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Calabrian mafia compared to Al Qaeda
Chicago Tribune correspondentThe tale of "The Godfather" seems almost quaint from this rocky, remote outpost in Italy. Prosecutors and lawmakers are increasingly riveted by a more mysterious and blood-bound crime racket rooted in these far southern reaches of Calabria—not...Tags: Government, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Law Enforcement, Terrorism
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Catalytic-converter thefts from cars reaching epidemic proportions
The Associated PressMarty Boyer's carefully maintained sport utility vehicle growled more like a dragster than a 2001 Honda Passport when he turned the key. "The second I turned it over, and it sounded like a tank and a Harley, I knew exactly what had occurred," said Boyer,...Tags: Passenger Cars, New York Mercantile Exchange, Epidemics and Plagues, Law Enforcement, Insurance
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Neither Candidate Can Stop Home Foreclosures
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November. Even the optimism that surrounds a new president taking office can't resurrect home values overnight, and presidents have no direct ability to...Tags: Government, Xerox Corporation, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Migration
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Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
Associated Press WriterMarty Boyer's carefully maintained sport utility vehicle growled more like a dragster than a 2001 Honda Passport when he turned the key. "The second I turned it over, and it sounded like a tank and a Harley, I knew exactly what had occurred," said Boyer,...Tags: Passenger Cars, New York Mercantile Exchange, Law Enforcement, Insurance, Auto Trends
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Seniors' reasons to cheer inflation
Three cheers for inflation, especially this summer. Believe it or not, there is a reason to say it: Older Americans have a floor under their income because Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted for inflation every year. Many say that last...Tags: Energy, Energy KD, Federal Reserve, Market and Exchange, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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For-profit fundraisers collect loads, but nonprofits see a sliver
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor 24 years, Citizens Against Government Waste has exposed pork-barrel spenders and rallied tax critics. Its "Pig Book" and "porker" awards, meant to shame congressional leaders who exploit the public purse, have made the group a media darling and a...Tags: Government, Fires, Cancer, Research, Road Accidents
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High inflation could increase Social Security checks
Special to The Morning CallThree cheers for inflation, especially this summer. Believe it or not, there is a reason to say it: Older Americans have a floor under their income because Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted for inflation every year. Many say that last...Tags: Energy, Energy KD, Federal Reserve, Market and Exchange, Labor Legislation
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Bigger Social Security raise in sight for seniors
Three cheers for inflation, especially this summer. Believe it or not, there is a reason to say it: Older Americans have a floor under their income because Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted for inflation every year. Many say that last...Tags: Energy, Energy KD, Tribune Company, Federal Reserve, Market and Exchange
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Will the stock market get worse?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStock markets worldwide in the second quarter tried to shake off the deep gloom that gripped them in the first three months of the year. They succeeded -- for a while. But as the quarter drew to a close a major issue that had spooked investors in...Tags: Prudential Financial Incorporated, Energy, Energy KD, McDermott International Incorporated, Mutual Funds
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Uribe rides high in Colombia
Associated Press WriterPresident Alvaro Uribe was master of ceremonies the night Colombian military intelligence agents disguised as humanitarian workers airlifted Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages to freedom. Elated former captives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...Tags: Government, Civil Unrest, Armed Forces, Terrorism, Elections
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