Nation and World
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Home Depot ends bank bid
Jan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The Home Depot Inc. has withdrawn an application to buy a Utah bank, saying that the loan business no longer fits into its strategy of concentrating on its re...
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Bad social security benefit forms sent to millionsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Due to a programming error, an incorrect Social Security income amount was shown on SSA-1099 forms sent to about 2.7 million beneficiaries, according the S...
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Ford to offer workers buyoutsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout and early retirement packages to 54,000 U.S. hourly workers, or 93 percent of its hourly work force, to cut costs and...
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Economy pact by House leaders could mean tax rebate checks by May
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Median home price falls for first time in decades
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Clinton's meddling in free markets would harm the economyJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Recessions happen. The stock market rises and falls. The question ought not be about how the market is doing today, but about its net gain over the years. Investing is a...
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Wayward kitty finally back home
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A breach in Israeli policy
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Deal reached on tax rebates
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Starbucks testing $1 joes in SeattleJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Faced with growing competition from cheaper rivals, Starbucks Corp. is selling small cups of drip coffee for $1 with free refills as part of a test in its hom...