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It is a single sentence, on page 147 of the annual appropriations bill funding the White House, listed under the title “Additional General Provisions.” The 18-word clause eliminates the money to pay for political appointees in each federal agency whose ...

MILWAUKEE — Money management might be a secondary thought for an attorney preoccupied with depositions, summary judgments and fact finding. But for solo and small firm practitioners, attention to financial detail is essential, especially throughout the first few years of ...

Just because most economists on Wall Street predict the U.S. economy will slow next year, or sink into recession, doesn’t mean their market strategist colleagues won’t be right in their forecast of a record for the Standard & Poor’s 500 ...

Merck & Co. is seeking to overcome doctor opposition to sell the first non-prescription version of a cholesterol pill that lost patent protection six years ago. The drugmaker is pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the third time ...

GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe’s largest drugmaker, failed to win U.S. approval for a new once-a-day version of its medicine Requip for Parkinson’s disease. The Food and Drug Administration set more conditions to be met before it can clear the longer-lasting formulation, ...

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes unexpectedly rose for a second month in October, suggesting the slump in housing may become less severe. The National Association of Realtors’ index of pending home sales increased 0.6 ...

The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments this week over a $6.1 million verdict against a mortgage company for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Lewis Rice & Fingersh lawyer Richard Ahrens said the statute that bars the unauthorized practice ...

Gov. Matt Blunt called Thursday for changing state law to allow for the death penalty in cases against rapists whose victims were young children. Blunt made the announcement at a cyber crimes summit in Jefferson City, where law enforcement officials ...

Gov. Matt Blunt called Thursday for changing state law to allow for the death penalty in cases against rapists whose victims were young children. Blunt made the announcement at a cyber crimes summit in Jefferson City, where law enforcement officials ...

The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments this week over a $6.1 million verdict against a mortgage company for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Lewis Rice & Fingersh lawyer Richard Ahrens said the statute that bars the unauthorized practice ...

The head of the drug court for the St. Louis city circuit is moving on after 11 years, so circuit court officials are starting a national search for his replacement. Jeff Kushner, the drug court administrator, joined the St. Louis ...