Business Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)
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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
Published: 2009-11-21 06:16:53WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
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1st Senate vote looms on health legislation
Published: 2009-11-21 06:11:37WASHINGTON, A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic...
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Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk of mission
Published: 2009-11-21 04:29:53CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik will step out Saturday morning to work on the International Space Station. He will be joined by Michael Foreman. It will be the second spacewalk during the shuttle's visit.
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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event
Published: 2009-11-21 01:22:14RALEIGH, N.C., The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
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Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
Published: 2009-11-21 01:20:38LOS ANGELES, California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
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UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
Published: 2009-11-21 00:29:29BERKELEY, Calif., Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said. The occupation of a campus building at the University of California, Santa Cruz meanwhile continued.
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Philly transit union ratifies labor pact
Published: 2009-11-20 22:03:05PHILADELPHIA, A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members. Transport Workers Union Local 234 spokesman Bob Wolper said Friday night that 2,806 members voted to ratify the pact. Another 242 voted against it.
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Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
Published: 2009-11-20 21:07:29DALLAS, The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.
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2 Pa. judges given partial immunity in civil suit
Published: 2009-11-20 20:33:06HARRISBURG, Pa., Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday.
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Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence
Published: 2009-11-20 20:06:35MEXICO CITY, Mexico's top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
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