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Bode Miller to skip Bormio downhill

Bode Miller will skip the upcoming downhill in Bormio and head back to the United States to let his sprained ankle heal and concentrate on his fitness. Complete Story...

Davis feels strong — but not ready to chase Heiden

Shani Davis just shook his head and laughed.

Bode Miller still aiming for overall title

Bode Miller believes he still has what it takes to win the overall World Cup title, even though he just started skiing again after a seven-month layoff.

ConsumerMan: Cell plan too expensive?

Billshrink.com, a free Web service, makes it quick and easy to see if you can save money – with your current wireless company or by changing to another one.

Proposed tax on 'Cadillac' coverage questioned

They call them Cadillac health plans. But a clunker may be hiding behind the sticker price. Senators scrambling to pay for a $1 trillion health care overhaul are leaning toward taxing health insurance companies on policies costing more than $25,000 a year — about twice the value of the average employer-provided family plan.

Cavs' look back before planning ahead

Summer's offseason arrived sooner than Cleveland general manager Danny Ferry had hoped, but it's here.

US planning for 2010, some '08 stars could return

LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and the core of the Olympic basketball champions could be back in USA uniforms next summer for the world championships.

Private Medicare plans get new rules

The Obama administration Monday placed new curbs on private insurance plans that are popular with seniors in Medicare, but have been criticized for marketing abuses and high costs to the government.

EU: stimulus plans leaving big budget gaps

Public spending by European Union governments to ease the recession is knocking big holes in many national budgets, the European Commission said Wednesday.

Auschwitz plans put on display in Berlin

Architectural plans for the Nazi death camp Auschwitz that were discovered in Berlin last year go on public display in the German capital on Tuesday.

‘Viability’ date looms without car czar

With less than a week to go before General Motors and Chrysler are due to submit long-term viability plans to Congress, a power vacuum in Washington is raising questions about the next steps in bailout of the auto industry.

Phelps eager to get back in the pool

Michael Phelps returned to training this week, five months after his record-setting performance at the Beijing Olympics.

Nonprofit employees invest in 403(b) plans

Similar to 401(k) plans, the IRS designed 403(b) retirement plans to serve employees of tax-exempt organizations. The employers offering such plans include public school systems, hospitals and other health care organizations, universities, certain ministers, and tax-exempt groups established under IRS code section 501(c)(3).

Meltdown 101: How layoffs affect retirement plans

It's one of a heap of financial worries that come with a layoff: What happens to your company-sponsored retirement plan?

Some companies reducing or suspending 401(k) match

Several companies already have announced plans to reduce or suspend the 401(k) company match:

Recession may jeopardize 401(k) contributions

Retirement accounts already battered by a steep market decline may get hit again as several companies suspend or reduce their 401(k) match to save cash.

Chicago, other cities readying for election night

Chicago authorities are bracing for as many as a million people in downtown Grant Park Tuesday night to cheer on Barack Obama as election returns come in, a potential celebration and security headache.

Despite slump, Yahoo plans new operations in Neb.

Yahoo Inc. says it will invest at least $100 million in a new data center and a new service center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs.

Meltdown 101: Market's effect on retirement plans

With the market seesawing daily, you may have seen your retirement savings — that money you've been counting on, and expecting to grow — shrink to disturbing levels in recent months.

D'Antoni believes he can win with unchanged roster

Stephon Marbury is still here and perhaps might be for a while longer.

Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around

Federal health officials encouraged Medicare participants on Thursday to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could include significant price increases or changes regarding which drugs the plans will cover.

Economists take critical view of health plans

John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined.

Coach says he and Phelps will be in business

Michael Phelps' coach says he and his record-breaking athlete are extending their partnership from training into business, though the details are fuzzy.

Anheuser-Busch ups retirement plan for key workers

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has released details of an enhanced retirement program that will be offered to certain employees as the brewer looks to cut costs.

Employers boost 401(k)s to meet workers' demand

Corporate America may have turned its back on traditional pensions but it appears to be embracing 401(k)s more than ever.

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Design Plans for Midtown Tower
Source: WHAM 13

Rochester's Midtown Tower will be a place to live and work. We'll learn more about the vision and the design for the structure Monday Morning.

America Keep your Eyes Open Please

If you don't already know, Hugo Chavez, and the president of Russia are meeting in Moscow. Let me be truthful with people, We (who are paying attention) know that a number of countries are making plans against the United States.

Blogger beware: Your latest update may attract criminals
Source: ABC Action News

Insurance companies have some advice for you: keep your vacation plans to yourself!

Barak Obama - I think I Just Figured Him Out.

Okay - sometimes I'm a bit slower than other folks, so if you or someone else has already figured out what I think I just figured out, well, never mind. You already know what I'm going to say so you can wander off and have a beer or something.

Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers
Source: gainesvile.com

The Army plans to require that all 1.1 million of its soldiers take intensive training in emotional resiliency, military officials say.

Layaway plans back in play
Source: tulsaworld.com

With consumer budgets crimped by the recession, layaway plans may look more attractive as a way to buy gifts for the holidays. Such long-term payment strategies also are becoming more popular online and outside the retail sector.

Military Officials Urge Action on Climate Change
Source: blogs.tnr.com

Earlier today, congressional Democrats held their second hearing on the national security aspects of climate change in little over a week.

Facing Death, and Living to Write About It

Are you ready for death? Does the thought of dying send your heart fluttering, your mind racing? Do your palms get sweaty and do you get all nervous or defensive? Are you calm in the face of death? When you consider your own ending, do you plan it? Do you accept it as reality? Do …

Obama plans $12B boost to community colleges
Source: USA Today

President Obama is expected to announce a $12 billion proposal today that will put the nation's community colleges front and center in his economic recovery plan.

Alec Baldwin's political plans
Source: THEWEEK.com

Is the '30 Rock' star preparing to run for Ohio governor?

US Begins GM Bankruptcy Planning, It's Effect In Europe
Source: BBC News

General Motors and the US Treasury have improved the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's move into bankruptcy protection. Meanwhile efforts are continuing to secure the sale of GM's main European business Opel, and its UK brand Vauxhall.

'Missing' Swedish snowmobilers found in sauna
Source: thelocal.se

The search for three men reported missing while on a snowmobile trek in the mountains in northern Sweden was called off when a police helicopter discovered the men relaxing in a sauna.

British star Susan Boyle to record CD in Prague
Source: Ceske Noviny

Here's a real scoop -- Susan Boyle is planning to record her CD in Prague. The Czech National Symphony Orchestra will provide the musical accompaniment. The symphony worked with the previous winner, Paul Potts, also.

Czechs planned tunnel under Austria to Adriatic
Source: austriantimes.at

Communist authorities in the former Czechoslovakia planned to build a tunnel under Austria and Slovenia to the Adriatic Sea, it has emerged.

Local Teens Charged in School Shooting Plot
Source: cms.ktla.com

Two high school students have been charged with taking loaded handguns to school and plotting an attack.

The Bailout and the Peril of Orwellian Financial Linguistics
Source: Newsweek

In his timeless 1946 essay "Politics And the English Language," George Orwell condemned political rhetoric as a tool used "to make lies sound truthful" and "to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." Were he alive today, Orwell might well be moved to pen a companion piece o …

Source: New curbs on private Medicare plans
Source: msnbc.com

The Obama administration is putting new limits on insurance plans that are popular with enrolled seniors, but have been criticized for marketing abuses and high costs to the government.

N.Y. election seen as referendum on stimulus
Source: msnbc.com

Democrats and Republicans plan to use the results as a measure of the popularity of President Barack Obama's economic efforts; the outcome could also indicate the strength of the GOP.

Stations granted extension
Source: ReviewJournal.com - News

Station Casinos' bankruptcy plans have been put on hold - for now.

CEO Bartz plans to streamline Yahoo
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Carol Bartz will be streamlining Yahoo.

New discoveries at ancient Tayma site (Saudi Arabia)
Source: Saudi Gazette

A team from the German Archeological Institute (GAI), which has an agreement with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) to continue excavations in Tayma for five years, is researching the relationship between the settlement at Tayma -- which dates back to 3,000  …

Padilla plans to hold his own Caylee Memorial [Video: Padilla Speaks]
Source: MyFoxOrlando

Excerpt: Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla is back in Orlando. But is he back on the publicity bandwagon or really looking to help?

Are netbooks the next hit cell phones? - Jan. 28, 2009
Source: CNN

AT&T looks to sell mini-laptops, bundled with wireless data contracts, for prices like $99 or less. Is the gambit brilliant or foolhardy?

Another Look: Pres. Obama's Warnings, 2007

At today's press confrence, reporters wanted to know what the President was going to do about The Crisis. Robert Gibbs reminded them of this speech. Let's take a look...

True story: The Caylee Marie Anthony tribute doll
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Excerpt: A Jacksonville promotions company plans to sell a doll as a tribute to slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony. The Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll will go on sale Tuesday for $29.99.

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