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Obama wins the way his campaign predicted

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - In the end, President Barack Obama won re-election exactly the way his campaign had predicted: running up big margins with women and minorities, mobilizing a sophisticated registration and get-out-the-vote operation, and focusing narrowly on the

With New Storm Pending On The East Coast, Airlines Take No Chances

NEW YORK (AP) - Major airlines are scrapping flights in and out of the New York area ahead of the second significant storm in little more than a week.    United, the world's largest airline, is suspending most service here starting at noon Wednesday due to a winter storm forecast

With another storm, airlines take no chances

By SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Major airlines scrapped flights in and out of the New York area Wednesday as the region was socked with the second significant storm in little more than a week. United and American suspended operations in the region by afternoon, as white-

Munich Re raises profit forecast despite Sandy

By DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Reinsurance company Munich Re raised its profit forecast for this year despite a large expected bill for damages from Superstorm Sandy. The company said Wednesday it will make €3 billion ($3.8 billion) this year, up from its previous