Business Stories from September 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Senate seeks to reverse law on engineered cropsSep 27, 2013 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate is seeking to reverse a controversial law that allows farmers to harvest genetically modified crops even when the crops are caught up in legal ba...
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Ex-EPA official pleads guilty to theftSep 27, 2013 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — A former high-ranking official with the Environmental Protection Agency is pleading guilty to stealing nearly $900,000 from the agency over 13 years by fail...
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Audit: Army paid $16M to deserters, AWOL soldiersSep 27, 2013 10:32 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Even as the Army faces shrinking budgets, an audit shows it paid out $16 million in paychecks over a 2½-year period to soldiers designated as AWOL or a...
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U.S. consumer confidence falls for 2nd monthSep 27, 2013 10:01 am - U.S. consumer confidence declined this month as Americans turned more pessimistic about the economy, their own finances, and government budget policies. The University ...
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FHA to draw $1.7b from Treasury to cover reverse mortgage lossesSep 27, 2013 10:00 am - A federal housing agency said Friday it needs a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover projected losses in a mortgage programs for seniors. At issue are reverse...
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Signs emerge that U.S. job market may be picking upSep 27, 2013 9:43 am - The job market is sending signs that it may be strengthening. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits has sunk to its lowest point in six years because few co...
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Obama’s no-negotiation stance setting new toneSep 27, 2013 8:36 am - WASHINGTON — This time, President Barack Obama says, he’s not budging. This is the confrontational Obama, the “Make my day” president, betting Republicans blink to avoid...
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Crews work to repair Lake Decatur damSep 27, 2013 8:02 am - The latest round of work on the Lake Decatur dam is underway and will include a barrier aimed at keeping invasive Asian carp at bay. The $4 million project is set to be ...
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FAA to weigh easing limits on electronic devicesSep 27, 2013 6:51 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration will begin considering a recommendation next week that it ease restrictions on airline passengers’ use of smartphones, t...
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Climate panel: warming ‘extremely likely’ man-madeSep 27, 2013 6:44 am - STOCKHOLM — Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an i...