News in Brief: US Spending on Afghan War Highest to Date, and More...

News in Brief: US Spending on Afghan War Highest to Date, and More...
The annual price tag for the war in Afghanistan continues to grow after nine years of war; unemployment claims in the US rose slightly more than expected in the last week of 2010; Treasury Secretary warns Congress about debt limit; more marines are sent to Afghanistan; top Democrats plan to spend the next week defending the Obama administration's health care reform law.
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