A Push on Tax Cuts?
nytimes - 09/03/2010 06:20
It's probably good news. But why has it taken the White House so long?
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Apple-Facebook Friction Erupts Over Ping
nytimes - 09/03/2010 06:20
Apple's entry into social media has created bumps in its relationship with Facebook.
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BP Says Curb on Drilling Would Imperil Payouts
nytimes - 09/03/2010 04:00
The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts.
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'Machete,' 'Going the Distance' and 'The American' look evenly matched
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
Each of the three movies is likely to have about $15 million in ticket sales this Labor Day weekend, a traditionally slow time at the box office. Hollywood is targeting t...
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Group pledges push for veto of California horse racing bill
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
Opponents of gambling are targeting legislation that would allow bets on horses to lose.Gambling opponents vowed Thursday to lobby Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto a bi...
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ABM settles sexual harassment suit for $5.8 million
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had alleged that 21 female janitors were sexually harassed or assaulted by male supervisors. The janitorial company admit...
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Green revolution comes to urban neighborhoods
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
Low-income can also be environmentally friendly, with a little help.Kendrick Harris, a high school dropout who has been homeless and jobless, has had more pressing things...
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If you're in a coma or prison, you may not lose your frequent flier miles
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
Errol Segal of L.A. lost the 346,000 miles he had earned on United Airlines because of account inactivity while he was serving time for fraud. If he'd only contacted the ...
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Value of California's properties falls 1.8% to $4.4 trillion
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:20
Forty-eight of California's 58 counties saw totals fall this year — nine by more than 5%, the state Board of Equalization reported. The total value fell 2.4% in 200...
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Advertising: N.F.L.’s Official Air Freshener Aims at Female Fans, and the Cleanup
nytimes - 09/03/2010 03:00
A Febreze air freshener marketing campaign is directed at women and aims in part to debunk the gender stereotype that women are not N.F.L. fans.
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Beef Recall Heats Up Fight to Tighten Rules
nytimes - 09/03/2010 03:00
Cargill Meat Solutions recalled 8,500 pounds of hamburger after investigators said it was the likely source of bacteria that had made three people sick.
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Google's digital music plan grabs interest of record companies
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 03:00
Music labels, hoping to lessen their dependence on Apple's iTunes, have all but rolled out the red carpet for Google in talks to offer music through its Android mobile se...
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Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers
nytimes - 09/03/2010 02:40
Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.
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Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles
msnbc - 09/03/2010 02:20
The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late ...
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Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles
msnbc - 09/03/2010 02:00
The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late ...
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Mortgage rates set new record lows, might hold steady next week
LaTimes - 09/03/2010 01:40
Treasury bond yields, which influence the home-loan rates, have surged since Tuesday. Mortgage rates fell for the 10th time in 11 weeks, setting fresh record lows, Freddi...
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YouTube Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue
nytimes - 09/03/2010 00:40
Some copyright holders are allowing YouTube to sell ads on videos that are uploaded without permission, generating revenue that is expected to make the site profitable th...
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Funk band War tells Pepsi they're not friends
msnbc - 09/03/2010 00:00
Members of the band War say they can't be friends with Pepsi. The band is suing for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use the song "Why Can'...
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Tiny 3Par, a data storage company, accepts HP's $2.4-billion offer after Dell drops out.Computer maker Dell Inc. withdrew Thursday from the three-week bidding war over ti...
The city warned that it was not going to make a scheduled payment of $3.3 million on its general obligation bonds because it did not have the money.
Sales rise 3.3% at major chain stores compared with a year earlier. Back-to-school promotions and other deep discounts help boost figures, an analyst says.After a difficu...
Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty - just like junk food.
European companies tend to focus on the dollar exchange rate, but the yen’s recent rise is also giving a significant lift to German companies.
The exotic acai berry has been the superstar in the world of diet supplements. But the federal government is cracking down on false advertising claims and unlawful paymen...
Christina D. Romer also gave her most detailed explanation yet for why her original forecast that unemployment would peak at 8 percent “was so far off.”
The stiff penalty is rarely used against white-collar criminals. Timothy Barnett is charged with 23 felonies for allegedly tricking five people into unknowingly granting ...
The Justice Department announces the settlement, which ends more than two years of scrutiny of the Irvine firm's activities spawned by whistle-blowers.Allergan Inc., the ...