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U.S. Payrolls Post Biggest Annual Drop Since 1945
• Bloomberg.comThe U.S. lost more jobs in 2008 than any year since 1945 as employers fired another 524,000 people in December, indicating a free-fall in the economy just days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.