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Area dinosaur hunters are out of luck after the last of St. Louis’ green apatosauruses headed west this month.
The men looking for the creatures — and men, they invariably seem to be — aren’t paleontologists. They’re collectors of gas station memorabilia searching for their Holy Grail — fiberglass statues of the Sinclair Oil […]

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The government’s list of troubled banks climbed to its highest level since 1992 in the first quarter, although the pace of growth moderated, according to a government report published Thursday.
The numbers, published as part of a broader survey on the nation’s banking system by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, revealed that the number […]

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The San Antonio City Clerk’s Office has been approved to serve as an official U.S. Department of State Passport Acceptance Facility, making it the only municipality in Bexar County to hold this designation.
Currently, the U.S. Postal Service processes Passports for the State Department at a number of San Antonio area post offices. City Clerk Leticia […]

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Retailers are poised for a major victory in the Wall Street reform bill currently pending in Congress. The Senate adopted an amendment late Thursday that will slap sharp restrictions on the fees issuers levy every time a buyer pays with a debit card.
Called "interchange" fees, the charges typically consume 1% to 3% of every […]

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne must have gotten tired of all those questions about Chrysler’s empty product pipeline.
Because in a conference call with analysts and the media this week, he laid out Chrysler’s launch schedule for the rest of 2010 and dropped some hints about 2011.
If the pipeline isn’t exactly gushing, it is pumping a […]

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The 2010 Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools features high school students from local schools throughout the region. Click on any of the photos to bring up a slideshow.
A complete list of 11th grade rankings of southwestern Pennsylvania schools is also available on the School Guide homepage.
For more, see:
Upper St bad credit pay day loans. Clair […]

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D.C.-based DuPont Fabros Technology Inc., the fastest-growing company in the Washington area last year, grew its top and bottom lines last quarter.
DuPont Fabros, a real estate investment trust that develops and manages data centers, reported net income for the first quarter ended March 31 of $5.2 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with $3.3 […]

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Stronger sales and tighter expense controls helped footwear maker Rocky Brands Inc. halve its loss in the first quarter, the company told investors late Thursday.
The Nelsonville-based boot maker said it lost $560,744, or 10 cents a share, for the first three months of the year, compared with a loss of $1.1 million, or 20 cents […]

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