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Flag-lowering ends controversial U.S. Iraq mission E-Mail

Article Source: CNN

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- American troops lowered the flag of command that flew over Baghdad Thursday morning, rolled it, and placed it in a green and gray case, officially ending the controversial United States military mission in Iraq after nearly nine years.

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Unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2009 E-Mail

Article Source: 9News Denver - AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate, which has refused to budge from the 9 percent neighborhood for two and a half frustrating years, suddenly dropped in November, driven in part by small businesses that finally see reason to hope and hire. 

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Yoga helps addicts, homeless find peace E-Mail

Article Source: CNN

When I first met Sylvia Rascon she told me that what drew her into yoga was her own struggle to find balance in her life. When she found out she could treat people overcoming trauma she knew she wanted to become a teacher, and that’s what brought her to the Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center.

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September jobs report: Hiring gains momentum E-Mail

Article Source: CNNMoney

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hiring was stronger than expected in September, a rare piece of good news amid growing worries of a weakening U.S. economy. Employers added 103,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday. And July and August were both revised higher, showing an additional gain of 99,000 jobs over the summer.

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Steve Jobs led the way in pop culture E-Mail

Article Source: CNN

(CNN) -- During a 1996 interview with television talk show host Charlie Rose, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took exception to Rose's characterization of him as "a guy who founds high-tech companies and tries to make another billion." "Yeah, well, I don't think of myself that way," Jobs said. "The things that I have done in my life, I think the things we do now at Pixar [the animation company he bought in 1986], these are team sports. They are not something one person does."

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