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Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q (AP)

Job seekers look over a list of jobs at an employment center in San Francisco, California November 20, 2009. California's unemployment rate for October hit 12.5 percent, as the pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

AP - Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:01:15 GMT

Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care (AP)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

AP - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:29 GMT

Home sales likely rose again in October (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, shoppers prepare to load their car with purchases from a Kmart store in Somerville, Mass. This week, which will be abbreviated due to Thanksgiving, investors will look to reports on home sales, unemployment and consumer confidence and the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday for more insight into the direction of the economy. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

AP - Home resales for October are projected to rise to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers, anticipating that a tax credit would soon expire, rushed to beat the clock.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:28 GMT

4 US service members die in Afghan attacks (AP)

A US soldier mans an armoured vehicle at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The south Asian country lacks the capacity to recruit and train men in large enough numbers, military experts have said, despite a pledge by President Hamid Karzai to take over the nation's security from foreign troops by the end of his new five-year term.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

AP - Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:35:46 GMT