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Several area residents voice ‘fiscal cliff’ concerns at lawmaker’s office

“Teetering on the edge” is how Jane Wemhoener, 62, of Columbus, described her financial situation Monday afternoon. “It’s going to be devastating to people like me — truly devastating,” she said, if Medicare and Social Security are negatively affected by the “fiscal cliff” negotiations under way in Washington, D.C.

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Apple’s softer side emerges under CEO Cook
“Those jobs aren’t coming back.” That’s what Steve Jobs reportedly told President Obama when asked at a dinner in early 2011 whether Apple would consider moving some of its manufacturing from China to the United States.

December 7, 2012
Corps not budging on Mississippi River flap
The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge industry to release more water from the Missouri River, believing the drought-starved Mississippi River it feeds still will remain open to shipping despite mounting concerns about water levels.

December 7, 2012
Drug makers’ settlements get high court review
The Supreme Court will take a close look at payments from brand-name drug makers to manufacturers of generic equivalents to keep the no-name products off the market at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion a year to consumers.

December 7, 2012
Storm delays lift already strong US auto sales
Superstorm Sandy gave an extra boost to U.S. auto sales, making November the best month for carmakers in nearly five years.

December 7, 2012
Dhaka factory lost fire clearance
The factory where 112 garment workers died in a fire should have been shut down months ago.

December 7, 2012
Michigan GOP approves right to work amid protests
Republicans slammed right-to-work legislation through the Michigan House and Senate Thursday, drawing raucous protests from throngs of stunned union supporters, whose outnumbered Democratic allies were powerless to stop it.

December 7, 2012
$700K of gold dust missing from Pfizer lab in Missouri
Pfizer Inc.’s medical research lab in St. Louis County is missing $700,000 worth of gold dust, and police are trying to determine if it was lost or stolen.

December 7, 2012
Stocks turn higher on jobs number, but fears loom
The stock market turned higher Friday morning on news that the U.S. added more jobs in November. But underneath the headline numbers, the government’s monthly employment report gave a mixed read on the economy.

December 7, 2012
Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
Many motorists don’t know it, but it’s likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there’s a snitch along for the ride.

December 7, 2012
US economy adds 146K jobs, rate falls to 7.7 percent
The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.

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