Local Headlines
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Elliott, union fail to reach contract deal
Feb 20, 2008 | via Pittsburgh Tribune
Union workers at The Elliott Co. in Jeannette are scheduled to meet Saturday to discuss options after negotiations failed to resolve a lingering contract dispute, said Mark Zyvith, president of the United ...
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Erie PA News and Events for Friday February 1, 2008
Feb 1, 2008 | via Erie Blogs
A crudely made pipe bomb was found on the steps of the Erie County Courthouse. The Erie Police Bomb Squad blew up the device.
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Hunter Shot In Crawford County
Dec 28, 2007 | via WPXI
CRAWFORD CO., Pa. -- The State Game Commission is investigating a hunting accident in Crawford County.
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Regional Headlines
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State Capitol Roundup for July 18
Yesterday | via Tony Phyrillas
I thought the Legislature was on its 2-month summer vacation, but it appears some lawmakers are still in Harrisburg.
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Wachovia's Brokerage Inspected by State Regulators in Auction-Rate Probe
Thursday Jul 17 | via Bloomberg
Wachovia Corp. 's securities division was inspected by a team of regulators from more than five states who delivered subpoenas today as part of a probe into the company's sales of auction-rate bonds.
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Wednesday Jul 16 | via Reading Eagle/Reading Times
I've taken shots at the Pennsylvania Department of Banking for hiding behind a legal gag and refusing to say what really happened in the Wesley Snyder case.
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Consumer Prices Jump by the Most Since 2005 on Surge in Fuel, Food Costs
Wednesday Jul 16 | via Bloomberg
Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most since 2005 on spiraling costs for fuel and food, intensifying the pressure on households struggling with falling home prices and the credit crunch.
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Economic Outlook: Midwestern banks to see tough round of quarterly results
Sunday Jul 13 | via MarketWatch
A wave of gloomy results from the second quarter are expected to be the highlight of reports that Midwestern regional banks will issue in the coming days, analysts say.
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National Headlines
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Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices
6 min ago | via KVML
Responding to Americans anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance ...
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- Naked shorting' risky, not sexy
7 min ago | via Journal Gazette
The business world is forever tossing out colorful phrases. Today's is "naked short." Naked shorting is a particularly skeevy kind of short selling.
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Power to end crisis in hands of lenders
9 min ago | via LivingstonDaily
Mortgage companies were greedy and made mortgages that should not have been made.
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Faulty borrowers not my problem
9 min ago | via LivingstonDaily
Our legislators, along with print and broadcast media, have overlooked another aspect of the current downturn in real estate values.
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4 hrs ago | via Mason Valley News
July 10 went down as a bad day in Nevada's gaming industry. First came the announcment that state gaming revenue numbers in May dropped 15 percent when compared with the same month in 2007.
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