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BOSTON – Sen. John Kerry (search), in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement (search). The Massachusetts Democrat, Bush’s challenger in November, spoke at Boston’s annual …

NEW YORK – Philip Morris USA (search) has raised prices on certain cigarette brands by 10 cents per pack, effectively matching an increase last month on its top brands such as Marlboro, tobacco industry analysts said. Philip Morris USA, the top U.S. cigarette company, was not immediately available to comment. …

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending advanced solidly in December as personal income shot up a record 3.7 percent on a big dividend payout by software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a government report showed on Monday. The Commerce Department (search) said personal income (search) rose 0.6 percent in December when the …