Citigroup Stands Alone
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 11:35 am ETCitigroup is the last of the Wall Street giants to remain tethered to government support, putting the struggling bank at a further disadvantage.
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Opposition Grows To Salazar's Wild Horse Plan
CBS4 Denver - 50 minutes agoDozens of wild horse advocates plan to go before a federal advisory panel here on Monday to try to persuade public land managers to change their plan to relocate thousands of free-roaming mustangs from the West to preserves elsewhere.
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Officials herald company's move
Forsyth County News - 50 minutes agoWithin the next few months, Forsyth County will become home to ICx Tactical Platforms, a company that designs, develops and builds surveillance and deterrence towers.
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Senate hopefuls square off in SouthCoast forum
Fall River Herald News - 52 minutes agoWith the opportunity to take the next step in the path of succession for U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seat near at hand, the four Democratic candidates brought their message to the SouthCoast Saturday. Watch the forum
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Books bring finances into focus
Chicago Tribune - 53 minutes agoHow about buying a book for a holiday gift?
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Insurance: Don't get caught without it
Chicago Tribune - 53 minutes agoInsurance is one of those things you don't need until you need it. But by then, it's often too late. Every homeowner knows –– or at least should know –– that they should carry a homeowner's policy. Indeed, mortgage companies require coverage.
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OUR OPINION: City attempting to control rising insurance costs
The San Angelo Standard-Times - 53 minutes agoSAN ANGELO, Texas —Retirees lined up at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to describe the hardships they would suffer if their health insurance premiums were increased as the city staff recommended. The council was swayed and sent the staff back to work up new options.The retirees’ concerns are understandable, as is the council’s compassion. These are hard times, and they’re especially difficult ...
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U.S. Stocks Advance as Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Declines
Bloomberg - 54 minutes agoDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, lifting the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest gain in three weeks, after the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, Chinese manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in five years and investors speculated a Middle Eastern debt crisis was averted.
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Medicare Cuts Focus Of Senate Health Care Debate
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - 54 minutes agoSenate Republicans forced Democrats to defend cutting $40 billion from providers of home care for older people as partisan debate flared Saturday during a rare weekend session on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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Salt Lake airport a great place to get stuck
The Salt Lake Tribune - 54 minutes agoTravel » San Francisco, Portland, Las Vegas and Miami round out top five. A traveler could do a lot worse than get stranded at Salt Lake City's aging airport, according to SeatGuru.com , which bills itself as the Web's most complete resource for airline information.
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Morgantown man sentenced to death in hired killing
The Charleston Gazette - 56 minutes agoCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On April 29, 2007, David Anthony Runyon left his house in Morgantown to buy a gun he found in an advertisement in a classified ad magazine. After picking up the gun in Fairmont, he drove to Newport News, Va., where he shot and ki...
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Evans appointed to Ohio Supreme Court committee
Gallipolis Daily Tribune - 56 minutes agoGALLIPOLIS — Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer has appointed three judges as the newest members of the Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence, one of whom is Gall...
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Travel top 10: Snow resorts for families
The Salt Lake Tribune - 57 minutes agoJackson Gore Inn, Ludlow, Vt. The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Beaver Creek, Avon, Colo. The Lodge at Suncadia, Cle Elum, Wash. Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, N.H.
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Regulators Shut Down AmTrust Bank in Ohio
FOX 8 Cleveland - 57 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators on Friday shut down Ohio's AmTrust Bank, the fourth-largest bank to fail this year. They also closed five others, bringing to 130 the number of U.S. banks to be brought down so far in 2009 by recession and mountains of bad debt.
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Gator fans get the party started
The Ocala Star-Banner - 57 minutes agoBy Lashonda Stinson Curry Staff writer Inside the mega-sized downtown sports bar Stats, University of Florida fans and alumni shouted "Let's Go Gators" and "It's great to be a Florida Gator." The cheerleaders, joined by mascots Albert and Alberta, led the famous chants inside the large room covered in all things orange and blue.
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Chelmsford selectmen ice cold to debt exclusion
Lowell Sun - 59 minutes agoCHELMSFORD - Two months after voters rejected spending $25 million on municipal building projects, selectmen give a thumbs-down to the latest proposal for placing another debt exclusion on the ballot. Members of the Permanent Building Committee and Town Manager Paul Cohen presented selectmen with new options for the aging Center Fire Station and
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Cops Arrest 6 In NJ Restaurant Credit Card Scam
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