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Burst of hiring aids recovery, but long slog ahead
Companies crank up hiring by most in 4 years, boosting recovery, but unemployment rate rises

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy got what it needed in April: A burst of hiring that added a net 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly total in four years. It showed employers are gaining confidence as the...

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Underwater robots positioned a giant 100-ton concrete-and-steel box over a blown-out well at the...

Canadian media's attempt to establish a right to protect confidential sources was quashed by the nation's highest court on Friday.
In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ordered the National Post daily to hand over to police documents obtained from a source in 2001 alleging a former prime minister's involvement in a loan scandal.

The court...

Serves me right I suppose. I usually delete spam articles at Whigger without thinking about it, but the 'Heated Toilet Seat' article seemed funny enough to let be, especially as it was the lead story and right next to a story about AICPA or something.

Original (spam) news...

GOP continues effort to thwart EU bailouts
By Jay Heflin - 05/06/10 06:30 PM ET
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash), vice chair of the House Republican Conference, on Thursday said the Dow losing approximately 348 points should signal the Obama administration that the Greece bailout will not help to restore the market.

"The market downturn...