The documents reference serious allegations of corruption and voter registration fraud by ACORN as well as the Obama administration's decision to shut down a criminal investigation without filing criminal charges. (feeds.digg.com)

Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i. (news.bbc.co.uk)

Janet L. Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is thought to favor keeping interest rates low to stimulate economic growth and reduce joblessness. (feeds.nytimes.com)

US regulators will consider changing rules that let broadcasters pull signals from cable companies during contract disputes, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said. The review follows a dispute that left more than 3 million New York area viewers without Walt Disney Co.'s ABC channel after a contract expired... (www.nypost.com)

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President Obama is planning to nominate Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. (feeds.reuters.com)

President Barack Obama is planning to nominate Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of central bank in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported. (www.newsvine.com)

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Obama plans to nominate Janet Yellen as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

The South Dakota Legislature's plans to cut state spending next year were thrown into question Thursday when lawmakers learned the state might get an extra $36 million in federal aid. (www.newsvine.com)

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.... (hosted.ap.org)

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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels that operate in some of the state's rural areas from taking newspaper, leaflet and billboard ads in Las Vegas, Reno and other places where prostitution is illegal. (www.newsvine.com)

Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week, providing further evidence that the strains caused by the financial crisis are easing. (www.newsvine.com)

A congressional hearing Thursday looked at the role the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration played in Toyota's massive safety recalls. (www.newsvine.com)

The House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a federal judge from Louisiana. (rss.cnn.com)

Economists say stimulus helped but cite U.S. central bank's key role in jump-starting growth. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

Federal regulators are pledging a rigorous review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal. (www.newsvine.com)

Federal regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets. (feeds.boston.com)