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Brewers strive forlow-calorie beer

How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.
Modified: 11/08/09 09:22:41 PM

Farmer brings a message on food

Will Allen, an urban farmer and MacArthur Foundation genius grant winner, is in Raleigh tonight delivering this message: We need to act now to fix a food system that is broken.
Modified: 11/08/09 09:28:04 PM

When healing takes work

Lisa Schiller's work ID still shows her with a full head of hair. The picture was taken before May, when her hair began to fall out and she began wearing hats, and before April, when she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. The badge and photo are both symbolic.
Modified: 11/08/09 04:53:46 AM

Banks had time to make changes

Cents and Sensibility: Ever since Congress passed a bill this year aimed at getting credit card companies to clean up their act, they've been doing anything but.
Modified: 11/06/09 11:30:45 PM

Making good sense of a Roth conversion

Money Matters: To Roth or not to Roth - that is the question. I've read a lot about the big window of opportunity for those with adjusted gross incomes above $100,000 to convert their IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2010.
Modified: 11/08/09 04:54:47 AM

Patent law must not stifle innovation

Editor's Choice: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could help clarify what constitutes patentable subject matter. Many technology companies are watching the outcome closely.
Modified: 11/08/09 04:56:19 AM

Shops sell holiday deals early

Retailers want you to believe the day-after-Thanksgiving sales have arrived early this year. Don't believe their hype.
Modified: 11/07/09 04:50:48 AM

Joblessness expected to get worse

As bad as the Friday jobs report was, showing October's unemployment rate jumping sharply to 10.2 percent, the outlook is likely to worsen for American workers well into next year.
Modified: 11/07/09 04:35:31 AM

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