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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat says the leadership may be able to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul without resolving a dispute over abortion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pledging a rigorous review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are trading in a tight range for a fourth day after China's report of a jump in inflation.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Idaho prison officials and a major private prison company for more than $155 million over high levels of inmate violence at the Idaho Correctional Center.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American households saw their wealth increase at the end of last year, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios.

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon says it will boost spending this year on new and existing projects even though demand for energy is still restrained in many parts of the globe.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have told a Senate panel that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations play a vital role in improving America's image abroad.

HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York police official says Toyota wants a Prius that was involved in a crash — but his department is "not prepared to release it just yet."

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York state investment officer has admitted helping channel hundreds of millions of dollars in public pension fund money to politically connected investment firms in a "pay-to-play" scheme.

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Cable, satellite TV and other video providers are seeking government intervention in ongoing disputes over the fees that they are charged by TV networks to carry local channels.

NEW YORK (AP) — Connecticut's attorney general sued Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's over ratings the pair issued on risky investments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a bill that would allow taxpayers to write off charitable donations to Chile earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post says more than two dozen people have canceled their subscriptions over a photo of two men kissing that ran on the front page.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders have announced that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions.

NEW YORK (AP) — Panasonic is launching its line of 3-D TV sets at an event in New York — and confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are continuing their slow trek higher after the government's report of a drop in companies' inventories during January.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says a Medtronic nerve stimulating implant failed to significantly reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.