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bernanke offers grim outlook for u.s. economy Fed chief offers grim 

By Catherine Rampell and Jack Healy

The New York Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a sober assessment...

Women poised to surpass men on nation's payrolls 

By Catherine Rampell

The New York Times

With the recession on the brink of becoming the longest in the postwar era, a...

Google Maps is letting users correct directions 

WASHINGTON -- Tired of getting bad directions? Google Maps, Google's popular mapping and driving directions tool, is now letting users correct its...

'State secrets privilege' blocks fired translator from suing FBI 

Sibel Edmonds, who formed the 100-plus member National Security Whistleblowers Coalition in 2002, began working as a linguist for the FBI the week...

Ex-employee says FAA warned before 9/11 

From 1995 to 2001, Bogdan Dzakovic served as a team leader on the Federal Aviation Administration's Red Team. Set up by Congress to help the FAA...

Whistle-blowers tell of cost of conscience 

Number of complaints rises from government workers who say they confronted bosses over wrongdoing and then faced retaliation for it He knew there...

For sale: Scene of a crime 

Almost 10 years after the body of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found in the basement of her Boulder, Colo., home, the Tudor-style house at 749...

Voter registration issues cloud elections 

New rules governing how names are collected draw suits in Ohio, Fla., Ariz. Forget campaign ads and envelope-licking. The key to victory in...

Lawmaker critical of Wis. translations 

The Wisconsin State Elections Board began translating voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications into Spanish and Hmong this year --...

Wet or dry, weather goes to extremes 

A drought over a third of the nation has grown so severe that consumers could be facing higher prices for everything from beef to bread by the end...