President Obama Honored the fallen soldiers at Dover Thursday morning. Also President Obama signed the hate crimes bill yesterday. The economy grew at 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter.
Economy grows in 3Q, signals end of recession
By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa, Ap Economics Writer – 9 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes.
The Commerce Department's report Thursday delivered the strongest signal yet that the economy entered a new, though fragile, phase of recovery and that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.
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Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 55 mins ago
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of the nation sleeps in peace.
In a midnight dash to this Delaware base, where U.S. forces killed overseas come home, Obama honored the return of 18 fallen Americans Thursday. All were killed in Afghanistan this week, a brutal stretch that turned October into the most deadly month for U.S. troops since the war began.
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Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan
By ANNE GEARAN and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writers Anne Gearan And Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writers – 2 hrs 24 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.
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