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Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal border=

Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the US jobless rate, already at its highest level in more than a quarter century, is likely to worsen for several months. "My expectation is that we will probably continue to …
Reuters
Bloomberg
Voice of America
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Deal to save city jobs likely, union chief says - Chicago Sun-Times border=

Deal to save city jobs likely, union chief says - Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter/fspielman@suntimes.com Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon predicted Monday that organized labor would agree to a painful package of cost-cutting concessions that would save the jobs of 1504 city …
Chicago Tribune
ESPN
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Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired? - TechCrunch border=

Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired? - TechCrunch

TechCrunch, CA
A startup based in Silicon Valley has a 6.9% chance of being acquired. New York startups come in second with a 4.9% acquisition rate. It's not clear exactly what data was pulled (years, transaction size, etc.), although there are more details here. …

'Hangover' likely to spoil openings of 'Pelham' and 'Imagine That' - Los Angeles Times border=

'Hangover' likely to spoil openings of 'Pelham' and 'Imagine That' - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times, CA
The bachelor-party-in-Vegas movie is expected to be No. 1 again this weekend. By Ben Fritz Two new movies open today, but they have to deal with a major headache in the form of "The Hangover." The Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures R-rated comedy …
The Epoch Times
Entertainment Weekly
Examiner.com
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Brush fire likely human-caused, officials say - San Diego Union Tribune border=

Brush fire likely human-caused, officials say - San Diego Union Tribune

San Diego Union Tribune
By J. Harry Jones and Jose Luis Jiménez NORTH COUNTY - A 122-acre brush fire that raced up a hillside yesterday afternoon and damaged three homes and several power lines was started by someone, Cal Fire officials said.
San Jose Mercury News
The Associated Press
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11-year term likely for killing co-worker - San Francisco Chronicle border=

11-year term likely for killing co-worker - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
The company makes semiconductor wafer probe cards, used in electrical testing of microchips. The men argued before the stabbing, which Capili's attorney called "a tragic incident." "We just want everybody to be able to put some closure on this and to …

Big raises for Santa Cruz workers will likely be cut - San Jose Mercury News border=

Big raises for Santa Cruz workers will likely be cut - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But that was when the city budget was propped up with property tax revenue that fell this year as the housing bubble burst. Sales tax revenue has fallen, too, and in December, Santa Cruz began cutting services and staff to meet an $8 million deficit. …

Big raises for Santa Cruz city workers likely will be cut - San Jose Mercury News border=

Big raises for Santa Cruz city workers likely will be cut - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
But that was when the city budget was propped up with property tax revenue that fell this year as the housing bubble burst. Sales tax revenue has fallen, too, and in December, Santa Cruz began cutting services and staff to meet an $8 million deficit. …

US official: North Korean nuclear test likely - The Associated Press border=

US official: North Korean nuclear test likely - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Obama administration official said he expects that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament negotiations.
Wall Street Journal
Times Online
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US official: North Korean nuclear test likely - The Associated Press border=

US official: North Korean nuclear test likely - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Obama administration official said he expects that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament negotiations.
Wall Street Journal
guardian.co.uk
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