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Associated Press President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, announces the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.
Under fire, Obama adjusts birth control policy
WASHINGTON — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a ...
Feb 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ferrara created Fire Balls, Lemonheads
RIVER FOREST, Ill. — Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life. The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls routinely serenaded the restaurants where he dined a...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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House approves veto for president
By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Barack Obama on Wednesday to give the president, and his successors, the line-it...
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Deepening sanctions against Iran, US targets its central bank
WASHINGTON — Targeting Iran’s economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country’s financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any milita...
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Mall closed as unruly crowd awaits new Nikes HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A Hagerstown mall closed temporarily after a crowd became unruly while waiting for a shoe store to open and begin selling Nike’s ne...
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Walmart greeters resist change
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Those who greet customers at the entrance of Walmart stores nationwide are uneasy about a change in their duties. Greeters no longer man the front doors during the 10 p.m. to...
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Lawmakers mull bigger US role against companies’ cyberthreats
WASHINGTON — A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government’s ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from busin...
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Obama pressures Congress on housing
By KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is rallying support for his plan to expand government assistance to homeowners, pressuring Congress to help lower lending ra...
Feb 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Most GM dealers agree to upgrades
LAS VEGAS — General Motors Co. said Saturday that most of its 4,400 U.S. dealers have agreed to upgrade their showrooms over the next four years. The upgrades include new signs, more modern inte...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun Flattened dough moves along the conveyor belt, dropping twice in the manner shown with a mechanized arm sweeping horizontally to create folds. This is how the flaky layers are created.
Blackhawk Bakery for sale
Don’t stock up on emergency supplies of dinner rolls just yet — Blackhawk Bakery is for sale, not closing, said Don Dixon, co-owner. Even the bakery’s kitchen sink is available, as well as recip...
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