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Alabama lawmakers pass bill to crackdown on illegal immigrants and most of our
The Alabama House on June 2, 2011, passed a reform bill that would permit more immigration checks in the state. (Press-Register/Bill Starling) The Alabama Legislature has completed a session-long push to pass an immigration law that its lawmaker
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:16P
Prosecutors, businesses calling for fraud crackdown
Staged traffic accidents cost New Yorkers millions, one group says. Prosecutors and business leaders are calling for a crackdown on automobile insurance fraud, which they say costs New York drivers millions of dollars every year
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:16P
Colombian lawsuits against Chiquita to continue
The violence was committed by a paramilitary group known by its Spanish acronym, AUC. Chiquita paid the AUC $1.7 million over a seven-year period. The Cincinnati-based company contends it was a victim of extortion and threatened with violence against
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:15P
Judge allows Colombians' lawsuits to continue against Chiquita over killings
The violence was committed by a paramilitary group known by its Spanish acronym, AUC. Chiquita paid the AUC $1.7 million over a seven-year period. The Cincinnati-based company contends it was a victim of extortion and threatened with violence against
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:15P
The double-dip threat returns
The May jobs report is a disaster -- the weakest reading since September. Non-farm payrolls grew only 54000 last month, according to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private employment rose only 83000 -- the smallest
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:14P
Bahrain F1 reinstated, India to end season
"The WMSC feels that reinstating the Grand Prix is a means of helping to unite people as the country looks to move forward." The decision was highly controversial, with human rights campaigners calling for the Bahrain race to be called off entirely and
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:14P
Sept. 4, 1991 to Jan. 21, 1992.
The recession has caused sales to decline in almost every segment of the auto industry, but luxury car dealers have been further hit by a 10 percent tax. The tax, which was effective Jan. 1, imposes a 10 percent tax on vehicles costing more than $30000
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:11P
In Ohio Obama aims to tout auto industry comeback, against backdrop of sour
President Barack Obama sought Friday to draw attention to the auto industry's rebound with a visit to a Chrysler plant in politically important Ohio, even as a dismal new jobs report clouded his upbeat
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:11P
SC's week of legislative action
STATE BUDGET: South Carolina House members cut money for public schools and added it to a business bailout on unemployment taxes as they agreed to a final version of a $6 billion spending plan. House changes to the budget Thursday mean a conference
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:09P
Crown Bank to examine Curtis Carlson Nelson finances
Inc. has lost a fight in bankruptcy court to keep his family finances under wraps. Edina-based Crown Bank will scrutinize Curtis Carlson Nelson's borrowing, payments and related communications with family members for information that could jeopardize
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:08P
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