All Stories from March 20, 2013 (Change date)
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World stocks rise ahead of Fed statementMar 20, 2013 7:02 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets moved higher Wednesday as investors set aside their apprehension over the financial fate of Cyprus and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve ...
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Smart enough to have a smart mouth?Mar 20, 2013 7:00 am - Some time ago, there was a comic strip called “Hi & Lois” — the story of a family of four: the Dad (Hi), Mom (Lois) and girl-boy twins (Dot and Ditto). In one strip, Dit...
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GOP pillories administration’s sequester prepMar 20, 2013 6:58 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans are accusing the Obama administration of poorly preparing for the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts while at the same time scaring pe...
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Oil prices rise as U.S. housing improvesMar 20, 2013 6:56 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday as energy markets set aside worries about a financial crisis in Cyprus after the release of strong U.S. housing data. Benchmark o...
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Airlines raise 2013 profit outlookMar 20, 2013 6:53 am - GENEVA — The global airline industry has forecast a modest improvement in global net profits for 2013, crediting a backdrop of rising optimism about the world’s economy ...
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Fed stands by stimulus, sees stronger US economyMar 20, 2013 6:50 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year but still needs the Fed’s extraordinary support to he...
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Kratos is exhausted in latest 'God of War'Mar 20, 2013 6:00 am - Kratos is angry. That's all you need to know about the motivation of the durable protagonist of Sony's “God of War” series. Yes, the Spartan warrior got tricked into mur...
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Asian carp spawning areas wider than expectedMar 20, 2013 6:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Asian carp are reproducing in more places and under more varied conditions than experts had believed they could, yet another reason to worry about...
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Survey: Low-wage workers gloomy about futureMar 20, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — America's lower-income workers have posted the biggest job gains since the deep 2007-09 recession — but few are bragging. As a workforce sector, those earni...
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Braised Lamb ShanksMar 20, 2013 6:00 am - 1 large head garlic ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling (see note) 1½ teaspoons salt Freshly ground black pepper 6 lamb shanks (meatier, foreshanks pre...