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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – A voter registration group with Republican ties has been banished from Wal-Mart stores in Tennessee for failing to meet the retailer’s standards of nonpartisanship and may soon be shut out of stores in California and Nevada, the retailer’s spokesman said Tuesday. Liberty Consultants wanted to register Wal-Mart …

LONDON – The 12th suspect charged in the alleged plot to down U.S.-bound airliners faced a court appearance on Friday. Umair Hussain, 24, was charged Thursday with having information about a possible terrorist act and not disclosing it, Metropolitan Police said. Of those charged so far, eight are accused of …

Online storefronts like eBay (EBAY) have enabled more Americans to go into business for themselves, according to new Census Bureau statistics. The number of self-employed Americans grew by 1 million, to 19.5 million, between 2003 and 2004. While that represents an increase of roughly 4.7 percent, the number of electronic …