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The comments of former Sen. Phil Gramm, widely seen as a potential economic official in a future McCain administration, muddled the economic message McCain wanted to deliver here. The Republican presidential candidate spoke to more than 200 voters and supporters at a town hall meeting at a Wayne County auto parts supplier, where he repeatedly invoked Michigan's economic woes and promised to sa...

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Tech. Sgt. Juan Ramon, a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic assigned to the Tiger Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects the inlet fan blades of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine for nicks and scratches here July 7. Foreign object debris damage prevention is critical to maintaining the jets' engines. One small rock a piece of trash could cause thous...

General Electric Co. reverted to form with no big surprises in its latest earnings report, and investors shocked by an unexpected profit shortfall three months ago showed their appreciation.

Even though earnings fell in the latest quarter, investors helped GE shares hold their ground Friday.

The conglomerate whose interests range from making loans, TV shows and light bulbs to buildi...