Coal-to-liquids plant is considered

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The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a feasibility study for a commercial 50,000-barrel-a-day coal-to-liquids facility in the Illinois coal basin.


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EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia

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Sprint Nextel CEO asks shareholders' patience in turnaround

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(AP) -- Dan Hesse, chief executive officer at Sprint Nextel Corp. for less than five months, faced tough questions Tuesday about the company's continued trouble keeping wireless subscribers.

Britain complains to EU about Microsoft file system

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(AP) -- A British watchdog agency said Tuesday it had complained to European Union regulators that Microsoft Corp.'s new file format for storing documents discouraged competition.
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