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A look at recent tech-industry earnings

A look at recent tech-industry earnings
By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft released a new version

Economy is still driving issue in election

Economy is still driving issue in election
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The race for the White House is pretty much back where it started, after thousands of ads, billions of dollars in spending, two conventions and three presidential debates. Despite some detours, the emphasis is heavily on the nation's lukewarm

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy

Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he

At a glance: The latest of Sandy recovery efforts

At a glance: The latest of Sandy recovery efforts
By The Associated Press The latest on the fallout from Superstorm Sandy, which hit the East Coast last week: - NEW JERSEY - Hundreds of thousands go a week without electricity, natural gas remains cut off to barrier islands, subway service to New York still suspended. Some schools reopen. - NEW

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
By JULIE PACE and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race. Both promised

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney

No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
By JULIE PACE and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race. Both promised

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?

Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Government leaders are turning their attention to the next crisis unfolding in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: finding housing for potentially tens of thousands of people left homeless. The Federal Emergency Management Agency

Springsteen, Jay-Z, put the pop in Obama rally

Springsteen, Jay-Z, put the pop in Obama rally
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Someone has to introduce the president. On Monday, the final day of the presidential campaign, President Barack Obama, however, didn't bring along an opening act. He brought along two main acts. Bruce Springsteen. Jay-Z. Theirs wasn'

What's 'Made in America' worth?

What's 'Made in America' worth?
By Eric Schurenberg Think of the label "Made in America." What brand images come to mind? Odds are, you've conjured up a picture of one of two scenes. First, there's that rugged, sturdy (if underappreciated), no-frills, American quality. It's the stuff of Chrysler Automotive's much-