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government workers will be rescued. and angie, as far as specific numbers on that, the obama administration says almost 300,000 positions could be saved by that spending measure. also, retail earnings are in focus this week. we're talking earnings from kohls, nordstrom and macy's. and we're going to get a glimpse into how these big stores really think about how consumer spending is shaping up for the rest of the year. the federal reserve finally downgrades its economic outlook and says the economy needs more help to recover. the fed acknowledged that the "....pace of recovery...has s...

for angie today. hi janet. thanks beejal. now there is some positive news in private- sector employment. figures released wednesday show some growth there. we'll take a look at that a little later in the show, beejal. thanks janet, we look forward to that. also today, the u.s. senate will take a vote on a $26 billion spending bill for states. the money would help save 290,000 jobs for teachers, police and firemen across the country. part of it would also go toward health care for low-income americans through the medicaid program. recent employment reports' conflicting data has left j...