Unemployment steady at 5.6 percent as payrolls rise slowly
The February jobs report shows nonfarm payrolls up 21,000 and the unemployment rate stuck at 5.6 percent. Government hiring led the small gain while private employment was flat, signaling a still weak recovery and sparking debate on Bush’s economic agenda.
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Tenet questioned over prewar Iraq silence by Kennedy
Sen. Edward Kennedy urged CIA Director George Tenet to explain why he waited to clarify that Iraq posed no immediate threat before the war. He criticized Tenet for not countering Bush administration warnings of Iraqi nuclear threats, calling it fearmongering linked to the 2004 election.
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Ashcroft Hospitalized With Gallstone Pancreatitis
Attorney General John Ashcroft, 61, is in a hospital ICU with a severe gallstone pancreatitis. Deputy AG James Comey authorized to exercise AG powers. Ashcroft could remain hospitalized for a week to a month or more.
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