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Association: Travel industry will add 90,000 jobs in 2010

November 6, 2009 Caboose Chronicle

The travel industry is expected to add roughly 90,000 American jobs during 2010, the U.S. Travel Association (TIA) announced. TIA noted that leisure travel is expected to rise 2 percent, while business travel is projected to increase 2.5 percent. At the same time, inbound international travel is estimated to increase roughly 3 percent, according to the association. “Our industry is uniquely capable of adapting to economic upswings and quickly adding tens of thousands of jobs,”

Update: Fort Hood shooter alive and in police custody

November 6, 2009 Todd DeFeo

A gunman killed 11 people and injured 31 more early this afternoon at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said.

Update: Twelve killed at Fort Hood

November 6, 2009 Todd DeFeo

A gunman killed 12 people and injured 31 more early this afternoon at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said.

Twelve killed at Fort Hood

November 6, 2009 Todd DeFeo

A gunman killed 12 people and injured 31 more early this afternoon at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army said.

Index: Fla., Ga. see lodging price reduction

November 1, 2009 Caboose Chronicle

Florida and Georgia both saw the biggest decreases in lodging prices among southern states, both experiencing a 14 percent decrease over a year, according to a recent hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

Group: Internet gambling could mean revenue

October 31, 2009 Caboose Chronicle

Proponents of internet gambling are touting a report showing that regulation of the industry would generate upwards of $42 billion over a decade.

Ga. Inmate to be Executed

October 20, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Condemned murderer Mark McClain is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

Attorney General Announces Formal Medical Marijuana Guidelines

October 19, 2009 Caboose Chronicle

Attorney General Eric Holder announced formal guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes.