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LyondellBasell gets buyout offer from Reliance

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.
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First National moves to raise capital

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Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply

HONOLULU (AP) - On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.
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Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.
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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
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13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust.
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