Canning the spam
JAMESTOWN - A few years ago, April D. Lorenzen decided she was fed up with spam.

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Dow Closes Down 24 While Nasdaq Falls 26
NEW YORK - Stocks slumped in listless trading Monday amid concerns about the upcoming Iraqi election and rising oil prices. The major indexes closed at their lowest levels of the year.

American Express 4Q Profit Up 17 Percent
NEW YORK - American Express Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings surged 17 percent, helped by record cardmember spending, higher average cardmember lending balances and strong travel sales, the financial services company reported Monday.