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War bill delays miniumum wage hike
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Increasing the minimum wage should be easy for a Congress controlled by
Democrats, especially with President Bush's pledge of support. But a
$2.10
boost for America's lowest-paid workers is again being delayed, this
time in a tussle over whether to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.

PepsiCo takes top spot in global warming battle
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Guess what corporate global warming fighter the Environmental
Protection
Agency will crown its national "green power" kingpin Monday.

Few Iraqi refugees allowed into U.S.
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The United States admitted 68 Iraqi refugees in the six months through
March,
a tiny percentage of those fleeing their homes because of the war,
State
Department figures show.

MONEY |

Yahoo's new ad campaign plays to users' needs
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Yahoo, the Web brand that's a distant No. 2 behind Google in search
market share and search ad revenue, will try to click better with
consumers with a new message: Be a better (whatever you want to be).

Inflation is largest issue, economists say
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Inflation is the Federal Reserve's biggest challenge, according to a USA
TODAY survey of 53 top economists, who predicted slightly slower
expansion and somewhat sharper price pressures than in a January poll.

# posted by John @ 4/30/2007 09:20:00 AM