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Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
Last Updated: 12:27 PM 11/06/09 - The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher.
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Obama says don't jump to conclusions on shooting
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Last Updated: 12:08 PM 11/06/09 - President Barack Obama says the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings at Fort Hood. He urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officials gather facts about the shootings. (Full Story)
Ethics panel clears NC Rep. Shuler in TVA probe
Last Updated: 4:03 PM 11/05/09 - Congressional ethics investigators say North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler did not act inappropriately when a residential development that he was involved in sought lake-access rights from the Tennessee Valley Authority. (Full Story)
Obama to sign bill extending homebuyers credit
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 11/05/09 - The White House says President Barack Obama on Friday morning will sign a bill that expands a popular homebuyers tax credit and extends unemployment benefits. (Full Story)
Senate votes to extend homebuyer credit, jobless benefits
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Last Updated: 6:32 PM 11/04/09 - The Senate has voted to give the jobless up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits and significantly expand a tax credit program aimed at getting buyers back into the dormant housing market. (Full Story)
Direction after election? Maintain services, grow revenue
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Last Updated: 6:02 PM 11/04/09 - Knoxville's election means five of City Council's nine members will be new.
They're a month and a half from taking office, but once they do-they're facing a crash course in stretching your tax dollars.
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