WASHINGTON – Amid the debate over how to fund the hurricane recovery effort along the Gulf Coast (search), a few lawmakers are suggesting that they forgo their pay raises for a few years. Fiscal conservatives in both the House and Senate have included a pay freeze as part of proposals …
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NEW YORK – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) said on Friday it will cut costs by up to $1 billion by 2008, closing plants and increasing sourcing from Asia to face high raw materials costs, pension obligations and an uncertain global economy. Goodyear, the largest U.S. tire maker, said …
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A lawyer for a man who blames Vioxx (search) for his heart attack told jurors Wednesday that the man had an active lifestyle but was stricken within two months of beginning to take the painkiller. During opening statements in a product liability case against Vioxx maker …
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LONDON – In life, Greta Garbo (search) did her best to avoid the media limelight. But the reclusive actress will be in focus over the next few months as Sweden celebrates its greatest movie star, who would have turned 100 on Sunday. The Swedish Film Institute (search) kicks off the …
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NEW ORLEANS – Life wasn’t supposed to end this way for Sgt. Paul Accardo (search): alone in chaos. He wrote a note telling anyone who found him to contact a fellow officer. He was precise, and thoughtful, to the end. Then he stuck a gun into his mouth and killed …
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WASHINGTON – In a turnabout, the United States is now on the receiving end of help from around the world as some two dozen countries offer post-hurricane assistance. Venezuela, a target of frequent criticism by the Bush administration, offered humanitarian aid and fuel. Venezuela’s Citgo Petroleum Corp. (search) pledged a …
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More Medicare managed-care plans are dropping coverage for seniors. Here’s what to do if it happens to you. Every Autumn thousands of seniors are greeted with bad news when they open their mailboxes: Thanks to soaring health-care costs, their Medicare + Choice plan (a managed-care plan run by a private …
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RAWLINS, Wyo. – Wyoming wildlife biologists and federal researchers have identified the chemical responsible for the death of hundreds of elk in southern Wyoming last year. They say usinc acid, a substance found in lichen the elk ate, is responsible for the deaths of perhaps as many as 600 elk …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia on Friday said it will begin producing the bird flu drug Tamiflu. Hard-hit Vietnam reported another outbreak of the virus among poultry. Swiss-based drug manufacturer Roche Holding AG said it will let Indonesia produce the drug and the country will start making it as soon as …
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Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! November 10: Sex-ed and the public schools! Where should we draw the line? And what are Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito’s views? We’ll ask Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson to weigh in. These stories and much more… …
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