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U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent

Reuters - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.

  • Tennessee judge blocks law allowing guns in bars Reuters - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.

  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg waves to supporters during his re-election victory party at campaign headquarters in New York November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
    NYC mayor, government try different ways to trim workers Reuters - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City and the state both want to cut expenses by trimming public employees but so far they are using different strategies.

  • Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The Economic Club of New York luncheon in New York, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
    Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination Reuters - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in Congress.

  • Miami man gets 13-year sentence for Sears Tower plot Reuters - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The ringleader of a group of Miami men convicted of plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and government offices was sentenced to 13-1/2 years in prison on Friday.

  • Allene Diaz (L), 11, and her mother, Christina, wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City, Texas October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
    Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come Reuters - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.


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