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UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on Monday criticized the timing of Secretary-General Kofi Annan‘s reported decision to fire the U.N.’s highly regarded electoral chief, just 10 days before critical elections in Iraq. “The U.N.’s role in previous elections has been quite helpful and important to the Iraqi people,” …

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 318,000 last week, down by a better-than-expected 13,000 from the previous week. The total claims included 1,400 related to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, bringing total job losses from the three storms to …

WASHINGTON – More than 17 million individuals and families could start the new year facing higher taxes because of a provision unfamiliar to most taxpayers — the alternative minimum tax. The new year means the expiration of a temporary fix that prevents the alternative minimum tax from hitting millions of …