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• Some cities dropping criminal-history question
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Hoping to prevent convicts from being shut out of the work force, some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime. Most of the ...
• History traces a circle in coup-plagued Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea - In this African capital nearly 25 years ago, an unknown army officer staged a coup, promising democracy. He won over the people by declaring he had come to power poor, and if they ever saw him with a nice car or big house they would ...
• Pinched Americans hit the gym, but seek deals
But Spevak noted Equinox experienced what he called a "softening" in new health club memberships since the autumn and froze its rates for 2009, holding prices steady for the first time in its 18-year history. Many people are taking advantage of ...
• Winners’ in Madoff case face hard choices
What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what prosecutors are calling the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Now, they are confronting the possibility they may have to pay some of it back. The issue came to the ...
• Full text of President-elect Obama's speech
Jan. 8: Saying "no doubt that the cost of this plan will be considerable," President-elect Barack Obama pushes for quick passage of a stimulus bill to prevent further damage to the U.S. economy. Throughout America's history, there have been some ...