Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.
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Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation
A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.
updated: 38 minutes ago

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care _ and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
updated: 2 hours, 58 minutes ago

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact
A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:03pm

Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.
updated: Nov 20th - 9:07pm

13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud
The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:59pm

Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:36pm

Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper
The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said Friday that a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:08pm

More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers
State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:07pm

UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible
University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:36pm

Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:35pm

Monsanto aims to stop leaks at Idaho mine dump
Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:28pm

Moody's downgrades Liberty Media LLC ratings
Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:13pm

"Going Rogue" is going big
"Going Rogue" is going big.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:49pm

More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers
North Carolina's state treasurer has unveiled rules banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:48pm

Southwest Airlines changes board election rules
Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a plurality.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:40pm

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