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- Wal-Mart sued by disabled over payment machines
- Stepmother of missing Ore. boy seeks delay of suit
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- Dad of missing Iowa girl faces trial amid search
- Sleep aid in Kerry Kennedy's blood after crash
- Head of Oregon investment firm pleads guilty in NY
- White House: Assad displaying 'depth of depravity'
- In sister cities, rivalry moves beyond gridiron
- Feds act to stop sale of magnetic Buckyballs
- UN chief says the `slaughter' in Syria must stop
- USDA says drought will push up food prices in 2013
- Sleeping drug found in Kerry Kennedy's system
- Ore. defense contractor target of investigation
- Judge: Fort Hood suspect could be forcibly shaved
- Caesars gets permit for world's tallest wheel
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| Wal-Mart sued by disabled over payment machines Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT Advocates for the disabled are suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. over point-of-sale machines they claim are inaccessible to customers who use wheelchairs and scooters.           |
| Stepmother of missing Ore. boy seeks delay of suit Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT The stepmother of an Oregon boy who vanished two years ago has asked a judge to hold off hearing a suit that says she knows the boy's location.  |
| Oregon disciplines tax workers over $2.1M refund Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT Oregon officials have taken action against four Revenue Department workers who failed to catch a fraudulent tax return that resulted in a $2.1 million refund.  |
| House passes bill increasing scrutiny over Fed Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT The House voted Wednesday to give Congress greater scrutiny over the monetary policy decisions of the Federal Reserve, approving legislation sponsored by longtime Fed nemesis Rep. Ron Paul.  |
| Arraignment set for wife of Trayvon Martin shooter Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT The wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter is to be arraigned next week in Florida on one count of perjury after a judge said she lied about her and husband George Zimmerman's finances at a bond hearing.  |
| House GOP rejects Obama plan for offshore drilling Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT In an election-year swipe at President Barack Obama's energy policies, the Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to revoke Obama's five-year plan for offshore drilling, replacing it with its own plan that calls for more ambitious oil and gas development off the U.S. coast.  |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT  |
| Dad of missing Iowa girl faces trial amid search Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT The father of one of the two missing Iowa cousins could learn Friday whether he must stand trial next week on domestic abuse or drug charges, raising the possibility that he could be sent to prison even as the search continues.  |
| Sleep aid in Kerry Kennedy's blood after crash Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT The recent troubles of the Kennedy clan played out in two courts in New York on Wednesday in cases involving sisters-in-law who were close friends.  |
| Head of Oregon investment firm pleads guilty in NY Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:51 AM PDT The head of an Oregon investment research firm pleaded guilty to insider trading charges Wednesday, admitting that he enticed employees of public companies to feed him secrets that he then sold to hedge funds and money managers as if they resulted from legitimate research.  |
| White House: Assad displaying 'depth of depravity' Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:39 AM PDT The White House says the Syrian government's assault on the city of Aleppo with tanks and airplanes illustrates what it called "the depth of depravity" by the regime of President Bashar Assad.  |
| In sister cities, rivalry moves beyond gridiron Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT The rivalry between two sister cities on the Texas-Arkansas border used to play out between high school football teams and fans who delighted in taunting the opposing side.  |
| Feds act to stop sale of magnetic Buckyballs Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT The government is taking legal steps to stop the sale of some high-powered desktop toys for adults because children are getting hurt.  |
| UN chief says the `slaughter' in Syria must stop Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT U.N. General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the world must unite in its response to Syria's civil war and do all it can to stop what he called the slaughter taking place there.  |
| USDA says drought will push up food prices in 2013 Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:30 AM PDT The federal government is projecting the record drought gripping half the U.S. will help push food prices up by 3 percent to 4 percent next year.  |
| Sleeping drug found in Kerry Kennedy's system Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT A court document says the drug found in Ambien sleeping pills was found in Kerry Kennedy's blood after her recent New York auto accident.  |
| Ore. defense contractor target of investigation Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT Federal authorities are investigating whether a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program manager made sure an Oregon defense contractor won nearly $160 million worth of contracts as part of a cozy relationship that included snowboarding vacations, trips to Singapore and Bali, and sex with female employees.  |
| Judge: Fort Hood suspect could be forcibly shaved Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:10 AM PDT A judge says the Army psychiatrist charged in the fatal Fort Hood shooting rampage will be forcibly shaved if he doesn't remove his beard on his own.  |
| Caesars gets permit for world's tallest wheel Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:10 AM PDT Casino giant Caesars Entertainment says it has obtained a key county permit allowing it to build the world's tallest observation wheel in a planned retail, dining and entertainment complex on the Las Vegas Strip.  |
| Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:10 AM PDT  |
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