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Victims' families torn on releasing terrorists for Gilad
Bereaved mother to Schalits: I know what it's like to lose a daughter, I don't want you to lose your son.
TOVAH LAZAROFF \
2/18/2009 12:14:12 AM
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Parties begin pilgrimage to Peres
Official coalition talks set to begin Wednesday; Likud: We won't commit suicide for Israel Beiteinu.
Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN \
2/18/2009 12:26:15 AM
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Livni: No one will take this victory from us
Itzik: If Peres chooses Netanyahu, Kadima will go into opposition.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/18/2009 12:27:10 AM
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Analysis: Amman caught between Hamas and Fatah
More of the country's elite now choosing to support Hamas as the best way to confront Israel.
BRENDA GAZZAR \
2/18/2009 12:37:43 AM
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Guatemala apologizes to Cuba for Bay of Pigs
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Palestinians: Israeli planes hit smuggling tunnels in Gaza
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Former Morgan Stanley VP accused of embezzlement
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Michael Jackson auctions awards, albums, art, and more
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S. Korea warns of sanctions over N. Korean missile
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Mac TA receives top rank along with Euroleague renewal
Club guaranteed a place in European basketball's premier competition at least until 2012.
ALLON SINAI \
2/18/2009 5:18:17 AM
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Storm clouds gather over Dubai debacle
Andy Ram's visa concern for lucrative event escalates volatile situation facing ATP, WTA.
ALLON SINAI and AP \
2/18/2009 5:22:24 AM
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Lakers, Plumbers enter playoffs on a winning note
Highlights from women's flag football.
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Sinai Says: A pleasant twist of fate
Win or lose on Thursday, Holon's amazing rise from the ashes is one of the stories of the year in Israeli sport.
ALLON SINAI \
2/18/2009 5:24:57 AM
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IDF arrests 10 Palestinian suspects during West Bank ops
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 5:35:42 AM
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Mortar shell strikes western Negev; no wounded reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 6:55:54 AM
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Palestinians fire Kassam at western Negev; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 8:09:57 AM
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IAF aircraft strike Gaza smuggling tunnels
Military targets smuggling tunnels and a disused Hamas security base; Kassam fired at Israel.
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Obama speaks to Afghan president for first time since inauguration
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Police foil bomb attack at Citibank in Athens
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WSJ pulls Dubai sponsorship over Pe'er
Paper says it won't sponsor men's tennis event either due to refusal to give visas to Israeli players.
jpost.com staff, Allon Sinai and AP \
2/18/2009 10:20:41 AM
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Report: North Korea launch could be ready in 2 weeks
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'Beit Hanassi Aleph' withdraws appeal demanding Katsav confrontation
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 10:54:16 AM
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US general visits Afghan bomb site for death claim
Afghan officials say six women and two children were killed in a recent US air strike.
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20,000 workers lose jobs in January
Number of job seekers expected to surpass 260,000 by end of year
SHARON WROBEL \
2/18/2009 11:02:26 AM
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The human face of job seekers at the unemployment office
There are real people behind the staggering numbers.
ELAN LUBLINER \
2/18/2009 11:10:21 AM
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Clinton seeks to improve US image with Muslims
Indonesia, once the home of President Barack Obama, is the second stop in her inaugural overseas trip as the top US diplomat.
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Muslim TV exec accused of beheading wife in NY
Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan is accused of beheading his wife last week, days after she filed for divorce.
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Tourism Ministry hopes for five million visitors by 2015
Goal extended from originally-set 2012 due to economic situation.
NADIA BEIDAS \
2/18/2009 11:16:44 AM
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Report: NKorea launch could be ready in 2 weeks
South Korean FM Yu Myung-hwan warned the North that a missile launch will "inevitably" entail sanctions.
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Bank Leumi estimates losses of NIS 800 million in 4th quarter of 2008
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 11:21:29 AM
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Madoff spurs Israeli review of 'sophisticated investor' rules
Israel's market regulator may require more disclosure from companies raising money through private securities sales after three of the country's biggest insurers lost money investing with Bernard Madoff.
Tal Barak Harif \
2/18/2009 11:29:03 AM
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Stimulus bill gives $1 billion to Jewish social service providers
The funds come from the $87 billion that the legislation allots for state Medicaid programs.
jta \
2/18/2009 11:30:16 AM
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What's new in the EU: European declaration warns against national protectionism
In the past few weeks, various opinions, proposals and projects have demonstrated either direct or indirect support for the idea that protectionism could be a solution to the current economic crisis.
ARI SYRQUIN \
2/18/2009 11:37:59 AM
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Your Taxes: British olim can save up to 82% on their UK pensions under 'radical shake-up' at HMRC
Thanks to recent changes in UK-Israeli pension rules and Israeli tax rules, olim can avoid paying income tax on their pensions for 10 years.
LEON HARRIS \
2/18/2009 11:40:50 AM
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Iran claims to have built a surveillance drone
Top Iranian defense official says the unmanned aircraft has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers, long enough to reach Israel.
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Man critically injured in Shiloh fire
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 12:33:25 PM
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77 MKs to tell Peres they do not support Livni for PM
Lieberman's final decision to be revealed when he tells president who he supports for PM; Likud: "Clearer than ever" Peres will pick us.
Gill Hoffman and Greer Fay Cashman \
2/18/2009 12:40:02 PM
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Peres: I was wrong about disengagement
Peres says Israel has learned from mistakes of Gaza pullout: "It should have been done otherwise."
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/18/2009 1:00:32 PM
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Warning siren heard in Kfar Saba due to a malfunction
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 1:16:49 PM
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Abbas suggests to Hamas he'll be flexible in talks
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Assad to US senator: We want better ties with US
Syrian leader speaks with Democratic senator about developing bilateral relations through dialogue.
Hilary Leila Krieger, The Jerusalem Post, WASHINGTON \
2/18/2009 1:31:37 PM
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Bank Hapoalim's head of investment arrested for trading scheme
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 1:38:22 PM
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Cabinet links Gaza crossings to Schalit
Hamas: Decision a "stab in the back for Egypt;" cabinet rules out truce: We'll return calm for calm.
herb keinon and khaled abu toameh \
2/18/2009 1:46:07 PM
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Assad: Syria wants better ties with US
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Clinton seeks to improve US image with Muslims
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Likud favorable to Lieberman's demands
Netanyahu's party agrees all Israelis must be loyal, promises "quick solution" to civil marriage quandary.
Elie Leshem \
2/18/2009 3:59:40 PM
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Israeli funeral procession pelted with stones on Mount of Olives
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/18/2009 4:15:11 PM
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Mea She'arim: Haredim damage bus windshield over lack of segregation
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/18/2009 4:17:57 PM
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Hamas spokesman: Security cabinet decision 'a stab in the back' to Egypt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 4:28:23 PM
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Hapoalim exec, broker nabbed in insider trading scam
CEO of Poalim Capital Markets allegedly warned stockbroker of expected bank losses due to the global economic crisis.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 4:28:29 PM
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Fayad proposes plan to bypass Hamas, send aid directly to Gaza's needy
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Fayad: Send aid directly to needy Gazans
PA prime minister proposes plan to bypass Hamas, send money straight to owners of destroyed homes.
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Report: Moscow freezes sale of S-300 to Iran
Moscow reportedly wants to avoid hindering dialogue with new US administration, drone deal with Israel.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 5:13:28 PM
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Friedmann: Int'l law recognizes that innocents can be hurt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 5:43:20 PM
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Egypt postpones February 22 Palestinian reconciliation conference
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Israelis allegedly stone Palestinian vehicle, remove driver, set car alight
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 6:03:55 PM
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Friedmann: Int'l law recognizes that innocents can be hurt
Justice Minister tells Conference of Presidents no country in the world treats a minority more liberally than Israel treats the Israeli Arabs.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 6:05:19 PM
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Border Police captures 46 Palestinians who entered Israel illegally
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 6:11:41 PM
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Central Election Committee presents Peres with official vote tally
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 6:33:12 PM
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Yishai calls for one comprehensive deal including Schalit release
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 6:40:07 PM
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Dichter: We're heading for a 'three states for two peoples' solution
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 6:55:25 PM
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Dichter warns against '3-state solution'
Minister tells US Jewish leaders "military entity between Israel and Egypt" would be unacceptable.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 7:05:20 PM
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Egged stops service in Mea She'arim after violent haredi protest
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 7:27:57 PM
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No fans allowed in tennis arena when Sweden hosts Israel
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J'lem: Man jailed for 22 years for repeatedly raping his daughters
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 7:40:19 PM
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Cyprus: Iran ship can leave without suspect cargo
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United Torah Judaism decides to recommend Netanyahu build next gov't
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 8:13:18 PM
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One of Egypt's most prominent dissidents freed from jail
Ayman Nour was imprisoned after challenging Mubarak in the 2005 elections.
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Jewish leader: Economic crisis main blame for European anti-Semitism rise
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Aliza Olmert: My husband was the victim of a 'witch-hunt'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 8:42:24 PM
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Mazuz disappoints
The legitimacy of our legal system is undermined when justice is seen to be imposed inconsistently.
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One on One: Of clouds and silver linings
Netanyahu's former Diaspora affairs adviser says answer to slippery slope is to go down very carefully.
RUTHIE BLUM LEIBOWITZ \
2/18/2009 8:57:38 PM
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February 19: Deserved death
If Israel could waive its abolishment of the death penalty once, to enable Adolf Eichmann to be put to death, why not other mass killers?
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Egypt unexpectedly frees dissident from prison after 3 years
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Islamism's accidental midwives
Neither the British Empire nor communism would be expected to support an extreme Muslim ideology, but that's what their policies ended up doing.
SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
2/18/2009 9:08:10 PM
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Rattling the Cage: Jewish paranoia and Jonathan Pollard
If and when Pollard's release from prison does not endanger US national security, I hope he goes free, and I'm sure he will.
LARRY DERFNER \
2/18/2009 9:10:43 PM
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An open letter to the prime minister
It would be a moment of horror were terrorists who killed our son released.
STEWART WEISS \
2/18/2009 9:12:09 PM
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Mofaz: Unity gov't people's will; people decided Kadima should head it
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 9:14:47 PM
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Civil Fights: Lessons of the election
The outcome showed the price of disregarding one's voters and the power of uniting behind a single party.
Evelyn Gordon \
2/18/2009 9:15:05 PM
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Catholics and Jews must stand together in the face of Islamism
The intolerance of a bigoted regime has driven Catholics out of Iran in vast numbers.
WILL HEAVEN \
2/18/2009 9:17:14 PM
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Incentivize democratic mores
Though elected, Palestinian officials rule arbitrarily, without laws and by enforcing order through the power of the gun.
daniel halper \
2/18/2009 9:18:47 PM
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Jewish groups call for sanctions over Pe'er snub
Wiesenthal Center dubs tennis competition the "Dubai Apartheid Tournament."
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/18/2009 9:21:45 PM
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Gideon Sa'ar: Only person capable of forming gov't is Binyamin Netanyahu
JPOST.COM STAFF \
2/18/2009 9:24:30 PM
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US commander in Afghanistan welcomes Obama decision on troops
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Lawyer who defrauded Holocaust survivors to be jailed immediately
Police say Yisrael Perry had taken steps to flee the country.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 10:33:50 PM
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All 18 people aboard helicopter that ditched in North Sea rescued
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As job losses increase, employment bureaus close
Union demands more workers, saying staff can't handle pressure of so many unemployed.
SHELLY PAZ \
2/18/2009 10:36:48 PM
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Court asks for Defense Ministry comment on anthrax shot report
Comes after IMA committee investigates vaccination of 700 soldier "guinea pigs."
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
2/18/2009 10:41:49 PM
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Palestinians throw Molotov cocktails at bus near Bethlehem, none wounded
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Haifa center says Iranian accusations against 7 Baha'is baseless
"This is not the first time Baha'is in Iran have been accused of being Zionist spies," spokesman tells Post.
TORI CHEIFETZ \
2/18/2009 11:01:28 PM
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UK Jews object to report targeting kosher stores for stocking settlement goods
However, Dutch research company rep tells 'Post' report only used material available from open sources.
jonny paul, jerusalem post correspondent, London \
2/18/2009 11:07:03 PM
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Olmert reprimands Amos Gilad for critical comments in 'Ma'ariv'
HERB KEINON \
2/18/2009 11:10:08 PM
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Jordan shelves IDF 'war crimes' petition
Delegation indefinitely postpones trip to The Hague at request of Royal Court, official says.
BRENDA GAZZAR and jpost.com staff \
2/18/2009 11:12:44 PM
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Declaration to fight anti-Semitism signed in London
International statement notes dramatic increase in anti-Semitism disseminated in the media and attacks targeting Jews and their property.
jonny paul, jerusalem post correspondent, London \
2/18/2009 11:16:09 PM
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Parents call on A-G to reopen probe against pre-school teacher
Education Ministry transferred suspect to second pre-school despite allegations of child abuse.
REBECCA ANNA STOIL \
2/18/2009 11:47:49 PM
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'Kosher' GPS device gets official launch
"You can use the most advanced technologies for a traditional lifestyle."
Etgar Lefkovits \
2/18/2009 11:49:10 PM
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Hamas: PA tortured and killed our supporter
Hamas accuses Ramallah of killing a loyalist; leadership in W. Bank: Prisoner committed suicide.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
2/18/2009 11:50:29 PM
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Police break up drug network that used the elderly as couriers
Solidified cocaine smuggled inside shirt buttons.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 11:51:36 PM
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'Russian-speakers less concerned with civil marriage than security, corruption' experts say
Shas-Israel Beiteinu spats over religious issues dismissed as "politics."
ABE SELIG \
2/18/2009 11:52:57 PM
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Likud, Kadima support aliya cabinet
Both parties back Israel Beiteinu demand to set up "emergency" body to deal with large numbers of olim.
YAAKOV LAPPIN \
2/18/2009 11:53:42 PM
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Wall Street stocks end with modest changes on economy worries