DNC’s 2012 host state posts highest payroll losses

Payrolls fell in 25 U.S. states in September, led by North Carolina andOhio, a sign the weakness in the job market is broad-based.

Employers cut staff by 22,200 in North Carolina last month and by 21,600 in Ohio, according to Labor Department data issued today in Washington. The report also showed the jobless rate decreased in 25 states. Nevada continued to lead the nation in unemployment with a rate of 13.4 percent.

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Protesters gather outside Orange County, Fla., jail hours ahead of Casey Anthony’s scheduled release

By Anika Myers Palm, Orlando Sentinel4:51 p.m. EDT, July 16, 2011

Casey Anthony is scheduled to go free sometime Sunday, but before she leaves jail, several demonstrators are taking one last opportunity to make their feelings known about Anthony and the legal case against her.

The demonstrators gathered outside the Orange County jail about 3 p.m. Saturday. Anthony has remained in the jail for nearly two weeks since [...]