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Stocks end quiet session lower following disappointing earningsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks finished a quiet session moderately lower Monday as investors grappled with concerns about the health of corporate profits after Wachovia Corp. posted...
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H&R Block reports total retail clients up 1.6 percent in 2008 tax seasonApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, said Monday the number of clients for its core retail business increased 1.6 percent in the Nov. 1...
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Daley looking forward to making case for OlympicsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard Daley says he would welcome an extra chance to make a pitch for Chicago to the International Olympic Committee before they decide which city will host the ...
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Brazil oil agency chief says offshore oil field could be world's third-largestApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A deep-water exploration area could contain as much as 33 billion barrels of oil, an amount that would nearly triple Brazil's reserves and make the ...
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Deadly skin cancer just now being studiedApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The deadliest form of skin cancer is a little-studied type you've probably never heard of. After he died, Martin Whatley's classic rock 'n' roll guitar became his last w...
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Report describes security lapses at O'Hare, including unsecured uniformsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Uniforms belonging to U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers were left in the open at an O'Hare International Airport checkpoint last month, as was a cash ...
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Gov. appoints head of new agency to negotiate electric ratesApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State government is turning to someone with a history of getting a good deal to help get Illinois consumers the best electric rates available. Gov. Rod Bl...
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U.S. gains an ally -- again -- in ItalyApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - ROME -- Media billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won a decisive victory Monday in Italy's parliamentary election, setting the colorful conservative and staunch U.S. ally on c...
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Bush aide: Skipping opening ceremonies a 'cop-out'Apr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It would be a "cop-out" for countries to skip the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics as a way of protesting China's crackdown in Tibet, President B...
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Bad timing leads Wachovia to post loss, cut dividend, seek $7 billion in new capitalApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Wachovia Corp. is getting a lesson in "timing is everything." The nation's fourth-largest bank reported a $393 million first quarter loss and has been...