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Idaho settles price charges with Sanofi-Aventis

November 20, 2009 - 7:04am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 8:04 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's Medicaid Division is getting a nearly $115,000 share from a nationwide settlement with French drug giant...
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Judge orders couple to file tax returns

November 20, 2009 - 7:04am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 8:04 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A district judge has ordered a southwestern Idaho couple to file state tax returns for two years in which their reported...
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Ex-NBA star Williams due to admit guilt in killing

November 20, 2009 - 7:00am
Former NBA star Jayson Williams is expected to plead guilty Friday in the fatal 2002 shooting of a hired driver, weeks before he faced a second trial for reckless manslaughter.
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Volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

November 20, 2009 - 6:58am
Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers - but they're not going quietly.
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Boise man faces stiffer crime for fatal punch

November 20, 2009 - 6:54am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 7:54 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A Boise man accused of killing a friend with a punch to the face has been charged with second-degree murder.
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Stock futures point to modestly lower opening

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed economic reports. Futures are modestly lower.
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GM to release plan for European units in December

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek.
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D.R. Horton fiscal 4th-quarter loss narrows

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
D.R. Horton Inc. said Friday its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter narrowed despite a plunge in revenue as the homebuilder wrote down fewer costs.
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White House at odds with bishops over abortion

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behindPresident Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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European markets push higher ahead of Trichet

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
European stock markets rose Friday despite a drop in Asia as investors recouped some of the previous day's hefty losses ahead of a key speech from European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet.
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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit more than doubles

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
J.M. Smucker Co. said Friday that its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled on growth from its Folgers Coffee Co. acquisition and as consumers eat at home more during ongoing economic uncertainty.
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Gap profit up 25 pct in 3Q as Old Navy recovers

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
Shoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in the third quarter, helping Gap Inc.'s profit climb 25 percent compared with last year, the retailer said Thursday.
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Oil moves down near $77 amid economic uncertainty

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
Oil prices edged down toward $77 a barrel on Friday after a drop in many stock markets and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.
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End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.
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Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
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'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
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Bullock in New Orleans for 'Blind Side' showing

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."
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Man accused of taping reporter to appear in court

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make his first court appearance Friday.
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Latin American art fair in the Big Apple

November 20, 2009 - 6:52am
The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair.
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