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uc berkeley professor of economics. her resignation comes a few weeks after budget director peter orzak announced he is leaving. >>> a report shows weekly jobless claims unexpectedly increased. the number of people filing first claims jumped by 19,000 to 479,000. the increase came as a surprise to many who expected new jobless claims to drop slightly. the increase is the highest weekly total since april. continuing claims fell by 34,000 to just over 4 1/2 million. >>> july's unemployment report comes out tomorrow and that weighed on wall street today as stocks retreated slightly. the dow lost 5 points after rebounding from the session lows. the nasdaq dropped 10. >>> the u.s. senate today confirmed elana kagan has u.s. supreme court justice. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> kagan will be the court's 112th justice. five republicans voted for kagan who is considered a moderate liberal. one democrat, from nebraska, opposed her. kagan is just the 4th woman ever confirmed to the nation's highest court. >> when the court reconvenes this fall three woman will serve together on it for the first time in history. that milestone, i