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Keyboardist, producer Beckett dies in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Producer and keyboard player Barry Beckett, who recorded and accompanied singers Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Paul Simon and numerous country music stars, has died, his family said on Friday. Full Article
U.S. workers feel pain as jobless ranks grow
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jamie Laird had hoped to retire comfortably some day from the machinist's job he has held for 30 years, but his western Illinois manufacturing plant is closing and he now fears for his family's economic future. Full Article
UPDATE 1-U.S. workers feel pain as jobless ranks grow
* Cautious employers may add new jobs slowly in recovery (Adds jobless claims last week, paragraph 9) Full Article
Workers feel pain as U.S. jobless ranks grow
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jamie Laird had hoped to retire comfortably some day from the machinist's job he has held for 30 years, but his western Illinois manufacturing plant is closing and he now fears for his family's economic future. Full Article
Minnesota Governor Pawlenty says won't seek third term
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican Tim Pawlenty said on Tuesday he would not seek a third term as Minnesota's governor but deflected questions about whether he would run for U.S. president in 2012. Full Article
Minnesota Gov Pawlenty says won't seek third term
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican Tim Pawlenty said on Tuesday he would not seek a third term as Minnesota's governor but deflected questions about whether he would run for U.S. president in 2012. Full Article
Kenya prime minister optimistic about economy
By Andrew Stern CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - Kenya's economic growth will pick up again after slowing markedly in 2008, its prime minister said on Thursday, adding that the political violence that swept the African nation a year ago was an aberration. ... Full Article
Kenya prime minister optimistic about economy
CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - Kenya's economic growth will pick up again after slowing markedly in 2008, its prime minister said on Thursday, adding that the political violence that swept the African nation a year ago was an aberration. Full Article
Study turns back clock on origins of life on Earth
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A heavy bombardment by asteroids the size of Ireland was not enough to wipe out life on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that turns back the clock of life by 500 million years. Full Article
Minnesota Senate race inches toward resolution
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota that could give President Barack Obama's Democrats the margin to pass legislation without Republican interference remains unfilled six months after the votes were cast. Full Article
