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Electronics sales boost Best Buy

Daily Herald News Services
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, reported a 52-percent jump in third-quarter profits and it raised its guidance for the f...
Congress battles White House over information access

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration's trend toward secrecy since the 2001 terrorist attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Free...
Time magazine names Russian President Putin "Person of the Year"

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Time magazine today named Russian President Vladimir Putin its 2007 "Person of the Year." The nod went to the Russian leader because of Putin's "extraordinar...
Pro-Western prime minister gets another shot in Ukraine

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - KIEV, Ukraine -- Parliament elected the fiery Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister Tuesday by the narrowest possible margin, in a striking political comeback likely to streng...
NASA busy trouble-shooting

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Tuesday traced fuel gauge failures in shuttle Atlantis' tank to a bad connector, and a top manager said he didn't know how long it would ...
As Iowa homestretch nears, Clinton starts showcasing softer side

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - CORALVILLE, Iowa -- It was a blunt question for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the end of a long campaign day. A young man said he knew a lot of people who just didn't like h...
Competition may drive down insurance premiums

By LaVonne Kuykendall Dow Jones News Service
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Prices for most types of property and casualty insurance are expected to fall in 2008 for the first time since World War II. The drop is expected because of a weakening ...
Congress takes up steroids

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress announced plans Tuesday to review the use of performance-enhancing drugs, with star-studded hearings scheduled next month and legislation to limit...
Confidential programs let addicted doctors practice while in rehab

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Troubling cases in which doctors were accused of botching operations while undergoing treatment for drugs or alcohol have led to criticism of rehab prog...
Ticketmaster to sell NFL games online

Associated Press
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company in...

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