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Gadhafi went on a broad offensive in a bid to shift momentum against Libya's uprising, as the U.S. imposed record sanctions against the embattled strongman and international leaders discussed imposing a no-fly zone.
A government study found duplicative programs that cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year, including 15 different agencies overseeing food-safety laws, 20 programs to help the homeless and 80 for economic development.
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Central banker Shirakawa said the Bank of Japan, far from being timid in fighting deflation, has used innovative policies later followed by other countries. But he said the policies don't always work because a falling population limits Japan's consumer spending.
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PNC Financial Services Group, bucking a trend that is sweeping the banking industry, is vowing to keep its most-basic checking accounts free of fees.
Policy makers across the country are considering scrapping guaranteed retirement benefits for public workers in favor of 401(k)-like plans. But some are discovering that the change can carry hefty costs.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are borrowing from the Treasury to pay the Treasury: The two mortgage behemoths still ask the Treasury Department every quarter for billions of dollars in cash, most of it going right back out the door to pay dividends to the same U.S. agency.
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The Obama administration approved the first deep-water drilling permit since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, amid rising political and legal pressure to reopen the Gulf of Mexico to oil exploration as crude prices spike.
Asian stock markets were higher, helped by stability in oil prices. Chinese shares rose as two surveys showed the country's manufacturing growth slowed in February, easing concerns about further tightening. The Nikkei was up 0.9%.
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Women are gaining ground educationally and economically, but men still make more money on average and women are more likely to live in poverty, according to a White House report expected to be released Tuesday.
Two conservative groups founded with the help of Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie have set a goal of raising $120 million in the effort to defeat Obama, win a Republican Senate majority and protect the party's grip on the House.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is telling parents that making a feverish child comfortable is far more important than bringing his temperature to 98.6 on the dot.
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Iran arrested opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, along with their wives, and transported them to a prison operated by the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran, family members said.
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Weinstein Co. is betting that a PG-13 version of the "The King's Speech" can help it capitalize on the R-rated film's Oscar win for best picture.
Research firms that have taken apart Motorola's Xoom tablet computer uncovered some additional clues about why it costs more to build than Apple's hit iPad.
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Small firms that provide services—from audio/visual expertise to website development—find that houses of worship can be a new market to penetrate.
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Jane Russell started her career in movies as star of "The Outlaw," a film so sultry that it sat unreleased for almost a decade while its producer, Howard Hughes, negotiated with the censors over shots of her cleavage.
BIL is the "unconference" that shadows TED, the annual tech extravaganza attended by jet-setting CEOs, academics and artists.
Warren Buffett is "itchy" to make some big acquisitions. Here are some suggested purchases.
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Most revolutions trace a familiar arc from euphoria to terror.
The federal government isn't simply bleeding money. Because of its addiction to red ink, it's bleeding power, which is starting to flow away from the nation's capital and out to the states. This is the little-recognized reality behind the remarkable political upheaval being seen in state capitals.
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In today's pictures, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the U.N. Human Rights Council, a Chilean miner is baptized in Israel, children take an exam in India, and more.