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''I've got two towboats stuck up above there, bubba. I've got people wanting their barges and I can'

House members emerged from a confidential briefing saying they were convinced that a U.S. missile di

Boeing Co. and one of its largest unions are skirmishing over a company plan to send about 600 of it

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DISCOUNT AIRLINESDISCUSS TEAMING UPDENVER - Colorado's business travelers soon may be paying

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Amid a growing controversy over alleged attempts by China to funnel money into U.S. election campaig

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OFFERS TO BUY* COMPUTER RAM. Looking for computer RAM (NEC or Micron) 16MB EDO (72 pins, 60n

Sure, you can get it there, but how much will it cost me and how fast can you ship it to my clients?

Even with the threat of severe penalties in proposed legislation, 51 percent of trucks stopped in a

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The French company Dassault Investissements has struck an agreement with a United Arab Emirates comp

Today's far-reaching rail consolidations have been viewed by many as a tremendous shock to an indust

MOSCOW, BEIJINGTO SIGN NUCLEAR PACTMOSCOW - Russia will sign a preliminary contract with Chi

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.75 up 0.41

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A yearlong investigation blames the former chairman of B.C. Hydro for most of the problems in the so

Sumitomo Corp. plans to reduce the salaries of 46 executives for six months because of a scandal ove

The FBI is withholding six tapes secretly recorded by an informant in its investigation of agricultu

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Bavaria has begun slaughtering imported cows to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease, while cattle

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 19, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

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Skepticism abounded among members of a special joint legislative committee after they heard contrast

EPA FUNDS SOUGHTFOR 'BROWNFIELD' SITESWASHINGTON - EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner joined

There is no need to worry about the Export Development Corp. squeezing the private sector out of the

OREGON AGENCY STAFFERSOPPOSE MERGER PLANPORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Public Utility Commission st