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Top holiday toys span from dinosaurs to robots
The Associated PressA lifelike baby Triceratops that children can ride on, a Wall-E robot that responds to your voice, a dancing game that eliminates wires and mats. Toy makers are upping the "Wow!"-factor in new products in an attempt to capture children's and parents'...Tags: Dance, Toy Industry, Binney and Smith, Wall-E, LEGO Group
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Bank stock purchase is urged by officials
Of The Associated PressTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders on Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis. With a new trading week dawning, U.S. lawmakers urged quick action by the Bush administration on...Tags: Government, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Wells Fargo & Co., Financial and Business Services, Unemployment
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STOCK WATCH
AUDIOVOX (VOXX) Hauppauge LAST: $4.83 52-WEEK RETURN: -61.9% On a dismal week on Wall Street, shares of the seller of consumer electronics lost almost half their value. Audiovox is staking a lot on its satellite radio receivers, but with car...Tags: Satellite Technology, Community Bancorp Incorporated, Arbor Realty Trust, State Bancorp Incorporated, Smithtown Bancorp Incorporated
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Say no to con-con on Nov. 4
Illinois faces the most intractable fiscal mess in recent history. While Springfield politicians continue to bicker and barter for programs that never materialize, hundreds of millions of federal matching dollars hang in the balance and are likely to be...Tags: Laws, Government, Constitutional Issues, Executive Branch, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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What's Bad for General Motors is Bad for Chrysler ... And Vice Versa
MotorTrend MagazineDETROIT - Walter P. Chrysler left General Motors as head of the Buick Division 88 years ago. He cashed out his GM stock and four years later, started his own automaker. Eighty-four years later, his company's latest owner, Cerberus, is said to be in... -
McCain says GM plant closings result of DC greed
U.S. Sen. John McCain says he's disappointed to hear about the upcoming closure of General Motors Corp. plants. His campaign released a statement Saturday from Arlington, Va., saying hardworking people are paying the price because the country's...Tags: General Motors Corp., John McCain, Vehicles
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East Jordan Iron Works lays off 41 workers
One of Charlevoix County's largest employers has laid off almost 10 percent of its work force because of slowdowns in the housing industry and heavy duty truck and trailer business. East Jordan Iron Works says it laid off 26 people Oct. 2 and another 15...Tags: Employees, Housing Industry
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Bank stock purchase pushed; 'no' to protectionism
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders today that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis. With a new trading week dawning, U.S. lawmakers urged quick action by the Bush administration on measures to...Tags: Laws, Government, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, International Relations, Unemployment
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Former Minn. legislator Allan Spear, among country's earliest openly gay officials, dies at 71
Associated Press WriterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation's first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71. He died Saturday of complications after heart surgery performed Thursday, said Don Jorovsky, a longtime...Tags: Laws, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Government, Upper House
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Palin has mixed record as fiscal conservative
The Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative. But her record is mixed: She increased to historic proportions the annual bonus each Alaskan receives from the government...Tags: Laws, Financing and Stock Offerings, Regional Authority, Public Finance, Government
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Public works recognized by Engineers Association
Harford County Department of Public Works has been recognized by the County Engineers Association of Maryland for the County Project of the Year Award for projects under $500,000. The winning project was the recently completed Jerusalem Mill Road... -
Bridge across Fox River to be razed, replaced
The two-lane bridge that spans the Fox River is expected to be demolished next week to make way for a four-lane structure. The state Department of Transportation says several concrete piers holding up the College Avenue bridge will be blown up with...
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