Business Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)
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G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
Published: 2009-11-07 18:55:27ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
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Governor: Talks in transit strike have broken off
Published: 2009-11-07 18:45:48PHILADELPHIA, Gov. Ed Rendell says a negotiations in Philadelphia's transit strike have broken off. Early Saturday evening, Rendell called for members of the city's largest transit union to vote on a contract proposal presented by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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Office shooting suspect's life spiraled downward
Published: 2009-11-07 18:19:11ORLANDO, Fla., Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. It was a 'stress overload' for the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at his former office, his lawyer said Saturday.
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Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions
Published: 2009-11-07 18:14:15WASHINGTON, A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new health care bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.
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Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service
Published: 2009-11-07 17:31:27NEW YORK, The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength. 'No matter how many times you attack us, we always come back,' Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said at the amphibious assault ship's commissioning. 'America always comes back. That's what this ship represents.'
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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
Published: 2009-11-07 17:23:49WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to 'answer the call of history' Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
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House, Senate health care bills detailed
Published: 2009-11-07 16:54:47WASHINGTON, Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and making other changes. The Senate Democrats' bill has not yet been made public, so some specifics are unknown.
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Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
Published: 2009-11-07 16:03:37TEL AVIV, Israel, Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier. Shimon Peres spoke to a crowd of thousands at the square where Rabin was gunned down by a Jewish extremist who opposed his peace policies on Nov. 4, 1995.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
Published: 2009-11-07 14:36:15WASHINGTON, It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job. And a bigger share of them have no health insurance, leaving them one medical emergency away from financial ruin.
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Chinese premier: Africa trade push is 'selfless'
Published: 2009-11-07 14:24:43SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was 'sincere and selfless,' as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent.
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