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	Analysis: Rick Perry Takes Off the Gloves at Las.... For the first time since he got into the Presidential race just over two months ago, Rick Perry finally looked comfortable on the debate stage. Gone was the laconic and vaguely dazed Texas Governor. In his place was a feisty candidate eager to engage frontrunner Mitt Romney. But, even as he took the gloves off, Perry didn’t land any knock-out punches – or even leave a bruise. Meanwhile, it was Herman Cain who struggled throughout the night. Cain, who normally shows up with a spring in hi....

	American Airlines stock sinks on bankruptcy fears Rumors that American Airlines parent AMR Corp will file for bankruptcy protection sent the company's stocks plummeting. The company said there was no concrete news behind the rumors, but also said that a court-guided restructuring "is certainly not our goal or our preference." At the closing bell the stock was down 33.1 percent at $1.98, as the airline continued to struggle with a high debt load and sluggish demand growth, according to analysts. The sharp fall had triggered automatic ....

Obama, Congress divided over terror suspects The Obama administration has tracked down and killed Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and other al-Qaida leaders. Yet, in spite of those successes, Republicans and some Democrats in Congress remain intent on challenging the administration's policies for handling captured terror suspects. Those lawmakers insist that as a post-Sept. 11 nation wages war in Iraq and Afghanistan, captured terror suspects should be held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and prosecuted by military tribu....

Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis o.... WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the August 2011 Employment Situation report released today: "The private sector added 17,000 jobs in August, but those gains were offset by the loss of 17,000 government jobs. Total non-farm unemployment, therefore, was unchanged last month. The unemployment rate also remained unchanged at 9.1 percent. "Consumer confidence dropped sharply last month as Congress took the nation to the brink of default. We kne....

US Debt deal. The White House and congressional leaders scrambled for enough support from skeptical lawmakers on Monday to push through an 11th-hour deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avert a devastating debt default. Just one day before the deadline to lift the nation's debt ceiling, the Democratic-led Senate appeared on track to pass the $2.1 trillion deficit-cutting plan on Monday or Tuesday. But uncertainty over its fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives rattled financi....

US deficit reduction plan With less than a month to go before the debt ceiling must be raised or Uncle Sam risks running out of money to pay his bills, President Barack Obama invited Congressional leaders to the White House on Thursday in a push to jumpstart stalled budget talks. "We need to come together over the next two weeks to reach a deal that reduces the deficit and upholds the full faith and credit of the United States government and the credit of the American people," Obama said in a rare appearance at ....

Obama Announces Job Training Program As public dismay over his handling of the economy is on the rise, President Obama will announce a new job training program Wednesday at a Washington, D.C.-area community college. White House officials say that Mr. Obama will be joined at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College by various business leaders to discuss a manufacturing sector job credentialing program. "[T]his is the type of mobilization and all-hands-on-deck effort that is so needed in this economy....

P&G and LULAC Renew Partnership to Help Hispanic.... Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2011 — P&G (NYSE: P&G) and its Tide, Downy, Gain, Bounty and Pampers brands are announcing a $250,000 donation to LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) to continue supporting free resources, like English and computer classes, for Hispanic women at the P&G-LULAC technology center located at the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN). As part of the activities funded by the donation, P&G and LULAC are teaming up with well-known Mexican journalist, TV hos....

New jobless claims jump to 8-month high New U.S. claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly rose last week to touch their highest level in eight months, pushed up by factors ranging from spring break layoffs to the introduction of an emergency benefits program, a government report showed on Thursday. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 43,000 to a seasonally adjusted 474,000, the highest since mid-August, the Labor Department said Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims dropping to 410,000. The prior wee....

Al-Qaida ideologue condemns Bin Laden slaying A top al-Qaida ideologue vowed revenge Monday for the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, in the first jihadist admission of the militant leader's death. The reaction of the online jihadi community to their hero's death varied between expressions of disbelief mixed with protestations of revenge and vows to continue the fight against Islam's enemies. The prominent commentator, going by the online name "Assad al-Jihad2," posted on extremist websites a long eulogy for bin Laden and s....

Hispanic Journalism Internship PROGRAM ACCEPTING.... Washington, DC — The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the National Hispanic Press Foundation (NHPF) are now accepting applications for the coveted NAHJ/NHPF Ford Blue Oval Journalism Internship program. Sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, this internship opportunity supports Latino journalism students interested in careers at Hispanic or Spanish-language media publications. “Through the NAHJ/NHPF Ford Blue Oval Journ....

Obama defends his new budget. WASHINGTON – Defending his new budget as one of "tough choices," President Barack Obama said Tuesday that more difficult decisions about the nation's biggest expenses — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security — will have to be tackled by Democrats and Republicans acting together, not by White House dictates. "This is not a matter of, `you go first, I go first,'" he said. "It's a matter of everybody having a serious conversation about where we want to go and then ultimately getting in that bo....

LULAC To Honor Legislative Champions Senator Richard Lugar, Congressman Pedro Pierluisi, Texas Representative Trey Martinez Fischer and Daniel Hernandez Jr. will be recognized at LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala on February 10th Washington, DC –The League of United Latin American Citizens will honor Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, Congressman Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico and Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio at its 14th Annual National Legislative Awards Gala on February 10th at the JW M....

Obama wants to shed rules that hurt job growth WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered a review of federal regulations with an eye toward getting rid of those that stifle job creation and hurt economic growth, a move aimed at both soothing anger over the governments reach and mending Obamas relationship with the business community. The president signed an executive order telling federal agencies to look for rules that place an unreasonable burden on businesses. Specifically, Obama said any regulations must reduce uncertai....

El IRS Quiere Devolver $ 23,876,792 Millones a C.... El Servicio de Impuestos Internos, IRS está buscando devolver 23,876,792 millones dólares en Nueva York en cheques de reembolso. Un total de 9,662 contribuyentes tienen cheques de reembolsos que no pudieron ser entregados debido a errores con las direcciones de correo. “El IRS tiene el compromiso de hacer entrega de los reembolsos que les pertenezcan a los contribuyentes” dijo Joe Muñoz, portavoz del IRS. “Es muy importante de que si usted cree que aún no ha recibido su reembolso, entonces ....