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Black History Month 2011: Facts on the Annual Celebration

Today marks the start of Black History Month, when African-American history is celebrated in the classroom, on television and in daily life. One of the running good-natured jokes about Black History Month is that it just so happens to be celebrated in February -- the shortest month of the year. How did February become...

New Jobless Claims Jump From 2-Year Low

WASHINGTON (July 22) -- New jobless claims jumped last week by the most since February, reversing the previous week's sharp decline. The rise is partly a result of seasonal factors but also reflects the job market's weakness. New claims for unemployment insurance jumped by 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 464,000, the Labor...

Background on february

February ( or or ) is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days.

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