Food

Puny issues take flight in presidential campaign

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Do little things mean a lot? Or not? Four years ago, Barack Obama denounced petty attempts to "make a big election about small things." Now Republicans accuse the president of going small himself in pursuit of a second term. Whoever is to blame,

Wendy's pigtails get first touch-up since 1983

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wendy's pigtails are getting a tweak. For the first time since 1983, the Dublin, Ohio-based fast food company is updating its logo in a move intended to signal its ongoing transformation into a higher-end hamburger chain. Instead of the

Geithner: Work remains despite US fiscal progress

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Despite making progress on getting its fiscal house in order, the United States still has much work to do, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told fellow financial leaders Saturday. The comment came just hours after the U.S. government

Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died

By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man's death in 2004. Earlier this summer, a separate pharmaceutical firm with common