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Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

An uneasy economy, and those living through it

By CALVIN WOODWARD and MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Here was Chas Kaufmann's life before the Great Recession: $28,000 in restaurant tabs in a year, cruises, house parties with fireworks. His Mr. Gutter business was booming in the Pennsylvania Poconos. Now: "We mainly

An uneasy economy, and those living through it

By CALVIN WOODWARD and MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Here was Chas Kaufmann's life before the Great Recession: $28,000 in restaurant tabs in a year, cruises, house parties with fireworks. His Mr. Gutter business was booming in the Pennsylvania Poconos. Now: "We mainly

Johnson Controls declines lender role for A123

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Auto parts maker Johnson Controls is stepping away from its position as the debtor-in-possession lender during the bankruptcy process for battery maker A123 Systems in order to prevent delays. The company is avoiding a premature legal tussle with Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang