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Chief House Democratic vote counter searching for votes to pass Obama's health care overhaul

KTVI Business News - 43 min 2 sec ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrat's chief vote counter in the House says that right now there aren't enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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House GOP leader says he will do whatever he can to kill Democratic health care overhaul

KTVI Business News - 44 min 2 sec ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House Republican says the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week.
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Top White House adviser confident Congress will pass health overhaul despite lobbying effort

KTVI Business News - 1 hour 34 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top political adviser says lobbyists are gathering on Capitol Hill "like locusts" to try to derail health care legislation.
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Short on cash, Social Security to start calling in Uncle Sam's big IOUs, adding to deficit

KTVI Business News - 1 hour 50 min ago
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.
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Wheel of fortune

STLtoday.com Business - 8 hours 6 min ago
A deal cut Wednesday put an end to the President Casino. Now begins the jockeying for a lucrative casino license.
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APNewsBreak: Probe raises questions about driver's description of runaway Prius in Calif.

KTVI Business News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:20am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Investigators with Toyota and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press. A congressional spokesman said the finding cast doubt on the driver's story.
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China's premier calls on Washington for 'concrete steps' to reassure Treasury bill investors

KTVI Business News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:02am
BEIJING (AP) — China's premier expressed concern about the U.S. dollar and called on Washington on Sunday to take "concrete steps" to reassure Beijing about the safety of its huge Treasury bond holdings.
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China's premier rejects pressure on currency, says yuan will be kept 'basically stable'

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:59pm
BEIJING (AP) — China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."
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New Sen. Brown bemoans year spent in 'bitter, destructive' drive to revamp health care system

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 10:35pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
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Spending on social welfare increased as China's political session ends

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 10:34pm
BEIJING (AP) — China must remain alert to fight any rebound in the economic crisis in the next several years, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.
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FAA directs airlines to check mechanism that controls tail flap of Boeing 737s

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:48pm
SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s.
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Split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 7:51pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group representing Catholic hospitals Saturday rallied behind President Barack Obama's health care bill ahead of a House vote in which anti-abortion lawmakers could play a decisive role.
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JetBlue waves fees on rebooking NY flights after storm causes cancellations Saturday

KTVI Business News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 6:50pm
NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways says customers whose flights were canceled Saturday because of poor weather in the New York area can rebook their flights without paying extra.
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