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Northwest saved?

| May 4, 2006
Northwest's pilots union Wednesday agreed to company demands for deep pay cuts, but as Cheryl Glaser reports, that doesn't mean the bankrupt carrier is necessarily out of the woods.

Long-term oil outlook

Stacey Vanek Smith | May 4, 2006
Consumers should get used to $3-plus gas prices. Crude oil prices are expected to stay high through 2007 but a new report out Wednesday suggests motorist are adapting to higher gas prices. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
Posted In: Economy

Wal-Mart's advertising makeover

Lisa Napoli | May 4, 2006
The retail giant is conducting a sweeping review of its ad agencies to see whether it's getting the most from its $578 million advertising budget. Lisa Napoli reports.

Tobacco sellers take NY to court

Amy Scott | May 4, 2006
In New York, you're not allowed to sell tobacco over the Internet. Surprise, surprise: The people who sell tobacco online aren't happy. They're suing, as Amy Scott reports.
Posted In: New York, Science

Congress still dancing around gas prices

John Dimsdale | May 3, 2006
The scramble to do something about gas prices continues on Capitol Hill but critics claim Congress is only tinkering at the edges of the real problems. John Dimsdale does a little history on gas price legislation — and fear of price gouging.
Posted In: Washington

Lobby reform losing teeth by the day

Scott Tong | May 3, 2006
The House of Representatives is considering lobbying reforms today, but compared to what some critics are calling for, the House bill seems rather...lenient. Scott Tong tells us what was left out of the legislation.
Posted In: Washington

Three rolls of forever stamps please

Ashley Milne-Tyte | May 3, 2006
The US Postal Service wants to raise the price of first-class stamps to 42 cents. But this time you might be able to hedge the rising cost of postage by purchasing "forever stamps." Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Posted In: Economy

Lawyers, lobbyists wage search engine wars

| May 3, 2006
Microsoft is trying to get ahead in the search engine business by leaving Google out of its new browser. Commentator Robert Reich says Google's fighting back, but not necessarily fighting fair.
Posted In: Science

Unlikely allies in immigration fight

Jeff Tyler | May 3, 2006
The Minutemen vigilante group thinks it has found an ally in its anti-immigration campaign — the African-American community. Jeff Tyler looks at how this odd couple of politics is fighting back.

MasterCard IPO

Tess Vigeland | May 3, 2006
MasterCard today set an estimated price for its IPO, expecting to raise almost $3 billion. That would make it the largest stock offering in US history. So what will MasterCard do with all that cash? Tess Vigeland reports.
Posted In: Wall Street

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