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Durable goods orders fall for third straight monthApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a third straight month in March, the longest string of declines since the 2001 recession. T...
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Lifestyle store sales help Safeway 1Q resultsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc., owner of Dominick's stores, said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 11 percent, beating analyst expectations on sales from its Li...
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Petraeus picked to lead Mideast commandApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general who led troops in Iraq for the past year, will be nominated by President Bush to be the next commander of U...
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Paris Hilton talks about public search for new best friendApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- More than 85,000 people want to be Paris Hilton's best friend. The 27-year-old is using the Internet to cast potential friends for her new reality show, "...
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Not all :) as informal writing creeps into teen assignmentsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's nothing to LOL about: Despite best efforts to keep school writing assignments formal, two-thirds of teens admit in a survey that emoticons and other inf...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages top 6 percentApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages topped 6 percent for the first time in six weeks as financial markets grew more worried about rising inflation pressures. Freddi...
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Trade to Vikings gives Allen 'chills'Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Four years ago this week, Jared Allen was an unknown defensive lineman at Division I-AA Idaho State projected to be little more than a long snapper in the NFL. On Wednes...
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Claims for unemployment benefits fell last weekApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits posted a sharp decline last week. The Labor Department reported Thursday that claims for une...
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Triarc buying Wendy's in all-stock dealApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - DUBLIN, Ohio -- Triarc says it is buying Wendy's in an all-stock deal that comes after the burger chain's board rejected at least two earlier offers by the company. Wend...
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Allstate 1Q profits sink 77 percent on tornadoes, investmentsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Allstate Corp. says its first-quarter profits fell a greater-than-expected 77 percent on claims from an unusual number of tornados as well as losses on its in...