Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate

The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.
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China orders action to cool food prices

China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over surging food costs.
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Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy

With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the selection process as too secretive and questioning whether it favors one powerful bidder.
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Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored

U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.
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Earl weakens but still powerful as it scoots by NC

Hurricane Earl scooted past the North Carolina Outer Banks in the dark of night, leaving residents and officials waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves could do.
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