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Group contends popular Zhu Zhu Pets toys unsafe (AP, December 5, 2009; 10:47 PM)

AP: Manufacturing areas lead surprise job comeback (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:08 PM)

Quarter in U.S. foreclosure plan late on payments (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 5:13 PM)

Casino may start with blackjack if W.Va. votes yes (AP, December 5, 2009; 4:47 PM)

Ex-Calpers staff ties with financier probed: report (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 2:59 PM)

GM exec expects Germany to contribute Opel aid (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 1:18 PM)

GM exec expects Germany to contribute Opel aid (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 1:18 PM)

Chevron to sell Australian gas to Tokyo Electric (AP, December 5, 2009; 1:12 PM)

Rally may have legs, but beware of Scrooge (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 12:00 PM)

BHP, Rio seal iron ore joint venture agreement (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 10:02 AM)

Obama: Efforts aimed at economy's long-term health (AP, December 5, 2009; 7:14 AM)

Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism (AP, December 5, 2009; 1:55 AM)

Six more U.S. banks closed (Reuters, December 5, 2009; 12:26 AM)

Regulators shut AmTrust Bank in Ohio, 5 others (AP, December 5, 2009; 12:19 AM)

Taking his jobs message on the road:  Obama starts tour with visit to struggling Pa. community (Post, December 5, 2009)

US-POLITICS Summary (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 11:51 PM)

CDC: Swine flu is widespread only in 25 states (AP, December 4, 2009; 11:46 PM)

AP source: Apple in talks to buy Lala.com (AP, December 4, 2009; 11:42 PM)

Tom Brokaw unhurt in NY highway wreck that kills 1 (AP, December 4, 2009; 11:20 PM)

Kaiser to pay $3.75 million in false billing case (AP, December 4, 2009; 10:48 PM)

Rehab center forced Mexicans into slave labor (AP, December 4, 2009; 10:43 PM)

Man reported car problems just before 4-dead crash (AP, December 4, 2009; 10:22 PM)

Alpena refinery gets $18 million grant (AP, December 4, 2009; 8:19 PM)

Jobless insurance rates rise for some ND employers (AP, December 4, 2009; 8:16 PM)

Stocks climb as employers cut fewer jobs (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:42 PM)

Wiggans to stay in governor's race despite lawsuit (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:27 PM)

Judge hears arguments on Six Flags reorganization (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:22 PM)

Ex-public official convicted in WTC cleanup case (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:15 PM)

Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 7:14 PM)

Jobs plan will 'jump-start' hiring, Obama says (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:14 PM)

Jury gets case of blogger accused of judge threats (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:11 PM)

Arizona accuses payday loan company of deception (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:10 PM)

With ski lifts idle, Tamarack owners are worried (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:09 PM)

Kan. utility reaches settlement on electric rates (AP, December 4, 2009; 7:00 PM)

Feds give clean coal projects $979 million (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:59 PM)

Korean Air orders 5 of Boeing's 747-8 jets (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:57 PM)

Advisory issued against cider from Minn. orchard (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:56 PM)

Decision soon on closing lock to stop Asian carp (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:56 PM)

Dassault Falcon to lay off more than 200 in Ark. (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:55 PM)

Gold, commodities tumble as dollar jumps (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:55 PM)

Riso replaces Kellman as Care CEO (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:53 PM)

GE to buy $345 mln of ads from NBC Universal (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:53 PM)

Deere CEO Allen gets $4.28M in fiscal 2009 pay (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:48 PM)

American Greetings declares 12 cent dividend (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:44 PM)

Cato declares 16.5 cent quarterly dividend (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:33 PM)

Omnicom Group declares 15 cent dividend (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:32 PM)

Economist tells cattlemen it will be tough in 2010 (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:32 PM)

Earnings Preview: Kroger Co. (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:23 PM)

Barrick Gold to work on mine despite court ruling (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:18 PM)

Earnings Preview: Brown-Forman Corp. (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:16 PM)

Underwriters for QKL Stores buy shares worth $4.9M (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:15 PM)

Vanguard Natural Resources closes oil and gas deal (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:14 PM)

GM CEO shuffles managers, seeks culture change (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:14 PM)

Treasury gets $146.5M for Capital One warrants (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:12 PM)

GOP cautions Obama against climate commitment (AP, December 4, 2009; 8:06 PM)

Small increase seen in Florida revenue estimate (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:06 PM)

Second spill reported North Slope (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:05 PM)

Alabama's unemployment taxes go up Jan. 1 (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:03 PM)

Monster, DuPont, Take-Two are big movers (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:02 PM)

Business Highlights (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:02 PM)

New film festival planned for Detroit in March (AP, December 4, 2009; 6:00 PM)

Ethics panel checking Homeland Security Committee (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:58 PM)

Reynolds offers buyouts to manufacturing workers (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:53 PM)

NY newspaper cutting 166 printing and mailing jobs (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:53 PM)

ALL BUSINESS: Help needed for underwater mortgages (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:51 PM)

ConAgra Foods declares dividend of 20 cents (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:33 PM)

Medtronic declares dividend of 20.5 cents (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:32 PM)

Verizon leaves quarterly dividend unchanged (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:31 PM)

Cracker Barrel declares 20 cent dividend (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:30 PM)

Treasurys tumble after upbeat jobs report (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:24 PM)

Artifex sues Palm over muPDF reader (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:20 PM)

MarketAxess: November trading more than doubled (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:17 PM)

American Water Works closes $60M debt offering (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:16 PM)

U.S. recovery appears firmer as unemployment drops (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 5:14 PM)

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:11 PM)

Massachusetts gov moves funds for Patriots bridge (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:10 PM)

Herley names former Unisys executive to board (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:07 PM)

Saks revises 3Q results due to tax benefit (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:06 PM)

Obama eyes bank bailout funds to spur new jobs (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 5:05 PM)

Moody's lifts outlook on AutoNation to 'stable' (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:04 PM)

Dollar soars after unemployment rate drops (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:01 PM)

Kraft starts clock on unchanged Cadbury bid (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 4:58 PM)

Economy 101: Long-term unemployment worsens (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:55 PM)

New Jersey's debt climbs to $33.9 billion (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:55 PM)

Unilever recalls all Slim Fast canned drinks (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:54 PM)

Stocks end higher as jobs data brightens outlook (Reuters, December 4, 2009; 4:49 PM)

Chevron lowers retail profile in the East (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:49 PM)

Canada OKs Avaya purchase of Nortel unit (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:48 PM)

Mo. mulls ban on fake urine samples for drug tests (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:45 PM)

GM, Chinese partner join forces in India (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:37 PM)

NFL's Browns get blackout lifted for Sunday (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:33 PM)

FDA warns of problems with sterilization device (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:27 PM)

Chevron latest major to remove name from stations (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:24 PM)

Utah Supreme Court rules against coal plant (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:15 PM)

Illinois Tool Works elects board member (AP, December 4, 2009; 4:01 PM)

Ind. governor targets colleges for $150M in cuts (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:58 PM)

Agriculture futures fall on CBOT; livestock climbs (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:56 PM)

Utah Supreme Court rules against coal plant (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:52 PM)

Study finds 'slight' impact of Games on Vancouver (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:50 PM)

Govt: Some $600M to go to energy plants (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:48 PM)

AEP to get DOE funds for carbon capture project (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:37 PM)

Kraft takes $16.3B offer to Cadbury shareholders (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:18 PM)

Dollar and supply trump jobs data; crude falls (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:14 PM)

Minn. woman sues Cargill for tainted hamburger (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:07 PM)

Study: Slowdown in warming last year not permanent (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:07 PM)

Number of active rigs increase by 4 (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:05 PM)

Florida House resists changing commuter rail bill (AP, December 4, 2009; 3:01 PM)

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