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Southwest Airlines changes board election rules about 1 hour ago DALLAS (AP) -- Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday it will require uncontested candidates for its board of directors to win a majority among shareholder votes cast to be elected, instead of just a   Read Story.

"Going Rogue" is going big about 1 hour ago NEW YORK (AP) -- "Going Rogue" is going big....  Read Story.

More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers about 1 hour ago RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's state treasurer has unveiled rules banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency....  Read Story.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care about 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away suppo  Read Story.

Movers roundup: Dress Barn, Hibbett Sports about 2 hours ago Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Nov. 20, from AP Financial News:...  Read Story.

TD Ameritrade offering $1.25B in senior notes about 2 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Online retail brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Friday that it will sell $1.25 billion in senior unsecured notes in a public offering and use proceeds to retire debt and   Read Story.

New Hampshire AG seeks bankruptcy for mortgage co. about 2 hours ago CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy....  Read Story.

Americans save more but earn less as rates fall about 2 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money....  Read Story.

Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law about 3 hours ago NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday....  Read Story.

Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells about 3 hours ago DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too....  Read Story.

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote about 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Lo  Read Story.

Early votes on W.Va. table games already top 1,300 about 3 hours ago CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races & Slots put table games in its casino....  Read Story.

Dollar keeps gaining as traders pare risk exposure about 3 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for  Read Story.

Ariz. lawmakers may have December special session about 4 hours ago PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in Dec  Read Story.

Vehicle fuel efficiency up in 2008 model year about 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protecti  Read Story.

New questions arise in Pequot trading probe about 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two ke  Read Story.

Chase drops arbitration from card contracts about 4 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration....  Read Story.

Treasury prices drop, yields inch off lows about 5 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices mostly fell Friday, pushing their yields slightly higher, while yields on short-term bills hovered near their lows of the year....  Read Story.

Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions about 5 hours ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees, losing at least $457 million for five Ohio p  Read Story.

Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honors about 5 hours ago MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols....  Read Story.

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