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GOP boycotts health care advisory board
GOP leaders say they won't name candidates to health care advisory board
Record profit signals healthier Fannie Mae
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae posts record $58.7B net income for Q1; paying $59.4B dividend
US jobless aid applications fall to 5-year low
Weekly US unemployment aid applications fall to 323,000, lowest in more than 5 years
Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda
Obama in Texas, trying to show that creating well-paying middle-class jobs is still a priority
Retailers report modest gains for April
Retailers report modest gains for April as cold weather lingers
Stocks pull back from record levels on Wall Street
Stocks pull back from record levels on Wall Street as a market advance slows
Japan Nikkei jumps as dollar passes 100-yen mark
Japan's Nikkei index jumps after dollar passes 100-yen mark for first time since April 2009
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study
Baxter drug Gammagard fails to slow Alzheimer's disease in big study; hints of benefit in some
Hedge fund manager Falcone to settle fraud case
Hedge fund manager Falcone and firm agree to pay $18M to settle SEC fraud charges
T-Mobile US sells 500,000 iPhones in a month
New sales approach helps Deutsche Telekom stem losses of US customers; but revenues slip
McDonald's cuts Angus burgers from menu
McDonald's cuts Angus Third Pounder burgers from menu after 4 years
Calif. sues JPMorgan Chase over debt collection
Calif. sues JPMorgan Chase over collection practices targeting 100,000 credit card holders
Patriarch of fashion brand Missoni dies in Italy
Ottavio Missoni, co-founder of iconic zigzag-patterned knitwear brand, dies in Italy at 92
Stocks slip below record levels; Dow holds 15,000
Stocks slip below record levels on Wall Street; Dow Jones average holds on to 15,000
Senators seek ban on renting recalled vehicles
Senators push proposal to ban rental car firms from renting recalled vehicles to consumers
House passes bill to prioritize US debt payments
House passes bill to prioritize US payments to bondholders and Social Security recipients
Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures
Eurozone Slovenia announces austerity measures to avoid international bailout
Tesla Model S gets Consumer Reports' top score
Tesla Model S ties older Lexus for highest score ever in Consumer Reports magazine testing
US wholesale stockpiles up 0.4 percent in March
US wholesale stockpiles up 0.4 percent in March, but sales fall by largest amount in 4 years
MGM submits bid for National Harbor resort-casino
On a hill overlooking National Harbor, the future site of Tanger Outlets in the rear view, officials with MGM Resorts International and The Peterson Cos. formally launched on Thursday their bid to build a casino-resort in Prince George's County.



