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Re: your Aug. 25 article, "State may OK casino nights":

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According to campaign-finance records filed with the state, Lee, the Republican frontrunner and Florida Senate president, has received nearly $300,000 in contributions tied to the large property-insurance companie...

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Once carved into wedges of three congressional districts that diluted the city's impact in any race, Columbus now finds its voters divided among only two districts.

The two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives represent a band of Georgia stretching from...

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It might cost more to fly by the first of the year, and — for a change — soaring fuel prices will not be entirely to blame.

Passengers can blame higher ticket prices on terrorists.

Airlines are facing the possible loss of a federal program that — since the 9/11 attacks &#...

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While intense competition had blocked most major airlines from raising fares in the past, carriers have jacked up ticket prices 21 times since the beginning of 2005, according to a report by Jamie Baker, who follows the industry for the investment bank JPMorgan in Manhattan.

How much ticket pric...

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No one likes things that go bump in the night. But how much are you willing to pay for peace of mind?

An intruder sneaking into your home while you sleep is a terrifying thought, yet it rarely happens. More common are burglars snatching valuables from open garages ...

"August retail sales were up almost 30,000 units compared to last year. That's great news. This ... GM delivers 368,776 vehicle

"August retail sales were up almost 30,000 units compared to last year. That's great news. This was one of the stronger retail months of 2006, with our performance led by such launch vehicles as the Pontiac Torrent and G6, Saturn Sky, Chevrolet Cobalt, Impala and Buick Lucerne," said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North America vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "Importantly, w...

Mr. Stares, 36, is president of Thunder Bay-based (BTC-TSX-VEN), a junior precious metals explora... Prospector digs for golden

Mr. Stares, 36, is president of Thunder Bay-based (BTC-TSX-VEN), a junior precious metals exploration and development company. He founded the company in 2003 and named it after his hometown of Benton, Nfld., just east of Gander. The company went public in the spring of 2005, raising $1.5-million.

The business is a complex one. Once they've staked out a property and have gotten good initi...

Sen. Maria Cantwell, one of America's more vulnerable Democratic incumbents, and her Republican ... Senate clash tops mid-term

Sen. Maria Cantwell, one of America's more vulnerable Democratic incumbents, and her Republican challenger, Mike McGavick, are expected to blow past their respective intraparty rivals in Washington state's Sept. 19 primary.

With record spending of $30 million by the two millionaire candidates expected by their Nov. 7 finale, the Washington race is drawing some national attention because...

By Robin Smith, Staff Writer Saturday September 2, 2006 NEWPORT CITY -- Gov. Jim Douglas to... Gov. Douglas Declares Big Wind N

By Robin Smith, Staff Writer Saturday September 2, 2006

NEWPORT CITY -- Gov. Jim Douglas took his clearest position yet on industrial wind projects in Vermont on Friday, saying they would be "an imposition" on Vermont's landscape.

Industrial wind turbines on ridge lines would not aesthetically suit Vermont's small scale landscape, Douglas, a Republican, said at a brainstorming ses...