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Idaho gets $115,000 from Sanofi-Aventis settlement BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s Medicaid Division is getting nearly $115,000 as its share from a nationwide settlement with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Thursday the settlement resolves allegations that the company’s Aventis Pharmaceutical unit knowingly misreported the lowest prices for three nasal sprays, Azmacort, Nasacort and Nasacort …

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Idaho gets nearly $115,000 as share of nationwide $95.5 million settlement with Sanofi-Aventis

more images more images Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint ISLAMABAD — Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that concern as part of its new war strategy. Meanwhile, a suspected U.S

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Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint; suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants

Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda’s volatile northeastern region. Kabong district commissioner Godfrey Kiwanda said Friday soldiers tried to stop some 200 armed Karamojong warriors trying to raid two settlements in mid-November.

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Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen in 2 gunbattles over cattle raids in NE Uganda

Alaska’s jobless rate jumps to 8.9 pct in October ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month. State labor officials on Thursday said that’s 0.6 percentage point increase over the adjusted rate of 8.3 percent in September. Alaska’s jobless rate has increased 0.8 percentage points over the last two months

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Alaska’s unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month

W.Va.’s Capito troubled by EPA response on permits WASHINGTON — Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says she’s troubled by what she heard in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. The West Virginia Republican met with Jackson Thursday to discuss delays in the mine permitting process in Appalachia

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W.Va.’s Rep. Capito says she’s troubled by EPA’s response to concerns about permit delays

Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. Winfrey told the audience that she loved “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” that it had been ..

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Winfrey: Show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey said Friday that her decision to end “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came “after much prayer and careful thought.” Winfrey held back tears as she talked to …

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Winfrey says show will end in 2011, decision came ‘after much prayer and careful thought’

Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s attorney general has sued the three credit ratings agencies alleging that they gave unjustifiably high ratings to mortgage-backed securities that lost at least $457 million for five Ohio public pension funds. Attorney General Richard Cordray filed the suit Friday in U.S. District Court in Ohio.

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Ohio AG sues 3 credit rating agencies over high ratings given to mortgage-backed securities

Natural gas plunges 15 percent this month NEW YORK — Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 15 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed many homeowners to leave the heat off. Retail prices for natural gas, or what many consumers will pay …

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Good news for home heating: With the most natural gas in storage, prices plunge by 15 percent

New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale NEW ORLEANS — The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again. Mayor Ray Nagin wants to use the proceeds from the $40 million sale to help keep … Read more > > .

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New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects

Archipelago shares leap in 1st day of trading NEW YORK — Shares of Archipelago Learning are rising Friday after its initial public offering priced near the top of its expected range, raising $103.1 million. The Dallas company’s shares are up $1.91, or 11.5 percent, to $18.40 on the Nasdaq. The subscription-based online educational programs provider said earlier in ..

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Archipelago Learning stock up in IPO debut after pricing near the top of expected range

7 Days Group Holdings soars in 1st trading day NEW YORK — Shares of 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. soared on Friday after the discount lodging chain’s initial public offering priced at the high end of an expected range. The stock jumped $1.93, or 18 percent, to $12.93 on the New York Stock Exchange

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7 Days Group Holdings rallies in 1st trading day after pricing at the high end of expectations

Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment PARIS — A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. Daul Kim was found dead Thursday by her boyfriend, who alerted French police, the official said

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French police: Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely

Top SKorean model found hung in Paris apartment PARIS — A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hung in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. Daul Kim was found dead Thursday by her boyfriend, who alerted French police, the official said.

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French police: Top South Korean model found hung in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely

US House districts with fewest academy nominations A list of congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations for the classes of 2009 to 2013, the officeholders and the total nominations they have made. All 20 are Democrats from districts where whites make up less than half the population, and all but two of the districts

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Congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations in the past 5 years

Volkswagen board moves closer to Porsche merger FRANKFURT — German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday its supervisory board had approved certain agreement contracts for the planned merger with German sportscar builder Porsche, taking the companies one step closer to completing the deal. The contracts set out the organizational, structural and legal details of the agreement which was

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Volkswagen supervisory board moves closer to Porsche merger, approves agreement contracts

Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, awaiting drivers ELK HORN, Iowa — The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of charging stations — if an electric car can make it there. The town is hundreds of miles from the nearest charging station, but it has four devices and four more planned. Plug-in hybrids and electric

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Tiny Elk Horn, Iowa, has plenty of electric car chargers _ but cars might not make it to town

200 in UK tourist region rescued from floodwaters COCKERMOUTH, England — Britain’s air force and emergency workers using inflatable boats rescued about 200 people Friday as rising floodwaters caused widespread havoc in northern England’s picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was washed away. British soldiers were called in to conduct house-to-house searches

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British air force rescues 200 people from floodwaters in tourist region

End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey planned to announce the final date for “The

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Winfrey set to announce “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air

more images more images more images more images US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit BEIJING — Washington’s ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Although producing no breakthroughs on key issues, Obama’s first state visit to

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US ambassador criticizes negative coverage of Obama’s China visit by US media

Volunteers strive to save Santa letter service ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa’s “elves” at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they’re not going quietly. The volunteer “elves” are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North Pole,

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Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice

Pakistan: 8 militants killed in reported US strike MIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region. Separately, five Pakistani soldiers

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Officials say US missile strike kills 8 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan

Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic MOSCOW — A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on an Antarctic cruise has reached clear water after being halted for days by thick ice, its owners said Friday. The Captain Khlebnikov icebreaker got stuck in sea ice earlier this week near Snow Hill Island

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Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water

Leonardo da Vinci exhibit opens in Times Square NEW YORK — An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City’s Times Square. Although best known for painting the masterpiece “Mona Lisa,” da Vinci also designed a fantastical array of futuristic flying machines, robots, weapons and mechanical

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Leonardo da Vinci exhibition of futuristic inventions opens in New York’s Times Square

NYC stamp auction raises $3.2 million for museum NEW YORK — A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. Wall Street money manager William Gross’ collection of Civil War-era Confederate states and early Canadian stamps sold Thursday at the Spink

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NYC rare stamp auction raises $3.2 million for Smithsonian Nat’l Postal Museum

Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria’s Secret show NEW YORK — Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its “Angel” ranks — a designation reserved

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New mom Heidi Klum returns to the runway _ wearing lingerie _ at Victoria’s Secret show

Bullock in New Orleans for ‘Blind Side’ showing NEW ORLEANS — Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, “The Blind Side.” Besides promoting the sports drama, which opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, the event also served as a

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Sandra Bullock hosts New Orleans red carpet special premiere of latest film, ‘The Blind Side’

Latin American art fair in the Big Apple NEW YORK — The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair. “We’re reaching an international market from this cultural capital,”

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Latin American art decorates the Big Apple, breaking down cultural stereotypes

Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby INDIANAPOLIS — An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on

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Indianapolis police arrest teen who warmed baby’s bottle while allegedly robbing house

Alcoa idles Italy smelters, hurting 2,000 workers NEW YORK — Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy, affecting about 2,000 workers, after a decision by the European Union left the company’s ability to secure electricity for the plants at low rates uncertain

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Alcoa to idle Italy smelters after EU says electricity subsidies must end, aid must be repaid