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Health Care: Presidential candidate Dick Gephardt thinks his health care plan will help him beat George Bush next year. Better ask small businesses about that.Millions of small businesses in America employ over 80 million people. So whenever a major presidential candidate comes out with an idea that could cost them billions of dollars or make them cut jobs, they pay attention.Gephardt's plan is one of those. He calls it a "stimulus" to the economy, one that would create jobs. Sounds great. Who wouldn't want health coverage for the 41 million Americans who have none, more jobs and a bigger economy?But...

Local News: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 Robbers earn extra cash by taking orders at Starbucks By Janet BurkittSeattle Times Snohomish County reporter The man and woman who robbed a Monroe Starbucks yesterday morning apparently weren't satisfied with what they found in the safe. After cleaning it out, they worked the store's drive-up window for about a half-hour, pocketing the cash, Monroe police say. About 5 a.m., the woman, believed to be about 24 years old, walked up to an employee who was setting up tables outside the Starbucks on U.S. Highway 2 and asked if she could use the...