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    Get Ready for the New Investment Tax

    The Supreme Court's health-care ruling means the 3.8% surtax on investment income is for real. We answer your questions.

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    Banks Face Foreclosure Regulation by States

    States across the country are proposing a range of new rules that would make it more difficult for banks to foreclose on troubled homeowners.

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    Focus on Penn State Turns to Emails

    Attorneys representing young men who accused Jerry Sandusky of victimizing them say emails indicate former Penn State officials chose not to report acts of alleged abuse.

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    Ann Romney's Struggle With MS

    Ann Romney's multiple sclerosis has taken her to one of the world's leading MS doctors, participation in a medical study at Harvard, and an unproven therapy called reflexology.

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    Democrats Want to Move On, GOP Doesn't

    Democrats and Republicans have found one more thing to disagree about: In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's health-care ruling, Democrats want to change the subject. Republicans don't.

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    High Court Rejects Challenges to Media-Ownership Rules

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider challenges to FCC rules that limit ownership of broadcast outlets and newspapers in local markets.

  • In Wynn's Macau Deal, a Web of Political Ties

    The history and connections behind the Macau government's decision to grant Wynn Resorts land rights for a $4 billion casino-resort open a window on business dealings in the booming Chinese gambling enclave of Macau.

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    Smartwatch Becomes 'Crowdfunding' Test Case

    Pebble Technology, the maker of a smartwatch that connects to smartphones, has become a poster child for raising seed money on the Web via "crowdfunding." Now, the clock is ticking for it to deliver on its promise to investors.

  • Turkey Holds Firm On Its Downed Jet

    Turkey on Sunday reiterated its position that Syria shot down its jet in international airspace, denying an article that cited U.S. officials who said the plane was most likely downed with shore-based antiaircraft guns over Syrian waters.

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    Health-Law Battle Enters Next Round

    A new front opened in efforts to reshape how the government implements Obama's health-care overhaul. Employers, insurers, hospitals, drug makers and others are angling for an advantage.

  • Websites Down as Storms Hit Servers

    The large East Coast storms disrupted power for Amazon.com Inc. cloud-computing operations, causing outages for customers such as Netflix Inc. and photo-sharing service Instagram.

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    Wildfire Destroys Nearly 350 Homes

    Firefighters made headway against a wildfire that has become the most destructive in state history, killing two people and consuming nearly 350 homes on the edge of the state's second-largest city.

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    Army Preps Spy Blimp

    The U.S. military is preparing for the maiden flight of a football-field-size airship laden with surveillance gear designed to do the work of a dozen drones—and destined for Afghanistan.

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    Peter Madoff Pleads Guilty to Fraud

    Peter Madoff said he faked documents, lied to regulators and committed a litany of other crimes that allowed his older brother, Bernard Madoff, to perpetuate one of history's biggest investment frauds.

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    Court's Ruling Puts Reins on Federal Reach

    The landmark health-care ruling laid down new markers in constitutional law, confronting policy makers with potential future constraints on federal programs.

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    Justice Won't Pursue Holder Charges

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Business

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    New Business Cases Await High Court

    The Supreme Court added several new business cases to its docket for the fall that will offer the court more opportunities to cement its generally pro-business reputation.

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    Stars Align for Constellation

    Constellation Brands was an expected winner in AB InBev's deal to buy Grupo Modelo, winning control over U.S. imports of Corona and other Mexican beers for $1.85 billion.

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    Unions Try New Tack in Wal-Mart Battle

    Unions in Los Angeles are pressing politicians to reject or return Wal-Mart's campaign donations as a way to curb the company's influence as it tries to expand in major cities.

  • Election 2012

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    The Murky Calculus of Job Exports

    The Obama and Romney camps are fighting about whether Mitt Romney helped send U.S. jobs overseas. The claims show how hard it is to tell whether corporate growth abroad translates into fewer jobs at home.

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    A 100-Meter Tiebreaker Trumps Coin Flip

    Two sprinters who finished in a dead heat in the women's 100-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials will race head-to-head in an unprecedented bonus 100-meter heat.

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    Gymnastics Goes Moneyball at U.S. Trials

    New rules forced the U.S. Olympic team to think about building its men's roster in a more complicated way. The team was unveiled on Sunday.

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