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• Dec 8, 2012

  Unemployment Rate Drops to Lowest Since 2008; No Change in Joblessness

  The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 7.7 percent – the lowest in nearly four years, the Labor Department reported Friday. But the number of unemployed persons remained largely unchanged at 12 million.

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  Dec 8, 2012

  Obama Seeks $60.4B for Superstorm Sandy Recovery

  President Barack Obama sent a $60.4 billion emergency spending bill to Congress on Friday to pay for recovery from Superstorm Sandy that struck the northeast in late October, killing dozens and causing widespread destruction across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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  Dec 4, 2012

  Romney Back on Board of Mormon-Owned Marriott International

  Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has rejoined the board of directors of Marriott International, the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies, owned by a devout Mormon family.

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  Dec 4, 2012

  Members of Congress Among Least Trusted Professionals, Poll Shows

  A new Gallup survey shows that only one in 10 Americans rates the honesty and ethical standards of members of Congress as "very high" or "high," a slightly better rating than that of car salespeople who hit the bottom of the list of 22 professions.

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  Dec 3, 2012

  Egypt's Top Court Suspends Work to Protest Islamist Pressure

  Reactions to Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's recent power grab and now a planned constitutional referendum reached a new high Sunday after Egypt's top court suspended all work indefinitely to protest "psychological pressures," and judges said they will not supervise the upcoming vote.

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  Dec 3, 2012

  Japanese PM Threatens to Shoot Down North Korean Rocket

  A day after North Korea announced it will launch another satellite this month, believed to be cover for a ballistic missile test and causing concerns in the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda threatened to shoot down the rocket if it threatens Japanese territory.

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  Dec 2, 2012

  US Condemns North Korea's Rocket Launch Plans as 'Highly Provocative'

  North Korea announced Saturday plans to launch another satellite this month to mark the first death anniversary of the nation's longtime ruler Kim Jong-il. Seen as cover for an intercontinental ballistic missile test, the planned exercise is drawing harsh criticism from the United States and its allies.

• Dec 2, 2012

  Charred Bodies Found After Japan Tunnel Collapse

  Several people trapped inside their burning vehicle are dead after one of Japan's longest tunnels on a busy highway near Tokyo collapsed and caught fire on Sunday morning. More motorists are feared trapped amid ongoing rescue efforts.

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  Dec 2, 2012

  Obama Takes 'Fiscal Cliff' Plan to Public to Pressure Republicans

  With just 30 days left for Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff," President Barack Obama used his weekly address Saturday to call on Congress to extend the middle-class tax break in an apparent move to increase pressure on the GOP.

• Dec 1, 2012

  Catholics Far Behind Evangelicals in Devotion to Faith, Study Shows

  A new study has found that Catholics now have the lowest proportion of "strongly affiliated" followers among America's major religious traditions, while evangelicals are growing stronger in their devotion to their faith.