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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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Chu lauded Gregoire, a Democrat who served as governor of Washington state from 2005 until mid-January and is long-time backer of President Barack Obama.
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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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WASHINGTON, Feb 1- Only 11 of the 50 U.S. states have moved to implement new consumer safeguards under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, raising questions about how major health insurance reforms will be enforced, a report released on Friday says.
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OLYMPIA, Wash.-- Washington state has the highest state minimum wage in the nation, but a new bill being considered by lawmakers would allow some employers to pay a lower "training wage" to new employees for a certain period of time. Washington state's minimum wage increased by 15 cents this month to $9.19 per hour.
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PORTLAND, Ore.-- A worker came from the IT department of a Central Oregon health insurance business a few years ago to fix an email problem for the CEO.
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WASHINGTON-- An Oregon man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for failing to pay more than $879,000 in federal taxes on a secret liquor bottling operation that also produced wine containing dangerous heavy metals.
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*Treasury sells $29 billion of 7- year notes. NEW YORK, Jan 30- U.S. The market reacted in a way that said the Fed delivered what was expected- little movement, "said Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A.
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Relying on the wealthiest taxpayers can turn into budget turmoil when the market slides, according to analysts.
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Health Net Inc.' s fourth-quarter profit sank more than 91 percent compared to the final quarter of 2011, when the health insurer recorded a $17.1 million gain from a business it has since discontinued. Even so, Health Net reaffirmed a forecast it made last month for 2013 earnings.
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China's largest auto parts maker won U.S. government approval to buy A123 Systems Inc, a bankrupt maker of electric car batteries that was funded with U.S. government money, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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*Electric car battery maker A123 funded by U.S. government. Jan 29- China's largest auto parts maker won U.S. government approval to buy A123 Systems Inc, a bankrupt maker of electric car batteries that was funded with U.S. government money, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29- California's governor is betting the wealthy will grow wealthier still to help right his state's finances, a wager that is expected to help the budget in the short term, but leaves it at risk of a revenue slump if assets such as stocks lose value.
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Jan 28- Hostess Brands Inc is close to securing initial bids for its Drake's cake business and four bread operations that could net the bankrupt bakery company more than $50 million, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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NEW YORK-- The New York City Council voted Wednesday to ban discrimination against job seekers who are unemployed. "Discrimination is wrong in all its forms, and we cannot _ and will not _ allow New Yorkers who are qualified and ready to work have the door of opportunity slammed in their faces," City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said. "
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NEW YORK-- The New York City Council voted Wednesday to ban discrimination against job seekers who are unemployed. "Discrimination is wrong in all its forms, and we cannot _ and will not _ allow New Yorkers who are qualified and ready to work have the door of opportunity slammed in their faces," City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said. "
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*Google, IBM and Texas Instruments to report after the bell. *Dow up 0.4 pct, S&P 500 up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.01 pct. Gains were limited, however, as investors were cautious ahead of an increase in earnings reports and the S&P 500 was rising for the fifth straight day.
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*Google, IBM and Texas Instruments to report late Tuesday. *Dow up 0.2 pct, S&P 500 up 0.1 pct, Nasdaq off 0.1 pct. Recent concerns about waning demand for Apple Inc products and a weak outlook from Intel Corp have diminished optimism about the tech sector's prospects.
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SAN FRANCISCO/ LOS ANGELES, Jan 16- In the spring of last year, John Doerr received some bad news: Miasole, the solar-panel maker backed by his famed venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield& Byers, was on the verge of bankruptcy. If Miasole went under, it would be a dramatic collapse for a once-promising startup that in its heyday had been valued at $1 billion.
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SAN FRANCISCO/ LOS ANGELES, Jan 16- In the spring of last year, John Doerr received some bad news: Miasole, the solar-panel maker backed by his famed venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield& Byers, was on the verge of bankruptcy. If Miasole went under, it would be a dramatic collapse for a once-promising startup that in its heyday had been valued at $1 billion.