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10 militants die in Yemen as UN pushes peace plan

November 13, 2011

Yemeni government forces and allied tribesmen killed ten militants in attacks around the country Sunday, security officials said, as a visiting United Nations envoy met […]

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Early count: Nicaragua pres Ortega winning big

November 7, 2011

Election officials say president and former Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega is winning big in Nicaragua’s presidential election.
Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council says Ortega has nearly 64 […]

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Insurer Humana’s 3Q profit climbs 13 percent

October 31, 2011

Humana says its third-quarter net income jumped 13 percent as revenue climbed 11 percent. The health insurer also raised its 2011 earnings forecast.
The Louisville, Ky., […]

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Olive: The European powder-keg

October 20, 2011

Provided just a few things go right, European leaders gathering for a crisis summit on Sunday might find a way to spare us from a […]

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Geist: Why are consumers missing from CRTC

October 9, 2011

Earlier this year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission launched a consultation into the policy implications of increasingly popular Internet-based video services such as Netflix. […]

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Congress addresses Chinese currency manipulation

October 2, 2011

After years of trying, Congress is taking another stab at retaliating against what many see as Chinese manipulation of its currency to make its exports […]

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Remodeled Cheshire hotel opens today

August 6, 2011

When it reopens today, the venerable Cheshire Lodge will be, simply, The Cheshire.
The hotel near the southwest corner of Forest Park was frayed at the […]

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Insituform profits slide

July 30, 2011

Insituform, a sewer and pipe repair company, reported a profit of $7.6 million, or 19 cents per share for the June quarter.  That compares to […]

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GOP retools plan as Congress seeks debt fix

July 27, 2011

Six days away from a potentially calamitous government default, House Republicans on Wednesday appeared to be slowly coalescing around a plan by House Speaker John […]

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BMW to buy ING’s car leasing division

July 8, 2011

Automaker BMW AG says it is buying a car leasing unit of Dutch bank ING Groep NV for euro637 million ($912 million).
BMW said Friday that […]

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