The German jobless rate actually fell to 8% in September, the Federal Labor Agency's statistics showed Wednesday, well below the 9.5% rate for the euro zone.

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Germany's Federal Labor Agency predicts a sharp rise in unemployment this fall, with the number of people on the dole climbing to 4.5 million next year from about 3.4 million now.

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In one case, a respiratory therapist was fired from a children's hospital after posting on Facebook about a co-worker who was "driving her nuts" by sucking his teeth, according to a review by the National Labor Relations Board, a federal agency focused on workplace rights.

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The White House confirms that President Bill Clinton will send a letter to the Federal Election Commission petitioning the agency to outlaw the large contributions from wealthy donors, corporations and labor unions known as soft money.

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