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Bush picks California Rep. Cox to head SEC
Jun 2 2005 10:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush chose California Rep. Christopher Cox on Thursday to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, assigning him the delicate regulatory dance of protecting investors' rights while not stifling business.
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EPA rejects ethanol waivers from states
Jun 2 2005 7:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Motorists in California, New York and Connecticut will have to continue using corn-based ethanol in their gasoline to cut air pollution at an extra cost of up to 8 cents a gallon.
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Menard ordered to file late EEOC reports
Jun 2 2005 1:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. has been ordered to file long-overdue reports detailing the race and gender breakdown of its employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.
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Poll: Economy jitters vary in sources
Jun 2 2005 9:35AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Public jitters about the economy persist despite recent signs of growth _ with unease fueled by everything from high gasoline prices to uncertain housing costs to the growing budget deficit, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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U.S. student population at highest level
Jun 2 2005 8:45AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Leave it to today's school kids to trump their baby boomer parents. A total of 49.6 million children attended public and private school in 2003, beating the previous high mark of 48.7 million _ set in 1970 when the baby boom generation was in school.
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Independent-minded SEC chair steps down
Jun 2 2005 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For someone with close ties to Wall Street and the top echelons of corporate America, William Donaldson showed an independent streak as the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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