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AP: Not All Recipients Needed 9/11 Loans

WASHINGTON – The government’s $5 billion effort to help small businesses recover from the Sept. 11 attacks (search) was so loosely managed that it gave low-interest loans to companies that didn’t need terrorism relief — or even know they were getting it, The Associated Press has found. And while some …

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Judge Rejects Extradition for Cuban Militant

EL PASO, Texas – A Cuban militant accused of plotting a 1976 jetliner bombing that killed 73 people cannot be deported to Venezuela, an immigration judge has ruled. Luis Posada Carriles (search), who has denied that he planned the bombing, claims he would be tortured if sent to Venezuela, where …

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U.S. Inventories See Unexpected Drop

WASHINGTON – Inventories at U.S. businesses fell unexpectedly by 0.5 percent in July and the heaviest sales pace since December pushed the stocks-to-sales ratios to a record low, a Commerce Department (search) report showed on Thursday. Business inventories shrank after an unchanged reading in June, the report showed. Analysts polled …

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