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Incomes drop sharply in July while spending slows »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus ...

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Financial hardships for most cities to grow in '09 »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Declining property-tax revenues, high energy prices and other financial headwinds will create greater economic hardships in 2009 for most cities across ...

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Schwarzenegger pledge at heart of veto threat »

Posted by: ap 2 months ago in News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The state's political dysfunction reached a new low this week with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowing the first veto of a ...

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Rescue of mortgage giants could hit $25 billion »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget experts said Tuesday, as lawmakers put ...

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Budget deficit soars to $102.8 billion in July »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government says the federal budget deficit soared in July, pushed higher by economic stimulus payments and $15 billion in outlays to ...

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Bigger, tougher fires bring Calif. to the brink »

Posted by: ap 3 months, 1 week ago in News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, burning ...

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President: Indonesian growth seen steady in 2009 »

Posted by: ap 3 months ago in Business & Finance

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ Economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy is expected to hold steady at just over 6 percent in 2009, Indonesian ...

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Calif. Dems kick rep out of Capitol for disloyalty »

Posted by: ap 3 months ago in News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A Democrat in the California legislature has been kicked out of her Capitol office for not supporting the party's state ...

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Senate GOP hurting for campaign money »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican prospects in U.S. Senate races this November grew grimmer Friday, as the head of the party's campaign arm announced ...

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Democrat's vision will collide with reality »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama is accepting the Democratic nomination Thursday night with a lofty vision for the nation's future that is far easier ...

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Palin's pork requests confound reformer image »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ John McCain touts Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a force in the his battle against earmarks and entrenched power brokers ...

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Judge OKs bankruptcy filing for Vallejo, Calif. »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) _ A federal judge ruled Friday that the city of Vallejo could push forward with its bankruptcy case, rejecting a legal challenge ...

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Budget deficit nears record under latest estimates »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ New estimates say the federal government will run a deficit reaching $407 billion for the budget year ending Sept. 30.

Congressional officials ...

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Estimates say fed budget deficit nearing $407B »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The federal government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year, according to the latest Capitol Hill estimates.

The Congressional ...

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EU ministers shun talk of recession »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

NICE, France (AP) _ The 15-nation euro zone economy isn't on the edge of recession and doesn't need a major spending program to ...

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