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• Shooter's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally ill
The laws were designed to protect the rights of the individual, explains David Weston, chief of mental health services with the mental health division of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
• U.S. unemployment rate hits a five-year high
Wachovia Corp., Ford Motor Co., Tyson Foods Inc. and Alcoa Inc. were among the companies announcing job cuts in August. GMAC Financial Services this week said it would lay off 5,000 workers.
• Microsoft Gurus to take on Apple’s Genuises
Richard Williams, a senior software analyst at Cross Research, is curious to see how Microsoft's use of this sort of retail-level marketing plays out, though he cautioned that such services can get expensive.
• Bleak jobs data keep economy at center stage
Initially contained to a few hard-hit sectors like construction and financial services, the weakness in the job market has now spread to most industries.
• Obama: McCain focused on bio over economy
Sept. 5: Barack Obama talks about making priorities in funding services for small and big cities at a factory tour in Duryea, Pennsylvania. DURYEA, Pa. - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain 's acceptance speech the final piece ...