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• 01/01/1970 : Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP) (technology) :
  AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
• 01/01/1970 : Budget deficit sets record in February (AP) (business) :
  AP - The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
• 01/01/1970 : United makes firm order for 25 Airbus A350s (AP) (business) :
  AP - United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer said Wednesday.
• 01/01/1970 : Unemployment rate rises in 30 states (AP) (business) :
  AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
• 01/01/1970 : Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks (Reuters) (business) :
  Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.