State of the union
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down two banks in Georgia, and one each in Florida and Minnesota, boosting to 13 the number of bank failures so far in 2010 on top of the 140 shuttered last year in the punishing economic climate.
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Friday stepped up his commitment to nuclear energy as part of the solution to global warming, marking a shift in policy that is partly designed to end a deadlock with opposition Republicans over energy policy.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union Wednesday that "one in 10 Americans still cannot find work." But in nine states the figure is much worse - closer to one in five, according to Labor Department data released Friday.
BALTIMORE - President Barack Obama says his administration has "stopped the flood of job losses," but much more needs to be done to help the millions of people still out of work.
WASHINGTON - The economy's faster-than-expected growth at the end of last year, powered by companies replenishing stockpiles, is likely to weaken as consumers keep a lid on spending.
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