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Behind the minimum wage debate |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 |
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The unemployment rate is now above 6% for the first time since 2003 and more than 600,000 jobs have been lost so far this year.
Jobless rate soars to 6.1%
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, the government reported Friday.
 Report: Treasury near plan for Fannie and Freddie
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans for beleaguered mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, according to a report published Friday afternoon.
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Republican presidential nominee John McCain has hammered home the message that he hates pork and wants to balance the budget by 2013.
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