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US eases Myanmar import ban

By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the U.S. will ease its import ban on Myanmar that had been a key plank of remaining American economic sanctions. "In recognition of the continued progress toward reform

Obama makes new appeal in 2-minute ad

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to command attention and build his lead in the polls, President Barack Obama unveiled a new two-minute TV commercial Thursday calling for an "economic patriotism" he hopes will sweep him to a second term, urging voters to

US panel approves NC uranium enrichment plant

By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A nuclear power partnership of General Electric Co. and Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. received federal approval Tuesday to build the first plant to enrich uranium for use in commercial reactors using a classified laser technology. The

Sikorsky to close upstate NY plant, cut 570 jobs

BIG FLATS, N.Y. (AP) - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., citing declining military budgets and a tough economy, said it will close its plant in upstate New York and eliminate all 570 jobs. Employees at the 5-year-old facility, which has seen its ranks dwindle from a peak of 1,300, were told Monday that the