Archive for December, 2009
Despite ghastly start, stocks finish 2009 with strong gains
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended a mercurial year with a nearly 24 percent gain, rebounding from the biggest loss since the Great Depression with a rally many investors had not seen in their lifetime.
CIA base supported airstrikes
Suicide bomber attacks Afghan facility key to agency’s counterterrorism operations
Roberts opts not to seek raises
In year-end report, chief justice foregoes tradition of asking Congress to raise judicial salaries.
