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AP – The U.S. service sector, the nation’s predominant employer, expanded in September for a ninth straight month, although the growth has not been consistent enough to dent the high unemployment rate.

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AP – Stocks inched higher Friday as investors held on to their newfound optimism about the economy.

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The Dow industrials closed above 11,000 for the first time in almost 19 months on Monday as expectations of solid first-quarter earnings spurred buying in the financial, energy and industrial sectors.

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.

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Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration’s decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism.

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Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rights groups and legal scholars on Friday praised the Obama administration’s decision to bring September 11 suspects to trial in civilian court in New York, but they questioned whether defendants could get a fair trial so close to Ground Zero.

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9/11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as “irresponsible.”

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Republicans blast Obama decision on Gitmo