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Eel fishing has been a boon to many in Maine
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Smith & Wesson tops the 2013 Globe 100
Executives of the companies featured in the 25th anniversary edition of the Globe 100 have one thing in common — they all produced record or near-record 2012 financial results.
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him. ( 05/19/2013 9:49 AM )
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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. ( 05/19/2013 9:46 AM )
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Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads
Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008.
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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader. ( 05/18/2013 7:26 PM )
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