Haiti Earthquake

2010-03-16T14:16:51Z

In this photo taken March 12, 2010, a 21-year-old woman who doesn't want to be identified speaks with The Associated Press in Port-au-Prince. Women, girls and children as young as 2 years old, already traumatized by the loss of homes and loved ones in Haiti's earthquake, now are falling victim to rapists in sprawling and unm...

FBI: No evidence Mexico hit men targeted Americans

2010-03-16T18:45:17Z

<div id="subtitle">FBI: Mexico hit men may have gone to wrong place before attacking guests of US consulate party</div><div><p>Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. ...

Safeway's CEO compensation falls nearly 15 percent

2010-03-16T15:46:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Safeway's CEO sees value of compensation fall nearly 15 percent in 2009</div><div><p>An Associated Press calculation shows Safeway Inc. CEO Steven Burd's compensation fell nearly 15 percent in 2009.</p><p>Safeway has struggled during the down economy as shoppers ...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385

2010-03-16T15:46:18Z

<div id="subtitle">US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p>&l...

Business Highlights

2010-03-16T15:15:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Business Highlights</div><div><p>Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the U.S. economic recovery and ease high unemployment.</p><p>But the Fed's assessment of the econ...

AP tally shows Prudential CEO's 2009 pay dipped

2010-03-16T14:04:09Z

<div id="subtitle">AP tally shows Prudential CEO's 2009 compensation falls 4.5 pct even as insurer reverses loss</div><div><p>The CEO of Prudential Financial Inc. received a 4.5 percent pay cut in 2009, even as the company moved to a profit from a loss.</p><p>The life insurer and annuity provider gave CEO John Strangfeld nearly $15.6 million in total compensation last year, compared with the $16.3 m...

Clarification: Amylin FDA info request story

2010-03-16T13:31:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Clarification: Amylin FDA information request story</div><div><p>In a story March 15, The Associated Press reported that Bydureon is the proposed trade name of exenatide, a diabetes treatment being developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.,

PROMISES, PROMISES: Records not so open with Obama

2010-03-16T13:00:27Z

<div id="subtitle">PROMISES, PROMISES: Exceptions to federal open records law flourish under Obama administration</div><div><p>One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records even as the number of requests for information declines, according to a review by

New York Times CEO was paid $4.9 million in 2009

2010-03-16T12:32:55Z

<div id="subtitle">New York Times CEO got a compensation package worth $4.9 million in 2009</div><div><p>New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson got a compensation package worth roughly $4.9 million in 2009, according to an Associated Press

Correction: ParkerVision 4Q results story

2010-03-16T12:32:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Correction: ParkerVision 4Q results story</div><div><p>In a story March 15 about ParkerVision Inc.'s fourth-quarter results, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company recorded revenue of $64 million. Its revenue was $64,000.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?ai...

KeyCorp's CEO pay rises on higher base salary

2010-03-16T11:31:02Z

<div id="subtitle">KeyCorp's CEO pay rises 15 percent on higher base salary</div><div><p>The chief executive of KeyCorp bank holding company saw his compensation rise 15 percent last year as his base salary rose, according to an Associated Press calculation.</p><p>Henry Meyer got a pay package worth about $5.1 million in 2009, based on figures ...

AP analysis of Obama FOIA record at a glance

2010-03-16T00:30:25Z

<div id="subtitle">AP review of Obama administration's record on FOIA at a glance</div><div><p>To mark Sunshine Week, when news organizations promote open government and freedom of information, The Associated Press reviewed annual Freedom of Information Act report...

Sunshine Open Government

2010-03-16T00:33:18Z

President Barack Obama speaks in Strongsville, Ohio, Monday, March 15, 2010. The government's use of legal exemptions to keep records secret rose during President Barack Obama's first year in office, despite promises of increased openness, an Associated Press review found. (A...

Boeing CEO's 2009 compensation fell to $13.7M

2010-03-15T16:01:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Boeing CEO's 2009 pay package fell 7.2 percent to $13.7 million on missed profit targets</div><div><p>Boeing Co. chief executive Jim McNerney's compensation fell 7.2 percent last year after the commercial airplane maker and defense contractor posted a smaller profit than its board had been looking for.</p><p>McNerney ...

US Steel CEO's 2009 pay dives as he rejects awards

2010-03-15T15:46:16Z

<div id="subtitle">US Steel CEO's pay plummets in 2009 as he takes salary cut, refuses awards as co. struggles</div><div><p>United States Steel Corp. CEO John Surma's compensation package plummeted more than 83 percent last year as he took a salary cut and refused stock awards. The reduction came in a year the company struggled ...

Dr. says Beckham's Achilles' tendon totally torn

2010-03-15T13:30:09Z

<div><p>David Beckham's left Achilles' tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expected to be out of action for about six months.</p><p>"He is doing well and the operation lasted just under an hour. It went very well," Dr. Sakari Orava told

Colgate-Palmolive CEO gets 31 percent pay boost

2010-03-15T13:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Colgate-Palmolive Chief Executive Ian M. Cook gets 31 percent pay boost to $14.4M in 2009</div><div><p>Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s CEO Ian M. Cook's compensation rose 31 percent last year to $14.4 million, as the company's profit rose amid flat sales of its name-brand toothpastes and soaps, according to an Michelle Williams appointed bureau chief for AP's South Atlantic region</div><div><p>Michelle Williams, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Arizona and New Mexico, has been named chief of bureau for the South Atla...

Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online

2010-03-15T07:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Survey: Online news consumers have favorites, but little loyalty, and don't want to pay</div><div><p>Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests.</p><p>That was one of several bleak headlines in the Project for Excellence in Journalism

China Expo Brand USA

2010-03-14T09:16:30Z

In this photo taken March 3, 2010, Greg Lombardo, brand development director of BRC Imagination Arts, speaks during an exclusive interview with the Associated Press about the USA Pavilion at Shang...

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