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The Slatest: April 6, 2012 Job Growth Slows Sharply but Unemployment Drops Jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent but that is in part due to fewer people looking for work. READ FULL STORY Poll: Trayvon Case Split Along Race Lines Blacks are much more likely to feel certain that Zimmerman is guilty of a crime. READ FULL STORY Marine Faces Dismissal for Anti-Obama Comments Sergeant who mocked and criticized the president on Facebook could be given an other-than-honorable discharge. READ FULL STORY Coast Guard Sinks Tsunami Ghost Ship After drifting for more than a year, the ship quickly disappeared into the ocean after it was hit with cannon fire. READ FULL STORY RNC Has $22 Million Cash On Hand for Nominee The DNC raised more money over the past 15 months, but outspent the formerly struggling RNC. READ FULL STORY Ban Ki Moon: Fighting Worsening in Syria Intesified shelling on urban areas reported four days before the Syrian government is due to withdraw troops. READ FULL STORY DNC: Obama Won't Make Romney's Mormon Faith an Election Issue The committee's chairwoman says suggestions to the contrary are "utter nonsense." READ FULL STORY Justice Department Heeds Court's Unusual Health Care Order In court-ordered letter, Eric Holder explains the president's recent SCOTUS remarks. READ FULL STORY Suicide Becomes Symbol For Greek Protesters In a note, the 77-year-old retiree said that he was choosing death over debt. READ FULL STORY U.S.: Iran Attempted to Stoke Afghan Anger Over Quran Burnings American officials say the effort was part of the Islamic Republic's larger program of anti-American provocation. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Keith Olbermann's Lawsuit Against Current Slams Al Gore, Countless Others Job Growth Slows Sharply to 120,000 in March Have Your Speediest Seder Ever With Our Two-Minute Haggadah Exclusive: Jay-Z's New Ad for the Masters Golf Tournament What Cuba Can Teach Us About Preparing for Climate Change If You Want To Understand Whit Stillman's Movies, Read His 1978 Short Story How To Improve Your Charoset: Make It More Like Mortar Help! My Step-Daughter Hit On Me After My Wife—Her Mother—Died. More from The Slatest: RNC Has $22 Million Cash On Hand for Nominee Poll: Trayvon Case Split Along Race Lines Marine Faces Dismissal for Anti-Obama Comments Coast Guard Sinks Tsunami Ghost Ship Ban Ki Moon: Fighting Worsening in Syria Job Growth Slows Sharply but Unemployment Drops Olbermann's Exit Could Cost Current TV a Cable Spot Suicide Becomes Symbol For Greek Protesters Justice Department Heeds Court's Unusual Health Care Order U.S.: Iran Attempted to Stoke Afghan Anger Over Quran Burnings

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