• U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan
SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in ...
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• U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years, underscoring the likelihood of a long, slow recovery from recession.&...
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:48:49 -0400 - Reuters
• Vice President Biden visits Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and cit...
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:33:13 -0400 - Reuters
• California turns to "IOUs" amid budget impasse
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As California marked its second day of a new fiscal year without a budget agreement, the state government moved ahead on Thursday to issue billions of dollars in "IOUs" in order to avoid a cash crisi...
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:51:22 -0400 - Reuters
• U.S. marshals seize Madoffs' $7 million NY apartment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href=...
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:34 -0400 - Reuters
