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Mid-Atlantic Braces For More Of \'Snowmageddon\' The second major snowstorm in less than a week was bearing down toward the region, where plows still hadn\'t touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in sho
Can Toyota Recover Its Reputation For Quality? The Japanese automaker has stumbled badly in managing its current recall crisis. It\'s been accused of withholding information, changing its story and being less than aggressive in dealing with the var
Super Bowl Beer Ad Benefits Chicago Business Miller High Life used its Super Bowl ad-buy this past Sunday to shine a light on some small businesses across the U.S. Tim\'s Baseball Card Shop on Chicago\'s North Side was one of them. The response ha
Skeleton Racer Hopes For Redemption In Vancouver U.S. skeleton racer Zach Lund is in Vancouver, British Columbia, for Friday\'s start of the Winter Olympics. Four years ago he was barred from the Olympic games in Italy, after testing positive for a b
Sen. Ben Nelson To Help Thwart Labor Nominee The Nebraska Democrat says he will join with Republicans to oppose the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the n
Rep. Murtha Remembered As Military Advocate Democratic Congressman John Murtha died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., after complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77. Murtha represented southwestern Pennsylvania for
Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS The crash of Continental Flight 3407 last February — in which 50 deaths were attributed to pilot error — sparked an inquiry that found safety problems. Among them: long hours and low pay a
For Telecommuters, It\'s Not About Going To Work Some companies have no traditional office at all — and they like it that way. At one multimillion-dollar company, all 40 employees telecommute. The firm weeds out job applicants who look down on
Criminal Probe Is Launched In Conn. Plant Blast Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a Middletown power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negl
Expectations Low For Obama\'s Health Care Summit Critics call the president\'s plan to hold a summit between Democrats and Republicans on Feb. 25 a purely political gambit designed to give the appearance of momentum for the health bill. Even supporte
Boeing Engineer Gets 15 Years In Economic Espionage A Chinese-born engineer convicted in the United States\' first economic espionage trial was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for stealing sensitive information on the U.S. space program with t
Digital Tears: Breakups And Social Networks Separations are hard enough. But then there\'s the question of what to do when it comes to the social networking ties you share with your former significant other. To break or not to break? It\'s a ques
After Saints Win, Trash Piles Up Thousands of ecstatic fans packed New Orleans\' French Quarter on Sunday to watch the Saints win their first Super Bowl. One measure of just how happy Saints fans were is the garbage. Calvin Jones, Fre
Mid-Atlantic Recovers From Record-Setting Snow The mid-Atlantic states are trying to put themselves back together again after a record-setting snowstorm over the weekend. Snowfall totals in some parts of Maryland were over three feet; parts of the
Government, Supermarkets Cope With Snowstorm The winter storm disrupted work and life in the Washington, D.C., area. John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management, says closing the federal government on Monday has an opportunity cos
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