Two of the three largest U.S. tobacco companies filed suit against federal authorities Monday, claiming a law that gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration new authority over tobacco violates their right to free speech. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., maker of…

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Major cigarette makers sue over new tobacco law

For all the GOP howling about Barack Obama radically steering the government to the left and leading the nation toward socialism, some of his major appointments are Republican men and women of the middle. In what may be the top two national posts in light of…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday as a sharp drop in Chinese equities added to concerns about the global economy’s recovery.

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With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall. The season gets a late-summer start Tuesday, with the release of “Guitar Hero 5,” a game…

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Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games

Insurance companies said Monday it was too soon to determine how much they would have to pay for claims from wildfires that have already burned more than 80 homes in California and threatened thousands more. A massive Los Angeles-area fire threatened 12,000…

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that elections in Myanmar must be free and fair, amid mounting concerns that they won’t be. “We need to work more for the democratization of Myanmar,” Ban told a press conference in Oslo, Norway, with Norwegian Prime…

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Nellie Bogart of Old Bridge Nellie Bogart of Old Bridge reentered the job market when her former employer downsized its global employer solutions practice in May. She is brings more than 10 years experience in human resources, specializing in…

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the government will pay $9.5 million to acquire land so the Flight 93 National Memorial can be built by the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Salazar said Monday that the National Park Service has reached agreements…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators warned broker-dealer firms about creating incentives that may lead their brokers to engage in questionable conduct such as recommending unsuitable investment products, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell nearly 4 percent to below $70 a barrel on Monday as fear of a curb in Chinese bank lending dented optimism about the pace of economic recovery and a potential rebound in global energy demand.

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Oil drops nearly 4 percent on China economy fears

BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France took aim at the banking sector on Monday, pledging to check banks’ power and push for limits on bonus payments at a Group of 20 summit next month.

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Germany, France target bank “excesses” for G20 meet

The man expected to become the AFL-CIO’s next president said Monday that lawmakers would pay a political price if they abandon a government-run option in any health care overhaul. “We need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its…

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Trumka warns lawmakers on health care overhaul

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the world’s largest retailer catch up in the online world. The Walmart Marketplace…

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Wal-Mart to sell goods from other vendors on Web

Growing concerns about a potential falloff in Chinese demand for basic materials sent prices for copper, oil and soybeans tumbling Monday. The decline in commodities came after China’s main stock index plunged nearly 6.7 percent overnight, adding to a nearly…

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R.J. Reynolds, seller of Camel cigarettes, and some other tobacco makers have filed a lawsuit saying their free-speech rights have been violated by a new tobacco law. The law gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacoo. It…

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R.J. Reynolds sues over new tobacco law