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U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible": grandfather 6:17am EST

AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.  Full Article

 
U.S. jobless rate surges to 10.2 percent Friday, 6 Nov 2009 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.  Full Article  

Insider trader may face 39 months in prison Friday, 6 Nov 2009 

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge said on Friday he's likely to sentence a man who pleaded guilty to a series of illegal insider trades stretching back to 1994 to 39 months in prison and impose penalties that would leave him penniless.  Full Article