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New charges eyed for Blackwater

Federal prosecutors are considering filing weapons charges against former top officials of the Blackwater Worldwide private security company over allegations they illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at the company's North Carolina headquarters, The Associated Press has learned.

Tags: contracting , Defense , Blackwater , Xe , Associated Press

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Problems found with job creation numbers

An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports.

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CIA finds tapes from secret 9/11 interrogations

More information from the Associate Press

Tags: Federal Drive , CIA , Associated Press , Ramzi Binalshibh , 9/11 ,

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Banking feds banked big bonuses pre-meltdown

Banks weren't the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also was handing out millions of dollars to bank regulators, rewarding "superior" work even as an avalanche of risky mortgages helped create the meltdown.

Tags: P&B , bonuses , FDIC , Office of Thrift Supervision , Comptroller of the Currency , AP ,

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Paging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

Tags: AP , Treasury Department , Tim Geithner

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