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Obama: Below 50 percent approval
President Obama's job-approval rating has slipped below 50% in the Gallup Tracking Poll for the first time in his presidency, pulled down by concerns about the economy, federal spending and health care legislation. In daily tracking from Tuesday through

U.S. layoffs fall in October
WASHINGTON -- The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to bottoming. The Labor Department said the 2,127 mass layoff actions reported in

U.S. urges Honduras de facto leader to step aside
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader should make good on an offer to step aside for a week so voters can focus on November 29 polls and resolve the country's political crisis, the U.S. State Department said Friday. Roberto Micheletti, who

Lesbian US War Deserter Wins Stay of Deportation
Canada's Federal Court says the country's refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Canada. Judge Yves de Montigny said Friday the board erred last February when it rejected Bethany Smith's bid. Smith says

Closing of Dialysis Unit Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard
ATLANTA ? Each had crossed the border years before, smuggled across the desert by a coyote, never imagining the journey would lead to a drab and dusty clinic on the ninth floor of Atlantas Grady Memorial Hospital. Fidelia Perez in a hospital room after

CDC: Swine flu cases appear to be dropping in US, but future cases are hard to predict
Swine Flu Photos Graphic: How flu vaccines get to you Photos In photos: The swine flu scare of 1976 Multimedia Focus on Swine Flu: How H1N1 Affects You Quiz: What's your Flu I.Q.? How Relenza and Tamiflu fight influenza X Examining the virus Stories

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Students protest tuition hike
protest fee hike - CNN.com CNN SWITCH TO: Share this on: California students occupy buildings to protest fee hike Students block a vehicle containing college staff members during a protest at UCLA on Thursday. STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Students occupying

Iraq school for the blind sings
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The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give
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School bus hits boy running across Houston street
An Aldine Independent School District student was slightly injured after being hit by a bus early this morning, district officials said. The student, who has not been identified, was hit by a school bus about 8:15 a.m. on Airline near Harwicke, officials

Wreck shuts I-10 east near downtown Houston
Portions of Interstate 10 and U.S. 59 near downtown were shut down for hours this morning after a fatal traffic crash involving an 18-wheeler early this morning. A single-vehicle wreck occurred on the westbound I-10 East Freeway near Jensen about 3:15

Obama approval rating dips below 50 percent in Gallup
President Obama's job-approval rating has slipped below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time in his presidency, pulled down by concerns about the economy, federal spending and health care legislation. In daily tracking from Tuesday through Thursday,

Obama: Below 50 percent
President Obama's job-approval rating has slipped below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time in his presidency, pulled down by concerns about the economy, federal spending and health care legislation. In daily tracking from Tuesday through Thursday,

Pentagon: US to Look at Own Role in Afghan Graft
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan, along with the efforts the U.S. is demanding from the Afghan government. He says the U.S. will examine its own contracts and projects in

Who's tougher on illegal immigration? Bush or Obama?
« Ariz. prosecutor files 1st employer sanctions case | Main HOUSTON CHRONICLE A federal agent is seen outside the Shipley Do-Nuts facility, where ICE agents conducted a workplace raid in 2008. Ten months into President Barack Obama's administration, I

Houston police announce red-light violation amnesty
Drivers who have been caught on camera running red lights in Houston but have not paid their fines are getting a brief reprieve. The Houston Police Department announced a 60-day grace period began today. About 77,800 Texas vehicle owners with delinquent

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Lincoln schoolboy letter sells for $60K
President Lincoln responded to an Illinois boy's letter about two weeks after his 1861 inauguration. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Classmates skeptical boy once had met President Lincoln Unidentified buyer said to be 'a collector and loves Lincoln' Shortly before

Obama isn't commenting much on Palin, but political backers are
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Obama nominates former Bush spokeswoman to board
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Lincoln letter to schoolboy sells for $60,000
President Lincoln responded to an Illinois boy's letter about two weeks after his 1861 inauguration. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Classmates skeptical boy once had met President Lincoln Unidentified buyer said to be 'a collector and loves Lincoln' Shortly before

Houston jobless rate stays at 8.5 percent
The Houston-area unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.5 percent in October from the previous month , the Texas Workforce Commission reported this morning. Statewide the jobless rate edged up slightly to 8.3 percent in October, up from 8.2 percent

Closing arguments in U.S. student's murder trial
Before delivering his summation Friday, Mignini said it is time to wrap up the long debate over the case, which he called unique in the Italian judiciary. He criticized attacks on the forensic work, saying investigators carried out their jobs

NYC model who married doorman sues upscale co-op
NEW YORK -- A foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. Christina Ambers filed a $10 million lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court

Obama's day: Back home, out of view
Good morning from The Oval. On this day in 1925, future Attorney General, presidential candidate, and brother-of-a-president Robert F. Kennedy was born. President Obama, just back from a week-long trip to Asia, has no public schedule today (at least so

India PM heads to U.S. in test of ties with Obama
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues such as climate change and trade. Manmohan Singh's three-day

Hearing begins for Maui man accused of being spy
HONOLULU A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of spying for China suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defense testified in federal court Thursday. But the forensic psychologists who

Senate confirms long-stalled Obama judicial pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, having smashed through a Republican wall of opposition, confirmed on Thursday U.S. President Barack Obama's first and longest-stalled judicial nominee. On a vote of 59-39, the Senate approved Obama's

Wrecks shut I-10 east near downtown Houston
I-10 westbound traffic into downtown Houston backed up before dawn because the freeway was shut down overnight as police investigated a fatal crash near Jensen. TRAFFIC 07:25 AM CST Portions of Interstate 10 and U.S. 59 near downtown have been shut down