UPDATE:US Highway Spending Stalls Amid Congressional Impasse - NASDAQ
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. government stopped reimbursing states for highway and mass-transit projects Monday after Congress failed to pass a measure permitting money to flow out of the federal Highway Trust Fund. The freeze on federal

Wedding bells?! A dozen ways to save and still splurge - WPTV
It's almost Valentine's Day, the season for love. And for many couples, the season for planning that spring or summer wedding. The average American wedding cost nearly $30,000 and that’s a big investment. To keep costs down, take a team approach to

Chile troops sent to quell post-quake unrest - Raw Story
Angry and hungry Chileans set fire to shops in the quake-hit city of Concecpion Monday as President Michelle Bachelet rushed 5,000 extra troops to the disaster zone to maintain order. Huge flames and clouds of black smoke billowed out over Chile's

AP: Whirlpool CEO gets 77 pct pay boost in 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle
Fettig, 53, received the pay hike largely in the form of a performance-based cash bonus worth $5.9 million, far higher than the $420,000 he got in the prior year, in which his total compensation was $6.1 million. According to a filing with the

Balloon procedure helps severe sinus conditions without the knife - WWL-TV
NEW ORLEANS - Thirty-seven million Americans suffer with sinus problems and infections each year, costing billions of dollars when you include the money spent on medicine, doctor visits, x-rays, CT scans, and surgery. But now there is a new, simpler

Ad rates, demand rebound for Oscar broadcast - Reuters
largest investment in last year's Oscars, spending an estimated $9.2 million on seven 30-second spots. This year, the company has snapped up six minutes of airtime, including a spot for its Cindy Crawford home million in ad dollars.