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From $70K to food bank, one family's struggleFrom $70K to food bank, one family's struggle (News)
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When she was laid off in February, Patricia Guerrero was making $70,000 a year. Weeks later, with bills piling up and in need of food for her family, this middle-class mother did something she never t..
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Lawmaker: U.S. sent giant pallets of cash into IraqLawmaker: U.S. sent giant pallets of cash into Iraq (News)
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The Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said ..
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Snipes gets the max -- 3 years --  in tax caseSnipes gets the max -- 3 years -- in tax case (News)
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Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns -- the maximum requested by federal prosecutors.
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IRS spending $42 million on rebate remindersIRS spending $42 million on rebate reminders (News)
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At a cost of nearly $42 million, the IRS wants you to know: Your check is almost in the mail.
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Sarkozy: I have mandate for changeSarkozy: I have mandate for change (News)
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Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy greeted news of his election Sunday to a five-year term as France's president with a vow to serve as a leader for all people of France.
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Report: Security on U.S.-Canada border fails terror testReport: Security on U.S.-Canada border fails terror test (News)
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A terrorist wanting to smuggle radioactive material from Canada into the United States probably would find it easy to do, a new report from congressional investigators said.
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Glenn Beck: Don't follow herd on the economyGlenn Beck: Don't follow herd on the economy (News)
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"The people who survived the Great Depression were the ones who had money to buy when everybody else was selling." -- My grandfather
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Plan would expand Fed's power to intervene in financial crisisPlan would expand Fed's power to intervene in financial crisis (News)
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The Federal Reserve would have the power to regulate virtually the entire financial industry under a Treasury Department proposal to be announced Monday.
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Fraud-prevention pitchman becomes ID theft victimFraud-prevention pitchman becomes ID theft victim (News)
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Todd Davis has dared criminals for two years to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security number next to his smiling mug.
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Cool millions for YouTube foundersCool millions for YouTube founders (News)
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The investors and founders of YouTube received hundreds of millions of dollars in Google shares as a result of the deal between the two companies late last year, according to new documents.
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Poll: Three-quarters think U.S. in recessionPoll: Three-quarters think U.S. in recession (News)
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Nearly three-quarters of all Americans think the economy is in a recession, according to a national poll released Monday.
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Gramm: We need more leadership, less whiningGramm: We need more leadership, less whining (News)
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Phil Gramm, a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Thursday stood by his comment that the country is in a "mental recession," and said he was trying to say the nation's leaders, not its peopl..
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Here, women propose marriage and men can't refuseHere, women propose marriage and men can't refuse (News)
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He was 14 when the girl entered his grass-covered hut and placed a plate in front of him containing an ancient recipe.
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Lawmaker: U.S. sent giant pallets of cash into IraqLawmaker: U.S. sent giant pallets of cash into Iraq (News)
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The Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said ..
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Obama set to officially launch bid for White HouseObama set to officially launch bid for White House (News)
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Senator Barack Obama plans to formally announce his candidacy for president Saturday.
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Presidential hopefuls report their wealthPresidential hopefuls report their wealth (News)
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The herd of candidates vying for the White House in 2008 may have different positions on abortion, gun control, climate change and taxes, but there is one thing most of them have in common -- they're ..
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When Orson Welles was a TransformerWhen Orson Welles was a Transformer (News)
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The new "Transformers" movie boasts a good cast, but it's got nothing on the original.
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Very peculiar historical duplicates and parallels. Why that?Very peculiar historical duplicates and parallels. Why that? (Video)
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One of the principal indications of the mediaeval origins of many ancient documents is the very existence of a Renaissance when all of the ancient scientific disciplines, philosophy, arts, and culture..
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Alleged Colombian drug lord arrested in BrazilAlleged Colombian drug lord arrested in Brazil (News)
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An alleged Colombian drug kingpin wanted by the United States was arrested Tuesday in a luxury condominium on the outskirts of South America's largest city, authorities said.
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Travelocity fined for Cuba tripsTravelocity fined for Cuba trips (News)
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In a first for an online travel company, Travelocity.com has been fined by federal regulators for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo.
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Leona Helmsley, 'queen of mean,' dies at 87Leona Helmsley, 'queen of mean,' dies at 87 (News)
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Leona Helmsley, who ran her empire of luxurious Manhattan hotels with an iron fist and went to prison for tax fraud, has died, her publicist said Monday.
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Real people, real mortgage nightmaresReal people, real mortgage nightmares (News)
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The walls are bare, the closets are empty, and Connie and Timothy Pent and their two teenage children are living out of boxes as they wait for a dreaded knock at the door of their three-bedroom house ..
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'Bridge to nowhere' abandoned'Bridge to nowhere' abandoned (News)
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Some called it a bridge to the future. Others called it the bridge to nowhere.
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Poor stretching paychecks to breaking pointPoor stretching paychecks to breaking point (News)
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The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder.
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SIU College of BusinessSIU College of Business (Video)
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SIU College of Business: Inspiring Lives | Transforming Business We understand the transformational potential of collegiate life. Our role as mentors and teachers is of utmost importance. We don't w..
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