Nation and World
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Bernanke warns of slowing economy
Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday the economy is deteriorating and signaled a readiness to keep on lowering a key interest rate ...
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U.S. trade deficit declined in 2007Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Despite a soaring foreign oil bill and another record deficit with China, the overall U.S. trade deficit declined in 2007 after setting records for five co...
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Many GM workers could take buyoutsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. -- About a quarter of General Motors Corp.'s hourly work force represented by the United Auto Workers could leave the company under a new round of buyout...
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Investing pros look at more than Dow
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Former police officer convicted of killing pregnant girlfriend, childFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - CANTON, Ohio -- A former Ohio police officer has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her unborn child. Bobby Cutts Jr. could face the death penalty. Cutts cri...
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Scientists uncover massive dinosaurs
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After falling for years, toy prices now on the rise
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Warren Buffett's firm takes stake in KraftFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett, said Thursday it has taken a roughly 8.5 percent stake in Northfield-based Kraft F...
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GOP walks out on House contempt vote
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Comcast earnings soar 54 percentFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, reported a 54 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit on solid revenue gains boosted by acquisition...