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Peanut butter plant closure angers New Mexico town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press PORTALES, N.M. (AP) - Farmers in a revered peanut-growing region along the New Mexico-Texas border should be celebrating one of the best harvests in recent memory. Instead, millions of pounds of their prized sweet Valencia peanuts sit in barns at a peanut butter

Stocks higher on hopes for a deal to avoid 'cliff'

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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing higher on signs that lawmakers are edging toward a deal that would help the U.S. avoid a fiscal crisis at the end of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 107 points to end at 12,985 Wednesday. It had been down as much as 112 points. The Standard and

Review: Rooming with strangers _ a game of trust

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By By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Do we still have a TV?" That's the text message I got from my husband as I walked up the steps to our Brooklyn apartment on a Friday afternoon this fall. I was fairly sure that we did. I opened the door. Cats, check. TV, check. He

US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country

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By By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are seeking to start companies in the U.S., a move he hopes will help the nation

Zippers and "Bo-flakes" deck the White House

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By By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - "Bo-flakes" featuring the first dog and ornaments fashioned from zippers are among the new twists on traditional favorites at the White House this Christmas season. First lady Michelle Obama unveiled this year's decorations before an

Knight Capital jumps on Getco buyout offer

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By By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer Four months after a major software malfunction at Knight Capital Group roiled markets and threatened the company's survival, a rival trading firm stepped in with an offer to buy Knight at a steep premium. Getco put up a cash-and-stock offer that values

Montana tribal elder who 'adopted' Obama dies

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By By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An elder from Montana's Crow Indian Tribe whose family ceremoniously adopted then-Sen. Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race has died. Hartford "Sonny" Black Eagle Jr. died Monday at his home in Lodge Grass on the tribe

News Summary: China film studios plan stock offers

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By By The Associated Press MOVIE IPOs: Two big Chinese state-owned film studios are planning to sell shares on the Shanghai stock exchange in a sign of Beijing's desire to build a film industry that can compete with Hollywood. THE COMPANIES: China Film Co. and Shanghai Film Group Co. are on

11 hot cars at the LA Auto Show

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By By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writers The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public Friday. Here are some of the most talked-about vehicles that will be making their world debuts at the event: - MAZDA6 DIESEL: Mazda will offer a diesel version of its new, sportier Mazda6 sedan in

DC breaks ground for center at Vietnam Memorial

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By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joined an effort Wednesday to build an education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to tell the stories of generations of veterans killed in combat, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.