PARIS (Reuters) – France has secured the names and details of some 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts in what the budget minister described as a first in its battle against banking secrecy.

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The suspect in the killing of abortion provider George Tiller is in talks with a prominent attorney who represents anti-abortion protesters and has long advocated justifiable homicide as a legal defense in such cases. Scott Roeder, 51, has pleaded not guilty…

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About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation. The event near Times Square began shortly after the funeral for U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, and took-on the feel of a tribute to the liberal leader….

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The head of the aircraft leasing company owned by the financial services company American International Group is reportedly talking about buying a part of the business. The aircraft leasing company has been up for sale for more than a year. The Wall Street…

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WSJ: AIG plane leasing exec may bid for assets

The suicide bomber who lightly wounded Saudi Arabia’s assistant interior minister set out from an area of neighboring Yemen known to be an al-Qaida sanctuary, Yemen’s foreign minister said Saturday. The revelation that a militant was able to cross into Saudi…

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Bomber who attacked Saudi prince came from Yemen

As the world’s biggest bond investors cut off funding to CIT Group, the commercial lender turned to retirees for debt financing. CIT sold $827 million of debentures designed specifically for individuals between December 2007 and March 2008. It turns out…

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The Steelworkers union says progress is being made in contract talks with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. as a deadline looms. Union spokesman Wayne Ranick said Saturday the talks are Cincinnati, where negotiations have been underway since June. The contract is…

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A landmark bridal shop outside Boston is dressing its final brides-to-be after 40 years of high fashion. Yolanda’s Bridal Salon is taking orders until 5 p.m. Saturday and will fill all current orders, with some events as far off as New Year’s Eve 2010. The…

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Bridal boutique in Mass. closes after 40 years

Ok, now I’m getting aggravated. On the front page of the NYT this morning, Peter Goodman wrote:

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Get It Straight: Consumer Spending is *not* 70% of GDP

Japan’s ruling conservative party, battered by a laggard economy and voter desire for change after more than half a century of virtual one-party rule, was expected to suffer an overwhelming defeat Sunday in hotly contested elections. The Liberal Democratic…

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Japan’s ruling heads to elections as underdog

An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s act of protest during Bush’s last visit to…

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PAUL SAKUMA/APIn this June 4, 2008 file photo, United Airlines passengers check in at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Airlines cut fares to get more passengers on planes and salvage the summer travel season, but now their job…

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Airline passengers are flying cheap, but it’s no deal for carriers

Cecile Sangiamo liked her health insurance _ until she needed to use it. The 72-year-old Clearwater, Fla., resident had been on the federally subsidized, privately run Medicare Advantage policy through WellCare Inc. for about three years when she started…

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Some question private Medicare plans’ advantage

New Hampshire is opening five unemployment offices around the state this weekend to ease the backlog of people filing claims. Computer glitches and understaffing has led to long waits that Gov. John Lynch says are unacceptable. Offices in Concord, Manchester,…

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NH opens 5 unemployment offices on weekend

Authorities say they have recovered the second of two black boxes from a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed into the Indian Ocean in June with 153 people aboard. Col. Ismael Daho in charge of the Comoran crisis unit set up to deal with the crash says the…

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2nd black box recovered from Comoros plane crash