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Good signs seen for ‘Black Friday’

When the holiday shopping season kicks off the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers.


Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:58:21 GMT

Congress losing its patience with Fed

Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.


Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:23 GMT

Fine print is costing cities millions

Local governments and public entities, already reeling from the recession, face another fiscal crisis: billions of dollars in fees owed to Wall Street firms on investment deals gone bad.


Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:06 GMT

9/11 defendants want to air views

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.


Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:33 GMT

Iraqi refugees move to stressed Mich.

Tens of thousands have fled Michigan's troubled economy in recent years, yet Iraqi refugees continue to move there despite a U.S. government policy trying to limit refugee resettlement in the Detroit area.


Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:51:34 GMT

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