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Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:12:53 GMT By DAVID ESPO http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LYONDELLBASELL_BUYOUT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html HOUSTON (AP) -- LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:10:51 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LYONDELLBASELL_BUYOUT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:18 GMT By ALEX VEIGA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_DR_HORTON?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_TRAVEL?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:16:15 GMT By NAFEESA SYEED http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_TRAVEL?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOTOMAYOR_CELEBRITY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings.... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:40:08 GMT By JESSE J. HOLLAND http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SOTOMAYOR_CELEBRITY?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:37 GMT By STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:40 GMT By JENNIFER PELTZ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VIVENDI_LAWSUIT?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html DALLAS (AP) -- The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:34 GMT By JOHN McFARLAND http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EXXON_MOBIL_SABOTAGE_CLAIMS?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ROCK_BOTTOM_RATES?SITE=CALOD&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=business.html NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.... 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