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Top White House adviser says Obama learned of IRS scandal from news reports

WASHINGTON - A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for...

posted: May 19,2013




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Wealth management key for banks amid slow growth in retail banking

TORONTO - As Canada's biggest banks prepare to report their second-quarter results, analysts say...

posted: May 19,2013

U.S. markets eye Fed minutes for hints of end to bond buyin program

TORONTO - North American markets will focus this week on the release of the latest minutes from the ...

posted: May 19,2013

Coast Guard investigates Shell barge that ran aground in Alaska; hearing could last 2 weeks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Royal Dutch Shell PLC...

posted: May 19,2013



Mackinac Island developers, preservationists in conflict over proposed waterfront hotels

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - The northern Michigan resort island that bans cars and yet draws close to a million visitors each year is facing key decisions on what development to allow to accommodate the tourist business that keeps it alive....

posted: May 19,2013

Salt Lake City gears up for $1.8B airport set to open by 2024, seeks tips from travellers

SALT LAKE CITY - Mountain views, faster takeoffs and workout equipment are a few things Salt Lake City officials are considering as they draw up plans for a nearly $2 billion remake of the city's airport....

posted: May 19,2013

Rocky Gap Casino dealing a new game in rural western Md. county hungry for revival

FLINTSTONE, Md. - The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling...

posted: May 19,2013

Bangladesh High Court bars garment factory owner from leaving country

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A lawyer says the High Court in Bangladesh's capital has asked authorities to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country....

posted: May 19,2013

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes; 'Iron Man 3' tops $1B worldwide

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations....

posted: May 19,2013

Slim, Mexico's biggest broadcaster take fight to soccer field

MEXICO CITY - Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a...

posted: May 19,2013

Facebook's timeline: A history of the social network's hits and misses

Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company....

posted: May 19,2013

Bernanke says computer revolution likely to provide various future gains to economic growth

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong....

posted: May 18,2013

Obama agenda withstanding IRS focus on tea party groups, Benghazi fallout, other controversies

WASHINGTON - Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack...

posted: May 18,2013




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