The year-over-year core expenditure figure, which excludes food and energy, is the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, and it is expected to have risen to 2. For months, policymakers have stated that they expect the economy to recover, and that curbing costs is their primary concern in light of uncomfortably high inflation. Other data that could help investors decide whether inflation is rising at a worrisome pace are in the Commerce Department's report Friday on personal income and spending,...

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June 1, 2007 WASHINGTON A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, he said in an interview aired on Friday. June 1, 2007 WASHINGTON A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, he...

As training finished, one player handed his camera to someone else so he could get a picture of himself on the field. It is allowed to have a team in this regional championship, but if players seek the spotlight of the World Cup, they must do it wearing the French jersey. When they walked onto the field, most pulled out cameras or cell phones to snap pictures. It's the first time a team from the little island has advanced so far at a tournament since 1992. Guadeloupe has been a part of...

The Cincinnati-based retailer is the nation's leading grocery chain, with more than $66 billion in sales in 2006 across its 2,500-store, 24-division operation, which includes its own banner and such units as Ralphs, Fred Meyer and Fry's. That includes snacks (such as Ritz and Chips Ahoy! from Nabisco; PepsiCo's Lays, Tostitos and Ruffles), condiments (Hunt's Ketchup, Gulden's Mustard from ConAgra; Bruce Foods' Louisiana Hot Sauce), center-plate items (ConAgra's Chef Boyardee) and CPG...