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Obama budget: New spending with recycled tax ideas
February 11, 2012, 3:44PM ET
The White House is focusing on re-election themes such as jobs and public works projects in President Barack Obama's new budget blueprint while relying on familiar but never enacted tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to reduce future deficits after four years of trillion dollar-plus shortfalls.
APNewsBreak: Union targets Tropicana conventions
February 11, 2012, 3:43PM ET
Atlantic City's main casino union is asking groups that have booked conventions at the Tropicana Casino and Resort to take their business elsewhere as a labor dispute between both sides grows more contentious.
Greek prime minister defends bailout deal
February 11, 2012, 3:24PM ET
In a televised address, Greece's prime minister has defended austerity measures that include painful wage and pension cuts but would ensure the country receives a euro130 billion ($171.6 billion) bailout deal and stave off bankruptcy.
Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
February 11, 2012, 3:02PM ET
President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforcement center and more U.S. inspectors in China as the administration takes aim at unfair trade practices abroad, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
February 11, 2012, 3:00PM ET
President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforcement center and more U.S. inspectors in China as the administration takes aim at unfair trade practices.
Spain: arrests at anti-labor market reform protest
February 11, 2012, 2:38PM ET
Nine people were arrested early Saturday after scuffles broke out between police and protesters after the government approved sweeping labor market reforms aimed at reviving Spain's ailing economy.
Unions expect right-to-work will cost them members
February 11, 2012, 2:27PM ET
After losing their fight against right-to-work legislation, labor organizers are making a desperate bid on shop room floors and at union halls to persuade members to keep paying their union dues and avoid crippling labor's influence in Indiana.
Unions expect right-to-work will cost them members
February 11, 2012, 2:06PM ET
Indiana's unions expect a drop in membership after the passage of a right-to-work law last week.
Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or default
February 11, 2012, 1:43PM ET
Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bombs in the streets of Athens?
APNewsBreak: Union targets Tropicana conventions
February 11, 2012, 1:24PM ET
Atlantic City's main casino union is asking groups that have booked conventions at the Tropicana Casino and Resort to take their business elsewhere as a labor dispute between both sides grows more contentious.
Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or default
February 11, 2012, 1:13PM ET
Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bombs in the streets of Athens?
Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry
February 11, 2012, 1:11PM ET
Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials.
Missoula company makes deal to build ocean sensors
February 11, 2012, 12:55PM ET
A Missoula company is getting a $2.5 million contract to make special sensors invented by a University of Montana professor that will be used to monitor oceans, the National Science Foundation announced.
Weekly US oil, gas rig count down 8 to 1,989
February 11, 2012, 12:43PM ET
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down eight this week to 1,989.
NY cable dispute blacks out Knicks, 4 NHL teams
February 11, 2012, 12:38PM ET
As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity."
Hacker claims porn site users compromised
February 11, 2012, 12:34PM ET
A hacker claims to have compromised the personal information of more than 350,000 users after breaking into a disused website operated by pornography provider Brazzers.
NY cable dispute blacks out Knicks, 4 NHL teams
February 11, 2012, 12:34PM ET
As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity."
NY cable dispute blacks out Knicks, 4 NHL teams
February 11, 2012, 12:27PM ET
As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl win, some New York sports fans are focusing on basketball and hockey.
Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry
February 11, 2012, 12:21PM ET
The Sun newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees of Britain's biggest-selling tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials, detectives and the newspaper's parent company said.
Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or default
February 11, 2012, 12:21PM ET
Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bombs in the streets of Athens?
