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Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
United Nations says main challenge is to restore the economy to the level attained before 1990. The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity. Bleak pictures from state television showed a funeral

RI gov. signs sweeping public pension overhaul
Rhode Island's governor has signed into law sweeping changes to the state's public pension system.

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RI pension overhaul may head to the courts
Rhode Island is taking dramatic steps toward fixing one of the nation's most underfunded public pension systems, but the true battle with public-sector unions may be just beginning.

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Lawmakers pass sweeping RI pension system overhaul
Despite jeers and the threat of a union lawsuit, Rhode Island lawmakers on Thursday approved sweeping changes to one of the nation's most underfunded public pension systems.

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RI lawmakers to vote on landmark pension overhaul

A fight over public pensions in Rhode Island is about to come to a head in the Legislature, with lawmakers scheduled to vote Thursday on a landmark overhaul that has angered public-sector workers

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EXCLUSIVE - Records raise conflict of interest question at Olympus

/TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. patent records point to a possible conflict of interest in an Olympus investment in a cookware company, raising more questions for investors demanding a full explanation

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