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Another day in court for GM bankruptcy proposal
Last Updated: 4:13 PM 07/01/09 - Attorneys, bondholders, consumer groups and others will be back in a Manhattan courthouse this morning for more testimony about General Motors' bankruptcy plan.
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Former governor's residence in foreclosure

Last Updated: 8:17 AM 06/21/09 - ... once served as the state's temporary governor's mansion when John Y. Brown Jr. was in office (Full Story)

Democrats' health-care bill faces first test in Senate committee

Last Updated: 9:56 AM 06/17/09 - The Senate Health Committee is set to start work on a health-care bill today. (Full Story)

Inflation remains tame

Last Updated: 9:55 AM 06/17/09 - Consumer prices rose less than expected in May, fresh evidence the recession is keeping inflation in check. (Full Story)

Administration, Congress seek to rein in exec pay

Last Updated: 8:40 AM 06/11/09 - Federal officials go before the House Financial Services Committee today to air their views on executive pay. (Full Story)

Fiat deal with Chrysler likely to close today

Last Updated: 8:50 AM 06/10/09 - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the sale of the bulk of Chrysler's assets to Fiat. The high court rejected an appeal by a trio of Indiana pension and construction funds, consumer groups and others who wanted to block the transaction. (Full Story)

Bailout overseer: Bank repayments sign of progress

Last Updated: 8:46 AM 06/10/09 - The head of a congressional panel overseeing the federal financial system bailout fund says Washington initially underestimated how much banks in America were struggling to stay afloat. (Full Story)

Strong banks stand to get stronger after repaying TARP money

Last Updated: 8:40 AM 06/09/09 - The government could announce today which of the nation's largest banks will be able to repay the money from the federal financial bailout. (Full Story)

Obama ramps up stimulus spending to create jobs

Last Updated: 8:42 AM 06/08/09 - President Barack Obama is promising to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects, schools and summer youth programs. (Full Story)

U.S. trading partners warn of protectionism

Last Updated: 8:43 AM 06/08/09 - Canada and the European Union are complaining loudly, warning that protectionist moves by Congress could poison global trade relations. (Full Story)

Demand increase expected for summer feeding programs

Last Updated: 7:50 AM 06/07/09 - ... overall the number of families needing food assistance through God's Pantry, which provides emergency food to needy families in 51 Kentucky counties, is up by 30 percent since the beginning of the year.
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MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt....
Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money....
Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk....
Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes
LONDON (AP) -- British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers....
China Investment buying stake in Teck Resources
TORONTO (AP) -- Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt....
GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan
NEW YORK (AP) -- General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company....
HealthSouth accuses Scrushy of hiding assets
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- HealthSouth Corp. is accusing fired chief executive Richard Scrushy of hiding money in offshore bank accounts and transferring assets out of his name to avoid paying court judgments....