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The House passes legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break.

Safeway Inc. said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling potato salad products over concerns about possible salmonella contamination.

The economy is showing renewed strength as retail sales surged last month and factory orders also increased. Yet there’s little evidence such growth will lead to more hiring soon — unless recent gains in consumer spending force companies to add workers.

Facing sharp questions from bailout overseers, Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday the bank is “fundamentally different” than the tangled behemoth that took more than $45 billion in government aid during the recent financial crisis.

No sooner had the shock of Haiti’s earthquake passed than Chile was struck. As the repercussions of both disasters continue, urgent need remains in those countries and around the world for charitable contributions.