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The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.
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The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 3- The top Senate Democrat on Sunday predicted that Congress will pass and send to President Barack Obama legislation overhauling the U.S. immigration system, saying "things are looking really good." Obama last week expressed hope Congress can get a deal done on immigration, possibly in the first half of the year.
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SEATTLE, Feb 1- A Seattle- bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after its veteran pilot passed out in the passenger cabin, in the second such fainting spell involving the U.S. carrier in 10 days, the airline said on Friday.
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A teaser for Mercedes-Benz showcasing a supermodel's body has already drawn the ire of some media watchdogs.
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SEATTLE, Feb 1- A Seattle- bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after its veteran pilot passed out in the passenger cabin, in the second such fainting spell involving the U.S. carrier in 10 days, the airline said on Friday.
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CARSON CITY, Nev.-- The Nevada Supreme Court thrust the discussion about taxes onto state lawmakers Thursday, upholding a business tax proposal backed by the state teachers union and other labor groups and sending it to the 2013 Legislature.
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LAS VEGAS-- Casino game maker Bally Technologies Inc. said Thursday that its net income grew 37 percent in the fiscal second quarter, and it raised its expectations for the rest of the year. The company said its net income totaled $33.1 million, or 80 cents per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 31- Hotel-casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that was below Wall Street's estimates as its share of the Macau market declined. They continued a significant decline in Macau due to market share loss to the Cotai strip, where Wynn's competitors own properties, "said Chad Mollman, analyst with Morningstar Inc..
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 31- Coca-Cola Co held what it called a "productive conversation" with an Arab-American group that labeled the firm's Super Bowl ad racist, but will not change the commercial featuring an Arab walking through a desert with a camel. "We did express regret that the ad had been misunderstood," Coca-Cola spokeswoman Lauren Thompson said in an email. "
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THE SPARK: Spectrum said it revised a deal with its partner Allergan Inc., and will have the right to market the drug in the U.S., Europe, and other regions. Allergan will get a royalty payment on sales of the drug if it is approved in those markets.
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Smartphones themselves are at the heart of a global patent fight, with Apple Inc battling South Korean giant Samsung Electronics Co over the design of the iPhone and iPad. More than 100 million Apple and Samsung phones were shipped in the most recent quarter, making for more demand.
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LAS VEGAS-- A defense lawyer says a federal indictment accusing a millionaire Las Vegas businessman of wire fraud contains weaker criminal charges than those prosecutors alleged when they accused him last summer and of heading an elaborate international Ponzi scheme.
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*China's top luxury watch distributor Hengdeli Holdings Ltd said there had been no material change in its operations and its business continued to operate in a stable manner.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 30- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted lower-than- expected fourth-quarter earnings as weak results in Las Vegas dampened a strong performance in Asia. Morningstar analyst Chad Mollman said the shares also rose on strong results at the company's Chinese and Singapore properties.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 30- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings rose 35.8 percent from a year ago, helped by a strong performance in China, boosting its share price after-hours.
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CHICAGO, Jan 30- Russell Wasendorf Sr., who admitted looting more than $100 million from futures broker Peregrine Financial Group, expects to die behind bars even if a judge ignores prosecutors and imposes a lenient sentence at a hearing on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 29- The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday improper maintenance was the likely cause of a Dec. 7, 2011, sightseeing helicopter crash near Las Vegas that killed the pilot and four passengers.
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Jan 29- U.S. slot machine maker International Game Technology should consider strategic alternatives for the social gaming unit it bought for $500 million a year ago and focus instead on growing Asian markets, an investor in the company said.
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That's because states issue bank cards automatically, require complicated paperwork or phone calls to set up direct deposit and fail to explain the card fees, according to a report issued Tuesday by the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit group that seeks to protect low-income Americans from unfair financial-services products.
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NEW YORK, Jan 29- The sluggish U.S. economy could get a lift if President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of senators succeed in what could be the biggest overhaul of the nation's immigration system since the 1980 s.