lies a prison, all but vacant, that could become the new Guantanamo.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
President Barack Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 49% in today's Gallup poll -- the first time his approval has dipped below 50% and a sharp decline from the 69% approval rating Gallup recorded when Obama entered office:The ongoing, contentious debate over national healthcare reform has likely served as a drag on h (Read More)
New York Times:
The central bank upgraded its economic assessment, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation.
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Wall Street Journal:
Alcoa said Thursday it will temporarily stop production at two aluminum smelters in Italy, cutting about 2,000 direct and indirect jobs, because of concerns about getting future power supply for the smelters at competitive rates following an EU decision. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Valero Energy on Friday said it's shutting down its refinery in Delaware City, Del. in a move that will eliminate 550 jobs. "The decision to permanently close the Delaware City refinery was a very difficult one," said Valero Chairman and CEO Bill Klesse. "We have sought a buyer for the refinery, b (Read More)
SF Gate:
Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery Ashton is Europe's first foreign policy chief, the international representative of half a billion people, with a 7 billion euro ($10.5 billion) budget and a salary of more than $300,000 a year _ but in her... European Union - Catherine Ashton Baroness Ashton of Uphol (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The job market will receive a fleeting jolt next year when the U.S. Census Bureau hires more than one million workers for its 2010 count. (Read More)
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Huffington Post:
While financial markets believe the great recession is over, millions of Americans continue to struggle. Unemployment is 10.2 percent and the more inclusive measure, underemployment, is at 17.5 percent. America's jobs crisis is both a short-term and long-term challengeA combination of circumstances brought us to this poin (Read More)