Business Stories from April 1, 2014 (Change date)
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GM traffic deaths are tied to a 57-cent partApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of Congress said Tuesday as they demanded answers fr...
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Sen. Paul: Give Caterpillar award for tax strategyApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a tax strategy Tuesday that has saved the manufacturing giant billions in U.S. taxes. They got support from Republican ...
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Riders wowed by view from big Vegas Ferris wheelApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - LAS VEGAS - Tourists began taking in the view Monday from a skyline-changing observation wheel that offers a unique overview of sparkling Las Vegas Strip resorts, wide s...
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Malaysian credibility in jet hunt challenged againApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - It may mean little to investigators that the last words air traffic controllers heard from the lost jetliner were "Good night, Malaysian three-s...
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Higher gas prices to pay for roads?Apr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Repairing Illinois roads and keeping them in good shape for future generations could come at a higher cost at the gas pump under a proposal by a group of business leader...
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Billionaire Koch's win in fake wine case reduced by judgeApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Billionaire William Koch's $12 million damages award in a lawsuit accusing a fellow wine collector of selling counterfeit Bordeaux was reduced by a U.S. judge to a littl...
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Blast rocks Washington gas plant; 5 workers hurtApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - A large explosion rocked a natural gas processing plant on the Washington-Oregon border Monday, injuring five workers, causing about 400 people to evacuate from nearby f...
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Deadline brings high interest for health insuranceApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - A blizzard, jammed phone lines and unreliable websites failed to stop throngs of procrastinating Americans from trying to sign up for health coverage by the midnight Mon...
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Objects seen in jet search are fishing equipmentApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - PERTH, Australia - A cluster of orange objects spotted by a search plane was just fishing equipment and not related to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, officials said ...
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EPA seeks public input on Illinois carbon-capture planApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comments on a plan to inject carbon dioxide beneath southern Illinois. FutureGen Industrial Alliance wan...