World stocks drop as US jobless rate hits 7.2 pct

Stock markets dropped Friday as investors fretted over the outlook for the U.S. economy after an unexpectedly large increase in the unemployment rate and confirmation that more jobs were lost in 2008 than in any year since World War Two.

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Analysis: Bush's Iraq trip highlights war unwon

President George W. Bush's whirlwind visit to Iraq was his ostensible victory lap for what often looked like a personal crusade.

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Bush punts unfinished Mideast peace deal to Obama

The Bush administration has conceded that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is no longer possible by the end of its term and is preparing to hand the fragile, unfinished U.S.-backed peace effort to President-elect Obama.

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Was Ifill a smart choice to moderate?

Was Ifill a smart choice to moderate?

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Iraq's holy city of Najaf witnessing a boom

The city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. Land prices are soaring. Merchants say they don't remember business ever being so good.

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Police seek pay for putting uniform on, off

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