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Business leaders in Washington state are seeking support for an initiative on the ballot that would reverse requirements making all employers equip their offices with ergonomically correct furniture. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

Paul Solman reports on the investigation into corporate misconduct in the mutual fund industry. The probe has widened after two top executives resigned under suspicion of fraud.

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly 20 years in the third quarter, registering a growth rate more than double the second quarter's advance, the government reported Thursday. Economists offer perspective on the forces driving the new…

American officials are asking their allies for billions of dollars to help rebuild Iraq at an international donors' conference in Madrid. Experts discuss the Iraqi potential to regenerate its own wealth through oil production.

AmeriCorps finds thousands of young Americans to serve in inner cities each year, but it has been unsuccessful at convincing Congress to provide additional funding for the program. Kwame Holman reports on the financial shortfalls of the largest government-funded domestic…

The cost of health care continues to ail the American economy, and its effects have been particularly acute in Southern California, where transit and grocery store workers have gone on strike over the issue. Jeffrey Kaye reports.