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Does Right to Work Create Jobs? Experts Aren’t Sure

The Indiana right-to-work bill's supporters trumpeted the argument that making Indiana a right-to-work state would encourage businesses to relocate there. But a survey of the available data suggests that the link between right-to-work and job creation is not as clear as its proponents claim.
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Hennes & Mauritz Issues Gloomy Outlook

World No.2 fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HMb.ST) said a gloomy economic outlook would keep demand subdued this year and discounting to shift unsold stock, which led to a surprise drop in fourth-quarter profit, had continued into January.
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Obama, Arizona Governor Have Tense Meeting

A day after his confrontational election-year State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had a tense exchange with Arizona's Republican governor Wednesday as she greeted Air Force One in Phoenix.
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Who is Demian Bichir? Mexican Actor Snags 2012 Oscar Nomination

That the likes of George Clooney and Brad Pitt have received Oscar nominations for the Best Actor in a Leading Role trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards is no surprise. The surprise of the category is Mexican actor Demian Bichir. The 48-year-old actor has been acting since he was 14.
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U.S. Oil Output Predicted to Surge on Shale Production

A boom in shale oil production will raise U.S. domestic crude output by a fifth over the next decade, helping to slash the country's dependence on foreign oil imports, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday.
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Pan American Silver Buying Minefinders for $1.5B

Canada-based Pan American Silver Corp. said Monday it will pay about $1.5 billion in a cash and stock to buy Minefinders Corp. Ltd., which owns a huge silver mine in northern Mexico, among other mining assets.
Heidi Klum and Seal Divorce

Heidi Klum and Seal Divorce: 'We Have Grown Apart'

Heidi Klum and Seal have confirmed that they are getting separated after almost seven years of marriage. While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate, the two said in a statement.

New Stamp Price: It's 45 Cents

There's a new stamp price -- it's 45 cents, as of Sunday Jan. 22. The United States Postal Service (USPS) raised the price of a stamp from 44 cents to 45 cents in an announcement in October, but it didn't take effect until Sunday
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Supermodel Heidi Klum to Divorce Singer Seal: Report

German supermodel Heidi Klum plans to divorce her husband of more than six years, British singer Seal, according to a TMZ report. Klum, 38, will reportedly file divorce papers early next week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.
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Is Mexico's Drug War Hurting Tourism?

In the five years since Mexican president Felipe Calderon began to use the military to combat the country's powerful drug cartels, some 50,000 people have been killed. With people being murdered in the country nearly every day, how is the violence affecting Mexico's tourism industry?

Schlumberger 4Q Soars 36%, Beats Wall Street View

Schlumberger Ltd (SLB.N), the world's largest oilfield services company, reported a 36 percent rise in quarterly earnings, beating Wall Street forecasts, but it warned that Europe's debt crisis could hurt economic growth and trim oil demand.
Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected

Republicans Fume as Keystone Oil Pipeline Rejected

The Obama Administration rejected the Keystone oil pipeline on Wednesday, a move that Republicans decried for sacrificing jobs and energy security in order to shore up the president's environmental base before elections.

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