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GE Profit Soars Thanks to Energy Business

BOSTON – General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday posted a 24 percent rise in quarterly profit on a return to profit growth at its energy business and steady growth at its financial units. The earnings improvement, which was in line with Wall Street estimates, came from nearly every corner of …

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Lawmakers to Subpoena Yucca Mountain Docs

WASHINGTON – A congressional committee will subpoena documents from the Energy Department about possible paperwork fraud on the Yucca Mountain (search) nuclear waste dump in Nevada, a lawmaker said Monday. The department missed a Monday deadline set by Rep. Jon Porter (search), R-Nev., to hand over documents including personnel records …

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Senate Votes to Shield Gun Manufacturers From Lawsuits

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Friday to shield firearms manufacturers, dealers and importers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes (search), a measure opponents said had been ordered up by the gun lobby. The 65-31 vote passed a bill that supporters said protects the industry from financial disaster and …

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