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Impatience with Obama trade policy grows

WASHINGTON (AP) - The third anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact came and went this month with the Obama administration still negotiating the fine print, Congress showing little interest and business groups frustrated by the lack of action on trade deals.
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Soggy season could crimp sweet potato supply

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Savor that holiday sweet potato pie and those marshmallow yams while you can.
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Feds blame low oxygen for Ala. mine death

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Low oxygen levels likely caused the death of a coal miner in a west Alabama mine where several others were overcome during a rescue attempt, federal mine safety officials said Tuesday.
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SPIN METER: 'War and Peace' in 209 pages?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mountain of paper. They pile it high on desks, hoist it on a shoulder trussed in sturdy rope and tell people it's longer than "War and Peace," which it isn't.
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Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall

NEW YORK (AP) - Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation's two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Tuesday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening.
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