Jobless rate nears 6 percent amid sluggish recovery
Senate leader Daschle criticizes GOP ideology over experience while recounting 2001 job losses. The year saw 1.08 million payroll cuts, the worst since 1982, with manufacturing shedding 1.3 million and December data showing 124000 fewer jobs. Analysts expect a slow recovery with unemployment peaking around 6.5 percent by mid year before edging lower.
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Tom Daschle
U.S
National Bureau of Economic Research
Donald Straszheim
Straszheim Global Advisors
Green Beret First U S Combat Death in Afghanistan
The first U S combat death in Afghanistan occurred near Khost as a Green Beret team engaged in operations with Afghan tribal leaders. A CIA officer was with the group when they were ambushed after a meeting, with military officials confirming small arms fire and ongoing investigations. The incident follows weeks of airstrikes aimed at al Qaida and Taliban targets in the region.
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Beret
Khost
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Kabul
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Green Beret
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Baghran
US to send more troops to aid Philippine rescue effort
Rep. Tiahrt says U S military planners ready to deploy additional personnel and equipment to back the Philippine effort to free American missionary couple Martin and Gracia Burnham and Filipino nurse Deborah Yap held by extremists. Blair indicated readiness, awaiting a green light from Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.
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US Pacific Command
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Dennis C. Blair
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Philippines
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Deborah Yap
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Blair
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
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