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Sen. Ted Stevens Indicted in Alaska Corruption Probe

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens (R) was charged with seven counts of making false statements on his financial disclosure forms in an indictment unsealed in federal court in the District this afternoon.

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29.07.2008 23:40:05 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Judge ruling on Sprint fees is blow to industry

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fees that cell phone carriers charge customers who break service contracts took a big hit in a California courtroom when a judge said such charges by Sprint Nextel Corp. likely violate state law.

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29.07.2008 22:22:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Alcatel-Lucent chairman and CEO to quit

PARIS -- Both the chairman and chief executive of French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent will resign later this year, the company said Tuesday, as stagnant demand from operators and the weak dollar continued to undermine the promises of their two-year-old combination.

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29.07.2008 21:59:18 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Popular Scrabulous Game Vanishes From Facebook

It's game over for Scrabulous; the popular Scrabble knockoff game on Facebook is no longer available as of this morning.

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29.07.2008 20:41:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Air Travel Failings Exposed Again by Weekend Storms

The line of thunderstorms stretching from Albany to Washington over the weekend showed once again how broken the nation's air system is, according to travelers and activists.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Treasury, Banks Promote 'Covered Bonds'

The nation's top financial regulators and four of its largest banks announced plans yesterday to expand a method for financing mortgages, called "covered bonds," in an effort to reinvigorate the frozen housing market.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Record $482 Billion '09 Deficit Forecast

The federal budget deficit will grow to a record $482 billion in the fiscal year that begins in October, the White House said yesterday, driven by war costs, tax rebates, and a slowing economy that will leave the next president little room to fulfill costly campaign promises.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Fannie, Freddie On a Tightrope

The collapse in the stock prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earlier this month, followed by an equally dramatic rebound, underscored the vulnerability of today's agitated markets to panic and the mercurial behavior of global traders.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Vanda's Stock Plunges 73% After FDA Rejects Drug

Vanda Pharmaceuticals' stock tumbled 73 percent yesterday after federal regulators rejected the Rockville biotech's schizophrenia treatment, saying it was similar to a drug already on the market.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

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Billions in Payroll Tax Remain Unpaid to IRS

Businesses have shorted the Internal Revenue Service about $58 billion in federal payroll taxes they withheld from employees' wages over the past 10 years, congressional investigators have found.

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29.07.2008 06:00:00 - washingtonpost.com - Business

washingtonpost.com - Business

Sen. Ted Stevens Indicted in Alaska Corruption Probe

Judge ruling on Sprint fees is blow to industry

Alcatel-Lucent chairman and CEO to quit

Popular Scrabulous Game Vanishes From Facebook

Air Travel Failings Exposed Again by Weekend Storms

Treasury, Banks Promote 'Covered Bonds'

Record $482 Billion '09 Deficit Forecast

Fannie, Freddie On a Tightrope

Vanda's Stock Plunges 73% After FDA Rejects Drug

Billions in Payroll Tax Remain Unpaid to IRS

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