Sherrod gets biggest 'I'm sorry' - from Obama
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AP - Flooded with apologies from everywhere, Shirley Sherrod got the biggest "I'm sorry" of all Thursday — from a contrite President Barack Obama, who personally appealed to the ousted worker to come back.
Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill
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AP - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff.
Key question for Blago jury: Was he just talking?
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AP - As Rod Blagojevich's attorneys prepare to make their last pitch to jurors, their closing arguments may come down to this: The former Illinois governor wasn't capable of doing anything but talk. And talk.
