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December 6, 2008 Saturday
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COLUMBUS (Ohio) - A FIRE official says four children are among the five people killed in a blaze that swept through an apartment complex in central Ohio.

 
Toxic chairs imports outlawed

PARIS - FRANCE has outlawed imports of chairs, shoes and other goods containing a chemical linked to rashes and infections.

Vow to boost infrastructure

WASHINGTON - US PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to make the largest investment in the country's infrastructure since the 1950s and bolster development of broadband Internet connections as part of his program to create 2.5 million new jobs.

The announcement came less than a week after the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research officially said the United Sates was in a recession, which began in December 2007.

Laid off workers stage sit-in

CHICAGO - LAID off workers were camped out at their abruptly shuttered factory on Saturday, demanding that the bank which cut off credit to the Chicago window maker free up some financing so they could be paid their final wages and benefits.

   
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