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IRS squeezes Swiss bank clients for evidence

Published March 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî The IRS is ratcheting up the pressure on Americans who kept secret Swiss bank accounts, giving them six months to come clean and cough up any evidence against their advisers...

Report predicts increase in state grants

Published March 26, 2009

Organizations agree the budget supports students, not banks

Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job

Published March 26, 2009

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) âÄî Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to...

Blagojevich says he was ‘hijacked’ from office

Published March 25, 2009

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich filled in as a radio talk show host Wednesday, using the mike to complain.

With 12 months secured, Liberian community looks forward

Published March 25, 2009

While Liberian refugees now have another year in the United States, some fear there will be no permanent solution.

Stocks climb as economic data again top forecasts

Published March 25, 2009

Stocks rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 130 points.

House, Senate budget outlines close to Obama plan

Published March 25, 2009

Budget director Peter Orszag said the companion fiscal blueprints in the House and Senate would bolster administration efforts.

Minnesota’s Promise envisions progress for high school students

Published March 25, 2009

School administrators from across the state discussed strategies for getting K-12 children ready for college.

Injured troops prefer combat to recovery at Bragg

Published March 24, 2009

Soldiers in a recovery unit for wounded troops at Fort Bragg told the Secretary of the Army that they feel forgotten by the military.

Students head north to help with flood

Published March 24, 2009

The Fargo-Moorhead area is expected to be hit later this week.