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Kan in ‘Crisis’ as Maehara’s Fall Deepens Japan Finance Dilemma - Bloomberg

March 7, 2011

Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s battle to fund Japan’s budget and avoid early elections suffered another blow as his foreign minister quit over an illegal donation […]

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Teachers under attack

February 23, 2011

All across the nation, teachers are coming under attack.
Hundreds of thousands of school employees — teachers, as well as aides, school nurses, librarians, administrators […]

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Libyan unrest sinks world markets, airlines plunge

February 22, 2011

World shares fell sharply Tuesday, battered by ongoing unrest in the Arab world as the price of oil soared, sending airline stocks into a nosedive.
Crude […]

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Legence Bank buying two MidCountry branches

February 19, 2011

Legence Bank has received regulatory approval to buy two bank branches in Southern Illinois from MidCountry Bank.
The branches, located at 502 North Commercial Street in […]

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Playboy pins hopes on clubs, license deals in Asia

December 26, 2010

February marks the start of the year of the rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar.
It may be an auspicious sign for Playboy Enterprises Inc., which […]

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Sweaters, toys selling fast for holiday

November 16, 2010

The holiday season’s hottest gift item could be the good old-fashioned sweater as it overtakes gift cards as the top seller this year.
Some of the […]

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Greenspan: High deficits could spark bond crisis

November 14, 2010

The United States must move to rein in its massive budget deficits or it faces the risk of a bond market crisis, former Federal […]

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Downtown condo sales steady in 2010

July 24, 2010

Downtown condo sales have remained steady through the first half of 2010, according to the latest Center City Commission report.
There were 39 condo sales in […]

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Vienna tops world’s best cities survey

May 28, 2010

Vienna, the Austrian capital renowned for its music and architecture, has the best quality of life of any city in the world, according to […]

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Asia Relatively Free From Sovereign Risk, CIMB Says

February 10, 2010

Asia is “relatively risk free” from contagion amid deteriorating confidence in Europe’s sovereign debt because its economies have stronger fiscal positions, CIMB Investment Bank […]

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