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Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair

Obama pedals bike at 3rd White House science fair
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - It was an offer President Barack Obama couldn't refuse. "You're welcome to try this out if you like," the Oakland Park, Fla., high school student said. With that, a president who often laments a lifestyle that denies him the pleasure

Violent past for suspect in NY crash; family dies

Violent past for suspect in NY crash; family dies
By COLLEEN LONG and VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities on Tuesday searched for a man with a history of violence and a prior drunken driving arrest suspected of barreling down a Brooklyn street and crashing into a pregnant woman and her husband, killing them and ultimately the

Mourning in NY as baby dies after hit-and-run

Mourning in NY as baby dies after hit-and-run
By COLLEEN LONG and VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A close-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn was plunged into a new round of mourning Monday by the death of a baby who was delivered by cesarean section after his parents were killed in a grisly hit-and-run crash a day

Dell's stock soars on report of possible buyout

Dell's stock soars on report of possible buyout
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Dell's stock soared 13 percent Monday on a report that the struggling personal computer maker is in talks to take the company private. Citing unidentified people familiar with the situation, Bloomberg News said Dell has discussed a potential sale with at least two firms

Home builder Pulte leads the year's gainers

Home builder Pulte leads the year's gainers
By The Associated Press The following is a list of the five biggest gainers and the five biggest losers in the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 2012. The Winners: - PulteGroup. Signs that a housing market rebound is under way boosted this home builder's stock 187.8 percent to $18.16. -

Home builder Pulte leads the year's gainers

Home builder Pulte leads the year's gainers
By The Associated Press The following is a list of the five biggest gainers and the five biggest losers in the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 2012. The Winners: - PulteGroup. Signs that a housing market rebound is under way boosted this home builder's stock 182 percent. - Sprint Nextel

HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit

HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit
By MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Autonomy, the British business software company now owned by Hewlett-Packard Co., is facing a Justice Department investigation over improper accounting under previous management, according to HP. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange

HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit

HP says gov't investigating troubled Autonomy unit
By MICHELLE CHAPMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Autonomy, the British business software company now owned by Hewlett-Packard Co., is facing a Justice Department investigation over improper accounting under previous management, according to HP. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange

Stocks tumble as 'fiscal cliff' deadline nears

Stocks tumble as 'fiscal cliff' deadline nears
By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks fell for a fifth day on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a self-imposed year-end deadline. The five-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average was the longest since July. The Dow dropped

Ahead of the Bell: Hewlett-Packard

Ahead of the Bell: Hewlett-Packard
NEW YORK (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. says that the Department of Justice is investigating HP's business software unit Autonomy, which the computer maker has accused of fudging its accounting. HP said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday that it was informed by