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Government Takes Over Another Pension Plan

WASHINGTON – A federal agency announced Tuesday that it has taken responsibility for two pension plans covering nearly 2,300 workers and retirees of Falcon Products Inc., a maker of institutional furniture. One of the pension plans being taken over is for Falcon Products. The other is for the company’s subsidiary, …

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Reno Man Arrested for $200,000 Lego Theft

PORTLAND, Ore. – Agents had to use a 20-foot truck to cart away the evidence from a suspect’s house — mountains of Lego bricks. William Swanberg, 40, of Reno, Nev., is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of the colorful plastic building blocks. Swanberg was indicted by …

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Was a Ruling by Judge Alito a Conflict of Interest?

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from Nov. 10, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BRIT HUME, HOST: Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito has now met with more than 40 senators and the only question, or about the only question raised about his …

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