Dirty Money 09/06/2008
TYBEE ISLAND - Scraped away by two storms since last year, the beach vanishes behind Carlyle Buelvas' home at high tide, when waves lick the dune a few feet from her back porch and lap at the unprotected rental condos next door.
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Bridge funds drying up 09/06/2008
WASHINGTON - The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
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Bargain hunters lift most indexes 09/06/2008
NEW YORK - Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains.
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Employers making employees pay more for health coverage 09/06/2008
Nearly 60 percent of employers nationwide plan to curb rising health premiums by making their employees pay more, according to a survey released this week by the Mercer consulting firm.
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Dashed Hopes 09/05/2008
NEW YORK - Dejected investors sent stocks plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points after retailers and the government added to a mountain of bad economic news and devastated hopes for a late-year recovery.
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Mortgage rates dip slightly 09/05/2008
WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a third straight week, dropping to the lowest level since mid-July.
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Service sector grows in Aug. 09/05/2008
NEW YORK - The U.S. service sector grew unexpectedly in August for the first time in three months as new orders improved and inflation moderated, a private trade group said Thursday.
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FEMA may pay for evacuees' hotel rooms 09/05/2008
NEW ORLEANS - The federal government says it will pay the hotel expenses of some of the nearly 2 million people who fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav, but exactly who will be eligible for assistance and how much it will cost taxpayers was uncertain.
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'Exclusive Alliance' 09/04/2008
CINCINNATI - Macy's stores across the country are renovating their Tommy Hilfiger shops and expanding how much of the designer's sportswear they carry.
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Fed: Problems will persist 09/04/2008
WASHINGTON - The nation struggled with slow economic growth and still-high prices that are weighing on consumers and businesses alike as the race for the White House kicks into high gear.
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