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Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years- Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.
- News of a rapidly weakening job market put Wall Street on track for a sharply lower open Friday. The Labor Department's report that employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November had investors worrying about a long and deep recession.
Thailand reopens main international airport- Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which was shut down for a week by anti-government protesters.
US general spells out Iraq mission under new pact- A security pact that sets a timetable for troops to leave Iraq requires a shift in how the U.S. carries out combat missions during its remaining time in the country, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Friday.
- Stock intended to eventually earn taxpayers a profit as part of the Bush administration's massive bank bailout has lost a third of its value - about $9 billion - in barely one month, according to an Associated Press analysis. Shares in virtually every bank that received federal money have remained below the prices the government negotiated.
Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul- The government would order a major restructuring of Detroit's struggling Big Three auto companies in exchange for a multibillion-dollar bailout under a plan circulating in Congress.
- Barack Obama, who rewrote the book on presidential fundraising, amassed more than $745 million during his marathon campaign, more than twice the amount obtained by his rival, Republican John McCain.
Hollywood's No. 1 women: Winfrey and Jolie- Oprah Winfrey tops The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list, an annual ranking of the most influential women in the entertainment industry.
- Armed robbers - some dressed in drag - made off with euro80 million ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists.
Giants' Pierce to meet with NYC investigators- Antonio Pierce is finally going to talk to investigators about what he did on the night Plaxico Burress shot himself.
Liquent Supports Hl7 Testing Efforts By Offering Free eCTD-to-RPS Conversion Software
Liquent has taken an active role in supporting the RPS standard through its participation in the testing phase and collaboration with clients. Liquent developed a utility that is able to convert the XML backbone of an eCTD submission into the RPS message format and is inviting others to join in the testing of this evolving standard.
"Regulated Product Submission is an evolving new electronic submissions
standard that could eventually replace eCTD," said
The RPS standard creates a framework for sponsors to send regulatory information using predefined parameters to identify and catalog their content, allowing reviewers to locate discipline-specific information consistently. With the same model for all product types to all regulatory authorities, the RPS standard could be used worldwide for any regulated products, including foods, medical devices, human therapeutics, and veterinary medicine.
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