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Glance: Implementation of 'Obamacare' by state

Glance: Implementation of 'Obamacare' by state
By The Associated Press An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance:

GOP-led states start warming up to health care law

GOP-led states start warming up to health care law
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law. Ahead of a federal deadline Friday for states to declare their intentions,

Despite All the Hardship, No Quit in Idaho Vandals

Despite All the Hardship, No Quit in Idaho Vandals
The Idaho Vandals are looking to pull out of a late season nosedive that cost Robb Akey his job and has been anything but kind to interim head coach Jason Gesser. Since beating New Mexico State on October 6, Idaho has lost four straight games by an average of 35 points. Even so, Gesser doesn't

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP

Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but sees sales shortfall

Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but sees  sales shortfall
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in net income for the third quarter, but revenue for the world's largest retailer fell below Wall Street forecasts as its low-income shoppers continue to grapple with an uncertain

Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but sees sales shortfall

Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but sees  sales shortfall
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in net income for the third quarter, but revenue for the world's largest retailer fell below Wall Street forecasts as its low-income shoppers continue to grapple with an uncertain

BP near settlement with US over Gulf spill

BP near settlement with US over Gulf spill
By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago. In a statement, BP said "no final agreement has yet been reached" and that

Dad: George P. Bush eyeing Texas land commissioner

Dad: George P. Bush eyeing Texas land commissioner
By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - George P. Bush's father has issued a fundraising letter asking donors to open their pocketbooks because his son "is considering" running for Texas land commissioner, though a political strategist for the younger Bush said Wednesday that

Software founder McAfee denies killing neighbor

Software founder McAfee denies killing neighbor
By JOSE OSORIO and MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press SAN PEDRO, Belize (AP) - Software company founder John McAfee said Wednesday he is in hiding, unarmed and accompanied only by a young woman, changing locations and telephones frequently to stay one step ahead of a Belize police unit he says