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Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law

Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law
By By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent House panel has concluded that there is substantial reason to believe Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes violated ethics rules and federal law by conducting campaign meetings on House property and using campaign money to pay expenses

Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law

Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law
By By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent House panel has concluded that there is substantial reason to believe Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes violated ethics rules and federal law by conducting campaign meetings on House property and using campaign money to pay expenses

Fed survey: US economy growing at steady pace

Fed survey: US economy growing at steady pace
By By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth from October through early November in most parts of the United States, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. The one exception was

11 hot cars at the LA Auto Show

11 hot cars at the LA Auto Show
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

Toyota RAV4 gets a new look, better fuel economy

Toyota RAV4 gets a new look, better fuel economy
By By DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - The Toyota RAV4 is getting a makeover that could help it retake the crossover crown. The RAV4 was the first crossover when it went on sale in 1995, and it became a hit with families who wanted the roominess of an SUV with the tighter handling of

BP barred from new US gov't contracts, land leases

BP barred from new US gov't contracts, land leases
By By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration put a stop to new federal contracts with BP on Wednesday, admonishing the British oil company for a "lack of business integrity" and also disqualifying it indefinitely from winning new leases to drill on taxpayer-

Egyptian courts suspend work to protest Morsi move

Egyptian courts suspend work to protest Morsi move
By By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's highest appeal courts suspended their work Wednesday to protest presidential decrees that gave the country's Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi nearly absolute powers, state television reported, deepening the turmoil roiling the

Suspect in baby, grandma deaths had casino losses

Suspect in baby, grandma deaths had casino losses
By By MARYCLAIRE DALEAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Pa. (AP) - A young man mired in gambling debts told police he killed a 10-month-old girl and her grandmother during a botched kidnapping after losing at least $15,000 at a casino near his office. Raghunandan Yandamuri, 26, knew the family from

Philippine economy expands 7.1 percent in 3Q

Philippine economy expands 7.1 percent in 3Q
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine economy expanded 7.1 percent in the third quarter, among the fastest growing in Asia despite headwinds from overseas, officials said Wednesday. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said household spending, public construction and higher farm

Addiction counselor charged with murder in DUI

Addiction counselor charged with murder in DUI
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LINDA DEUTSCHAssociated Press TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - The convertible hit Phillip Moreno so hard that it knocked him out of his shoes and lodged him in the windshield. As he lay dying on the hood, police said, Sherri Lynn Wilkins kept going another two miles until other