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Probe of seminar for seniors finds fraud
Sep 9 2007 10:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An investigation by federal and state regulators of "free lunch" investment seminars aimed at seniors has found high-pressure sales pitches masquerading as educational sessions, pervasive misleading claims for unsuitable financial products, and even fraud.
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Vegas officials to unveil tourism plan
Sep 9 2007 5:24PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas tourism officials plan to reveal an outline this week of their strategy to attract foreign visitors who have shied away from the United States since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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OPEC seen leaving crude production alone
Sep 9 2007 4:43PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - OPEC is almost certain to maintain its current production target this week _ but analysts say the cartel could be forced into action if rising crude oil prices start having a chilling effect on the global economy.
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Jaffre, ex-head of Elf Aquitaine, dies
Sep 9 2007 4:40PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Philippe Jaffre, executive vice president of engineering company Alstom and former chairman of oil group Elf Aquitaine, has died, his company said Sunday. He was 62.
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Wall Street awaits Fed announcement
Sep 9 2007 1:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - There are 6 1/2 trading sessions until the Federal Reserve says for certain whether it's lowering interest rates. They're apt to be some of the most anxiety-ridden times on Wall Street in years.
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Amtrak expects to hit ridership records
Sep 9 2007 1:17PM (CT)
ABOARD AMTRAK'S LINCOLN SERVICE (AP) - The Illinois cornfields whizzing past Mark Hardacre's view from the Amtrak cafe car had nothing on the memorable splendor the Australian had already taken in on his trans-America adventure _ the Pacific Ocean so vast and blue off California's coast. The emerald green of the Northwest forests. The majesty of the snowcapped Rockies.
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Gas costs spark high-speed rail interest
Sep 9 2007 1:11PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Seven hours after boarding a train in Kansas City, Douglas Lewandowski finally arrived at Chicago's Union Station _ rested after the 500-mile trip but anxious to get home to Elkhart, Ind.
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Ethanol entrepreneurs making their moves
Sep 9 2007 1:03AM (CT)
TIFTON, Ga. (AP) - The newspaper publisher, the watermelon farmer, the metal fabricator and the housewife gathered about a year ago and decided to take the plunge into the business of biofuels.
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