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Wall Street Dips On Corporate Earnings Outlook (AHN)
(AHN) - U.S. markets pulled back in the second trading day of the year after 16 commercial banks saw their earnings forecast cut. The telecom sector also slumped on an analyst downgrade of Verizon and AT&T. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:03:41 GMT

Minnesota Senate Race Could Be Over As Board Certifies Franken Win (AHN)
(AHN) - The Minnesota Canvassing Board has named Democrat Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate race recount on Monday. But the battle for the nearly 3 million ballots cast in the race between Franken and incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman is far from over as Coleman is expected to challenge the results in court. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:16:21 GMT

Washington Post's Managing Editor Chooses To Step Down (AHN)
(AHN) - Washington Post Managing Editor Philip Bennett announced Monday that he is stepping down this week after four years in the paper's No. 2 slot and 11 years with the newspaper; he will work on a project at the newspaper while deciding what he will do next. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:45:02 GMT

Clinton's Chief Of Staff, Leon Panetta, To Run CIA (AHN)
(AHN) - Leon Panetta, a former California congressman and Chief of Staff to former President Bill Clinton, has been named to head the Central Intelligence Agency. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:33:02 GMT

High Interest Rates Hamper Refinancing Of Jumbo Housing Loans (AHN)
(AHN) - Higher interest rate on housing loans beyond $625,000 at 7 percent is hampering the refinancing of jumbo mortgages. Lending rates on 30-year fixed loans has climbed up, while interest for smaller loans has even gone down to 5.28 percent this week. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:48:25 GMT