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Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact

In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, hand sanitizer and a digital thermometer are seen at P.H. Glatfelter Co., in York, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., which makes everything from coffee filters and paper for books and envelopes to laminates for countertops, needs about 80 percent of its workforce on site at its factories, says spokesman Michael Springer. So this year Glatfelter began offering flu shots to employees' families, including a thermometer in the free 'wellness pack' workers get and relaxing sick-leave rules for those hit with swine flu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) AP - Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good

Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to

In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) AP - The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Sunday that President Barack Obama's anticipated plan for significantly expanding U.S.

Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2009 file photo pedestrians walk in Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 below posters of a conservative initiative promoting a 'Yes' to ban the erection of minarets in Switzerland. A voting on the initiative is held in Switzerland on Nov. 29, 2009. An attempt to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland has set off an emotional debate on Islam in the Alpine nation, stirring fears of boycotts from Muslim countries and of violent reactions. (AP Photo/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt, File) AP - Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise

UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown

A foreign labourer pictured at the construction site of Dubai's Business Bay on November 27. The United Arab Emirates central bank has pumped more liquidity into its banking sector amid fears that local stock markets may plunge after debt-laden Dubai asked to suspend debt payments.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib) AP - The United Arab Emirates has pledged to stand behind foreign and domestic banks in the country, offering additional money while extolling the

Shoppers spent less over Black Friday weekend

Black Friday sales shoppers line up outside a Best Buy electronics store in Falls Church, Virginia, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young Reuters - Consumers spent significantly less at the start of the holiday season this weekend, dimming hopes for a retail comeback that would help

Iran to build 10 uranium plants

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets people outside the presidential palace in La Paz November 24, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a one-day visit to Bolivia. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Reuters - Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its atomic program, just two days after

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Levin: Afghan forces key to success

The leading Senate Democrat on military matters says an Afghan surge, not an American surge, is central to succeeding in the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan.

Newsweek: Why Cheney should run in 2012

Thre e years out, the GOP field does not offer a putative nominee. When Gallup polled on the Republican race for 2012, it asked about Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, and Haley Barbour. Cheney covers all the ground these folks do, and then some.

Senate set for health care debate

There's no clear course for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to steer health care legislation through Congress. With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already.

Senate report: Bin Laden was \within grasp\

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, shown here in 1998, was within reach of U.S. forces in Afghanistan in late 2001, a new U.S. Senate report says. Osama bin Laden was within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when military leaders made the decision not to pursue him with massive force, a Senate report says.

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