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GOPers Frist, DeLay Have Links to Probes

WASHINGTON – Heading into a midterm election year, Republicans find themselves with not one, but two congressional leaders — Bill Frist (search) in the Senate and Tom DeLay in the House — fending off questions of ethical improprieties. The news that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into Frist’s …

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Half Katrina Refugees Have Records

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – After Hurricane Katrina (search) hit New Orleans, federal officials flew Brian Murph and more than 100 other victims to Rhode Island. They were greeted by the governor and cheered by residents. Then the handcuffs were placed on Murph. State police did criminal background checks (search) on every …

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Blue Chips Rise, Nasdaq Hurt by Apple

NEW YORK – Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Wednesday as a report showing August durable goods orders rose more than expected lifted sentiment, but a rally in crude oil prices kept alive worry about the effect of high fuel costs on the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was …

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