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Comparing child care across the country

Comparing child care across the country
By Amanda C. Haury

Comparing child care across the country

Comparing child care across the country
By Amanda C. Haury

Comparing child care across the country

Comparing child care across the country
By Amanda C. Haury

Comparing child care across the country

Comparing child care across the country
By Amanda C. Haury

FEMA to use manufactured housing in Sandy zones

FEMA to use manufactured housing in Sandy zones
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government is moving manufactured housing into areas in New York and New Jersey that were hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said the disaster

Cyprus: Bailout deal may take longer than expected

Cyprus: Bailout deal may take longer than expected
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus is unlikely to sign a bailout deal during the upcoming visit by officials from potential creditors, a senior Cypriot official said Thursday. The official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of

Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

Aging drivers present new transportation challenge
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning

Spain completes year's financing with $6B auction

Spain completes year's financing with $6B auction
By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - Spain's government has met its financing needs for the year after raising €4.76 billion ($6.07 billion) in a bond auction on Thursday. The Treasury said it had reached the bond auction target of €86 billion although it has a half dozen more

How US states fared on jobless aid applications

How US states fared on jobless aid applications
By The Associated Press The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 355,000, a possible sign of a healing job market. But Labor Department officials cautioned that the figures were distorted by Superstorm Sandy. Here are the states with

News Summary: Fannie posts $1.8B net income in Q3

News Summary: Fannie posts $1.8B net income in Q3
By The Associated Press HOW FANNIE MAE DID: Mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned $1.8 billion from July through September, helped by an improving housing market that has lifted home prices. NO MORE AID, THANKS: Fannie said it paid a dividend of $2.9 billion to the U.S. Treasury and requested no