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INFLUENCE GAME: Election over, campaign continues

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The election may be over, but a new campaign is being waged in the nation's capital as lobbyists, advocates and trade groups fight to shape the government's response to the looming fiscal cliff. It's a twist on the usual

EU summit ends without budget deal

By CARLO PIOVANO and DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - A summit of the European Union's 27 national leaders, charged with agreeing on a long-term budget for the bloc, broke up Friday afternoon without being able to reach a deal. Coming just days after the 17 eurogroup finance

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further

Eased Myanmar sanctions no gold rush for US firms

By ERIKA KINETZAP Business Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar. Flights to Yangon are full, hotel rooms booked solid. Foreign bars are packed with well-fed Westerners in khakis and jeans, 21st century prospectors drawn to this golden frontier. Myanmar got a further