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BusinessWeek
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After the FDA refused to require labels for cloned food, some state legislatures are drafting laws to respond to consumers' demands
The debate over cloned food in the past year has been ferocious. As the Food & Drug Administration weighed whether to al..
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The Register
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Oracle is being taken to task in a lawsuit that complains software it sold to the state of Texas is unusable by blind employees...
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BusinessWeek
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New York has e-tailers like Amazon collecting sales tax. Other revenue-strapped states may follow
Jennifer Kahn usually began and ended her online shopping at one site: Amazon.con (AMZN). "I didn't think about it too much," says the Manhattan executive..
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MSNBC
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Governors are debating priorities if Congress takes up a second stimulus package, with some state leaders pushing for federal money to repair roads, water systems and bridges.
Governors hoped to raise the issue of infrastructure on Monday with Presiden..
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BBC News
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The man expected to become Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, has said that reducing the economic role of the state was among his priorities.
In a speech that focused on the economy, Mr Medvedev also said he would tackle corruption if elected...
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MSNBC
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Wildfires in Southern California are exacerbating a difficult retail environment in a state already hit by declining home sales and mortgage woes that have cut into consumer spending.
With about 500,000 people evacuated, 1,600 homes destroyed, and road..
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SF Gate
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State health officials warn that an all-natural herbal supplement for colicky babies may be contaminated with an organism that causes intestinal infections.
Parents should discard any bottles of apple-flavored Baby's Bliss Gripe Water, the state Depart..
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Journal Sentinel Online
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has avoided millions of dollars in state taxes by paying rent on 87 Wisconsin properties in a way that the state Department of Revenue calls an "abuse and distortion of income."
As a result, state tax auditors say, Wal-Mart owes mo..
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Denver Post
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Denver - Colorado's unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage point to 3.6 percent in March, the lowest level in nearly six years.
The rate compares with 3.8 percent in February of this year and 4.4 percent in March 2006, the state Labor and Employment Dep..
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Washington Post
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state financial regulators must step aside in a battle over who oversees subsidiaries of national banks.
The 5-3 decision is a victory for the 1,600 national banks, which say they should not have to face a dual syst..
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Washington Post
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Maryland would become the first state in the nation to mandate that state contractors pay employees a "living wage" under a bill moving briskly toward passage in the House of Delegates yesterday.
The legislation would require that at least $11.30 an ho..
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SF Gate
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California's economy is withstanding the housing slump, although the state's economic climate may soften in the coming year, according to an influential forecasting group.
"The message is, real estate will continue to be a drag on the economy, but not..
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Denver Post
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Harry Lawson, one of the main figures in reforming Colorado's judicial system 40 years ago, died Wednesday at an Aurora care facility.
Plans for a memorial service will be announced later.
"He was a pivotal figure in bringing the Colorado courts int..
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Washington Post
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State Farm Fire & Casualty plans to reexamine more than 35,000 policyholder claims filed after Hurricane Katrina and make millions of dollars available for additional payments, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale said Monday.
Dale said the a..
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