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President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror.
(photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud
Khaleej Times
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. | The White House announcement came as Obama prepared to travel to Missouri on Wedne...
Gasoline - Fuel - Prices
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Gas prices up 9.58 cents nationwide over 2 weeks
The Examiner
Comments CAMARILLO, Calif. (Map, News) - The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is up 9.58 cents over a two-week period to $2.73. | That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday. | Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mi...
Biz Break: From Cisco, Internet downloads at 'astonishing' speed?
LA Daily News
| By Frank Michael Russell | frussell@mercurynews.comUpdated: 03/09/2010 01:22:58 PM PST | Related Links Latest market news Today's market summary More business | Today: Cisco says its new router system will make the Internet much, much faster. ...
Metro Atlanta woman gets prison for Katrina fraud
Business Journal
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Missing exec's body found in river in New Orleans
Philadelphia Daily News
| MARY FOSTER | The Associated Press | NEW ORLEANS - Police in New Orleans say the body of a missing Texas oil executive has been pulled from the Mississippi River. | Bob Young of the New Orleans police department says police believe Douglas Schantz ...
Seneca Gaming picks new N.F. GM
Business Journal
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, delivers his speech during the opening session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Monday March 5, 2007. Wen pledged greater support for education and health care over the next year and said the government would tackle sources of social unrest such as environmental problems, land seizures and privatization of state industr
AP / Greg Baker
China Premier Details Economic Plan
The New York Times
| BEIJING — Prime Minister Wen Jiabao crafted a portrait of a China on a steady course toward greatness on Friday, telling his nation’s unelected legislature that the g...
In this June 4, 2009 photo, people look for jobs at the Los Angeles Career Mission Career Fair downtown Los Angeles. California's economic recovery will be stymied by massive state work force cuts that could boost the unemployment rate to more than 12 percent and restrain growth even after housing markets stabilize, according to an economic forecast to be released Tuesday.
AP / Damian Dovarganes
Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery
The New York Times
| The economy lost fewer jobs than expected in February, the government reported Friday, bolstering hopes that a still-sputtering recovery was beginning to gain momentum. Multimedi...
Barack Obama playing basketball in Camp David.jpg
Public Domain / TCY
Senators Press Obama Trade Chief On China Concerns
Steelworks
| Senators Press Obama Trade Chief On  China Concerns | March 3, 2010 | Reuters | WASHINGTON - U.S. senators pressed President Barack Obama's top trade official on Wednes...
Holder of a Title, Yes, but Not a Heisman
The New York Times
| I’M a former member of USA Boxing’s national team. I joined when I was 15 years old, and before that I never thought I’d go anywhere. By the time I was 21, I had visited 23 countries. All that travel changes a person for the bette...
Former Saints teammates file suit over investment
The Boston Globe
| NEW ORLEANS-New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey and former defensive lineman Charles Grant are suing ex-teammate Kevin Houser over investments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars tied to a now-defunct movie studio. | Shockey and Grant pa...
Sales of AC's Tropicana Casino to Icahn completed
Philadelphia Daily News
| WAYNE PARRY | The Associated Press | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - It took more than two years, nearly $7.8 million in fees and a billionaire's bargain-basement bid to rescue Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino and Resort. | The sale to Carl Icahn closed Mond...
Politics
President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror.
(photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud
Khaleej Times
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. | The White House announcement came as Obama prepared to travel to Missouri on Wednesday, taking his closing argument to the nation's ...



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