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It was only a chair, but it had become his...

Part I: After spinal cord injury, family hunts for a miracle, grasps at a chance (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
03-05-08 17:01

It was only a chair, but it had become his purgatory. Each day that John Pou spent in the wheelchair, his spirit seemed to die a little more. It was a perpetual reminder of the calamity that had brought him and Marci, even the kids, to this...

2 Madison-area companies to lay off total of 237 workers (WBAY Green Bay)
03-05-08 16:00

Associated Press - May 3, 2008 11:55 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Department of Workforce Development says two Madison-area companies will lay off a total of 237 workers in the next...

High gas prices have Hub Territory residents trying to combine trips, spending less on leisure (Kearney Hub)
03-05-08 16:00

KEARNEY Гў?? Hub Territory residents have taken notice of record-high gas prices for months. Now, they say they are starting to...

Safe Seniors program offered by Tamaqua police (Times News)
03-05-08 14:01

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FBI sting nails reputed mob leader (Boston Globe)
03-05-08 08:01

Reputed New England Mafia underboss Carmen "The Cheese Man" DiNunzio was arrested yesterday on charges that he delivered a $10,000 bribe to an undercover FBI agent posing as a state official, part of an alleged conspiracy to secure a $6 million

The Tangled Web of PCI Compliance
03-05-08 04:27

New e-commerce security requirements are vague enough to leave everyone wondering what to do.

A Lot to Like, and Maybe to Buy
03-05-08 04:00

Barbara Reeser loves her townhouse in historic Oella, near Baltimore.

Restrictions Are the Rule For All Sorts of Once-Easy Credit
03-05-08 04:00

Like a spreading infection, restrictions on credit are moving into new and more specialized niches of the mortgage market.

The Cultural Conversion Of Cast-Off Churches
03-05-08 04:00

NEW ORLEANS -- Buffeted by the weather, inhabited by vagrants and ravaged by a fire that hollowed out its interior, the abandoned Presbyterian church in Charlotte looked for almost a decade like one of the charred ruins left behind by World War II air

Nephew of Tax Fraud Suspect Is First to Plead Guilty in Scheme
03-05-08 04:00

A nephew of the woman accused of orchestrating a massive embezzlement scheme at the D.C. tax office became the first defendant yesterday to admit criminal wrongdoing in the fraud case, pleading guilty in federal court in Maryland to money laundering and

Speakers Express Division on Bill To Mandate Health-Care Coverage
03-05-08 04:00

District residents with chronic illnesses, representatives of HMOs and convenience store owners testified yesterday at a D.C. Council hearing on far-reaching legislation that would mandate health-care coverage for all residents.

Job-Loss Figure Brings Cheer
03-05-08 04:00

The unemployment rate edged down in April and employers cut far fewer jobs than expected, according to a government report yesterday, the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is undergoing a mediocre spell, rather than a disastrous downturn.

Layoffs Announced In Madison, Janesville (WISC-TV Madison)
03-05-08 02:00

MADISON, Wis. -- Sitel Corporation in Madison said that it will lay off 105 workers at its telemarketing center. Sitel said that the layoffs will be effective June 1 and that the workforce reduction is...

Amazon Sues New York Over Internet Tax
02-05-08 22:21

The online retailer mounts a constitutional challenge to the controversial state law that aims to clamp down on collecting Internet sales taxes.

House to consider broad housing package
02-05-08 21:11

WASHINGTON -- Democrats, working to build Republican support for a broad homeowner rescue plan, will pair the bill next week with several housing measures President Bush has demanded.

Voter suppression in North Carolina? (Salon.com)
02-05-08 21:01

Allegations have been flying about robocalls that were supposedly intended to suppress votes for Barack Obama on Tuesday, but the incident appears to be about incompentence, not...

Feds Crack Down on Deceptive Credit Cards
02-05-08 20:52

ABC News

Regulators put out plan to end credit card practices that frustrate borrowers.

HELP WANTED (Kenosha News)
02-05-08 20:01

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$284,000 spent by SBPF on lobbying (The Inquirer and Mirror)
02-05-08 19:01

The Sconset Beach Preservation Fund (SBPF) spent almost $300,000 on lobbying efforts in advance of the April 15 ballot question on its proposed $23 million beach nourishment project, but it wasnГў??t enough to buy public support for the...