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• Jobless claims rise as retail sales slip

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 12th 2009 6:08AM

  WASHINGTON — With layoffs spreading, the number of initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week, while th...

• Troopers crack down on Hampton Roads speeders

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 12th 2009 6:06AM

  RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia State Police is stepping up patrols along interstates in Hampton Roads as part of Oper...

• Truck driver in fatal crash faces more charges

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 12th 2009 6:05AM

  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The tractor-trailer driver involved in a fatal interstate crash in western Wisconsin in 2005...

• Oil rebound to $43 after drop on inventories' rise

  By Pablo Gorondi - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 12th 2009 6:04AM

  Oil prices rebounded to around $43 a barrel Thursday after an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories — sugge...

• GAO says higher taxes would keep Highway Fund afloat

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Mar 12th 2009 6:01AM

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office has entered the debate over how to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. The fu...