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Olhausen Billiards, which has built pool tables in San Diego County since 1973, is moving its Poway factory to Tennessee to save on trucking costs and to better compete against cheap imports. The company said yesterday that it will close its 128,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on Kirkham Court in July or August, leaving about 120 workers out of jobs. About 75 other employees, most of them in supervisory and executive positions, plan to relocate with the company. “We're on the western edge of the continent, while 65 percent of our business is east of the Mississippi,” Olhausen President Gregg Hovey said....

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 24, 2004 The President's Address to the Nation      Audio Good Morning. In my State of the Union address, I spoke of a great priority for our nation, to confront the rising cost of health care, and make sure that more of our citizens can afford the health care they need. Health care costs are rising too fast for many families and businesses. It is time to address this problem directly, with five clear steps that Congress can take this year. First, we can help control rising health care costs by cutting down on frivolous lawsuits against doctors...