June 19, 2013
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2013 US economy picks up
WASHINGTON — After nearly stalling in late 2012, the American economy quickened its pace early this year despite deep government cutbacks. The 2.5 percent annual growth rate in the January-March qu...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun Eirinn Abu, a saxophone performer, plays for the lunch time crowd on Thursday outside the Julian Carroll Convention Center during the American Quilter's Society's Quilt Week in Paducah. One of Paducah's busiest festivals highlights how McCracken County ranks high among Kentucky counties in tourism spending.
Tourism hits sweet note
A steady stream of almost exclusively women flowed past Mary Hammond, executive director of the Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau, on Thursday inside the Julian Carroll Convention Center. T...
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Associated Press A banner reading "No arrests for defending salaries!" is held as a member of the army wears a mask with Jorge Bravo's face on it reading "disciplinarian regime" during a protest outside the Defense Ministry in Madrid on Saturday. Dozens of military personnel were protesting in support of the president of the United Spanish Military Association, Jorge Bravo, who was jailed for openly criticizing government imposed financial cuts to military salaries.
Spain delays deficit targets
MADRID — Spain slashed its economic forecasts Friday and said it would take two years longer than promised to cut its swollen deficit in an acknowledgement that its harsh austerity measures had fai...
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Associated Press Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, joins the Senate GOP leadership during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The senators criticized the FAA's plan to furlough air traffic controllers because of forced budget cuts. From left are Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, John Thune, R-S.D., Collins and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Airline service improves but delays still possible
NEW YORK — A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of ai...
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Congress slows military efforts to save finances
WASHINGTON — Parked around the airstrip at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are more than a dozen massive C-5A Galaxy transport planes. There is no money to fly them, repair them or put pilots in th...
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Associated Press An Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service driver in Palo Alto, Calif., in 2010. States could force internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that overwhelmingly passed a test vote in the Senate on Monday.
Internet shopping jeopardized by bill
WASHINGTON — Tax-free shopping on the internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online retailers to collect state and...
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New home sales rise in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of new homes rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery at the start of the spring buying ...
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Oil gains for 3rd day, natural gas plunges
NEW YORK — Oil rose for a third straight day Monday, while natural gas plunged on forecasts for more seasonal weather. Benchmark oil for May gained 75 cents to finish at $88.76 on the New York M...
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Associated Press Arkansas House Majority Leader Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, signals his intention to speak against a Medicaid funding bill April 16 in the House chamber at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. The funding provision passed.
Fallout faces states rejecting expansion
WASHINGTON — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn a...
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US home sales slip as supply remains tight
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year’s. The National Association of Realtors said Mon...
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