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1. The former Department of Agriculture employee fired for her remarks about race may have a new job. Shirley Sherrod says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has offered her a different position in the department. Vilsack says he acted hastily when he dismissed her and she has accepted his apology. Sherrod says she is considering Vilsack's offering.

2. President Obama has signed a contentious¹ financial regulation reform bill into law. The president says the law brings an end to taxpayer² bailouts of companies that take too many risks. The legislation gives the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy and creates a new consumer protection agency.

3. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sent markets for a tumble after his comments to a Senate panel. He told lawmakers the economic outlook remained unusually uncertain. But he says the Federal Reserve has no immediate³ plans to intervene.

4. Attorneys for ousted⁴ Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich rested their case without calling him to the stand. Outside the court house, lawyers insisted there was no reason to call Blagojevich because the prosecution⁵ had not proved its case. The jury will return on Monday