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AP – Digital printing products maker Presstek Inc. posted a larger fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as revenues sank, though it said its overall financial position has grown stronger.

AP – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the administration will not accept a bill overhauling financial regulations that does not contain strong protection for consumers.

AP – Tim Hortons Inc. said Monday that it got approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to start its share buyback program for up to $200 million worth of common shares.

U.S. Marines and their Afghan counterparts are tightening their hold on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, in southern Afghanistan. But hundreds of deadly homemade bombs, or IEDs, remain behind.

AP – An oil and gas drilling technique that is becoming more widespread is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers concerned that it may pose a hazard to human health by tainting drinking water and harming the environment.

BusinessWeek – Unlike much of the market, most of the homebuilder stocks have continued to rally this year, albeit bumpily, despite renewed concerns about the pace of economic recovery amid fear of contagion from the European sovereign debt morass. The rally is primarily due to the stronger-than-expected earnings that many of the companies have reported this season, which is giving investors some hope that these stocks will be good bets in 2010. …

In Afghanistan over the weekend, U.S. Marines started an offensive targeting the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah. The going has been relatively slow because attack routes have been saturated with roadside bombs.

In Afghanistan over the weekend, U.S. Marines started an offensive targeting the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah. The going has been relatively slow because attack routes have been saturated with roadside bombs.

Thousands of U.S., British and Afghan troops have mounted an offensive against the Taliban stronghold of Marjah. The operation is an attempt to impose Afghan government control over the area.

Thousands of NATO troops and Afghan soldiers began an offensive Saturday against the Taliban stronghold of Marjah. The operation is an attempt to establish Afghan government control over the area.