The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak with January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent as more people said they had jobs.
Five blocks from the site of the opening ceremony for the Winter Games, the Downtown Eastside is a neighborhood of blight, but also of some hope.
The American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective.
In response to criticism from conservative radio hosts and newspaper columnists, Sen.-elect Scott Brown pressed Massachusetts officials to certify his election for the hurry-up swearing-in to fill the last two years of Kennedy's term.
As Toyota stumbles through its biggest recall ever, some U.S. automakers could be feeling a bit of glee after a disastrous year for the industry.
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Unemployment rate falls to 9.7 percent
Unemployment rate falls to 9.7 percent
Homeless cast a shadow on Olympic glow
New Sen. Brown to be sworn in Thursday
Bomb-sniffing dogs rushed to Baghdad
As Toyota stumbles, schadenfreude lurks
As Toyota stumbles, schadenfreude lurks
As Toyota stumbles, schadenfreude lurks
As Toyota stumbles, schadenfreude lurks
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