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Unemployed face tough competition: underemployed America's 14 million unemployed aren't competing just with each other. They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed â€" part-timers who want full-time work. Tidal surges from Lee test Louisiana Drainage pumps were doing their jobs and keeping water out of all but the lowest-lying spots in the New Orleans area on Sunday, but slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee was keeping residents on guard. Video: Tropical storm still a threat Tropical storm Lee weakened this weekend, but folks who live along the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are still dealing with heavy rain and fears of flooding. NBC’s Charles Hadlock reports. (TODAY) Libya rebels: Talks over Bani Walid have failed A Libyan rebel spokesman says negotiations held primarily with Moammar Gadhafi's chief spokesman over the peaceful surrender of a regime stronghold have failed. Obama inspects flood damage in New Jersey President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to do everything possible to help flood-stricken New Jersey and other states recover as he got a first-hand look at some of the damage from Hurricane Irene. Labor unions adjust to new reality under Obama In the early days of the Obama administration, organized labor had grand visions of pushing through a sweeping agenda that would help boost sagging membership and help revive union strength. Syria hit by a wave of deaths and arrests Syria saw a wave of violence and arrests Sunday as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Damascus to address issues including caring for the wounded and access to detainees during the government's crackdown on a 5-month-old uprising. Haiti aims to spread people, jobs across country When last year's earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, the school where Sansoir Boyer taught biology and math was reduced to rubble, along with the surrounding neighborhood. Bodyboarder dies after shark bites off legs A shark bit the legs off a bodyboarder at a popular surfing spot in western Australia on Sunday, killing the man, police said. Authorities were searching for the shark as well as the man's missing limbs. Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 20 Typhoon Talas dumped record amounts of rain Sunday in western and central Japan, killing at least 20 people and stranding thousands more as it turned towns into lakes. Life on an oil field 'man camp' â€" not for everyone Far, far from home are makeshift villages of narrow metal-sided buildings rising from the plains â€" temporary housing to accommodate what many are calling the largest oil boom in recent North American history. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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