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BUSINESS
Saint Al's in Boise 'very pleased' with White House birth control decision
The Saint Alphonsus Health System, based in Boise, its parent Trinity Health and the Catholic Health Association said Friday that they are "very pleased" that the White House today said it would not require Catholic institutions to offer birth control in their health plans for employees.
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY
Reprints of Business Insider's Appleton edition to be available Tuesday
If you missed this week’s Business Insider and couldn’t get one before the Statesman ran out Thursday, you will get a second chance.
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MICRON TECHNOLOGY
Durcan says there's 'nothing interim' about his new role as Micron's CEO
Improving markets, talks of acquisition and new-product development are propelling Micron Technology Inc. into its future, and newly named CEO Mark Durcan plans to be a part of it for a good long while.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Greek premier defends bailout deal, painful cuts
Warning of a "catastrophe" that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Gov't on pace for $1T deficit despite January dip
The federal deficit was lower through the first four months of the budget year than the same period last year. Still, the deficit is expected to top $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row, putting more pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama in an election year.
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BUSINESS
Boise energy developer U.S. Geothermal reports quarterly loss
Boise energy developer U.S. Geothermal Inc. took a $1.5 million net loss 2 cents per share in the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2011, according to records filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Bernanke: Weak housing has hurt consumer spending
Ben Bernanke says declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending and warns that the trend could continue to weigh on the economy for years.
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IDAHO ECONOMY
Peter Crabb: How federal policy keeps the housing market sick
One of the first principles doctors learn in medical school is primum non nocere first, do no harm. The doctors of the economy should take heed. Current fiscal and monetary policies keep the patient sick.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Faces beyond the numbers of long-term unemployed
J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and newspaper job listings and hopes - even prays - this will be the day when his fortunes turn around.







