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Headlines From AP > </span></a> <br><br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="top"> <td class="brknewsdate" width="48" align="right"> 08:22 PM</td> <td width="8"></td> <td width="276"><a href="/web/20080118101332/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/17/ap4546329.html" class="reutershed">Wall Street Bonuses Fell 4.7 Percent</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="brknewsdate" width="48" align="right"> 07:09 PM</td> <td width="8"></td> <td width="276"><a href="/web/20080118101332/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/17/ap4546191.html" class="reutershed">Home Construction Plunged in 2007</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="brknewsdate" width="48" align="right"> 06:50 PM</td> <td width="8"></td> <td width="276"><a href="/web/20080118101332/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/17/ap4546138.html" class="reutershed">Cabela's Completes $57M Senior Note Sale</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="brknewsdate" width="48" 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