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May 23, 2012
Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama.
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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
Longtime coach Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year career at Penn State. His wife will receive a payment of $10.4 million in weeks.
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By Marc Levy |
May 22, 2012
Pennsylvania's approach to a looming spike in pension obligations for state and public school employees should include a discussion of reducing the cost of current workers' future benefits, even if it means challenging state constitutional law that has traditionally protected such benefits, a top state lawmaker said Monday.
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By Rachel Zoll |
May 21, 2012
Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other groups sued the Obama administration Monday in eight states and the District of Columbia over a federal mandate that most employers provide workers free birth control as part of their health insurance.
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By Melanie Waddell |
May 17, 2012
The move is a punative measure against a Facebook co-founder who has renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying taxes when the company goes public.
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By Andrew Taylor |
May 17, 2012
Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.
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By Marilynn Marchione |
May 17, 2012
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf...
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By Thomas Beaumont |
May 15, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the national debt in Iowa, a Midwestern battleground he hasn't visited since the state's leadoff nominating caucuses.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
May 15, 2012
Brandon Scarborough was named the 2012 Broker of the Year last week at the Benefits Selling Expo, so we thought it would be appropriate to check up on the 2011 Broker of the Year winner, Mark Lacher.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
May 15, 2012
Students in grades K-12 will have the opportunity to learn basic information about earning money, saving and budgeting with a new, free financial education program developed by Vanguard.
