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WASHINGTON - Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth.

Osiris Therapeutics Inc. rose after the company said it won the world's first approval for a stem- cell drug, gaining clearance in Canada to sell Prochymal for a disease that can attack patients who received bone-marrow transplants.

WEEKEND MEETING: Leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control.

George Clooney did the west coast. Now Sarah Jessica Parker is doing the East Coast.

Number of the day $1,501 That's how much TheONEdog , the world's most expensive hot dog, sold for on May 11.

Both victims received non-life-threatening injuries , and the shooter was apprehended within eight minutes outside a nearby gas station, police said.

The chief investment officer of JPMorgan Chase (JPM_), who resigned Monday in the wake of the bank's announcement of an embarrassing $2-billion-plus loss on her watch, is but the latest high-ranking woman to depart a business famous for its gender discrimination. Las Vegas bachelor party package . Ina Drew, who reported directly to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, joins a barely visible group of big-shot women who got fired or pushed out of their jobs after blunders or corporate restructurings.

General Motors says that it costs too much to advertise during the Super Bowl. Marketing chief Joel Ewanick says the company won't run ads during the big game in February. Divorce online . Ewanick said in a statement Friday that GM can't justify the expense because of a significant price increase for next year's event.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer proposed a 30 percent capital gains tax on people such as Facebook co- founder Eduardo Saverin unless they show they didn't renounce their U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.

MAITLAND, Fla. --- NAI Realvest recently negotiated two new lease agreements in Lake Mary and Maitland totaling 2,124 square feet of Class A office space.

Senior Broker Associate Mary Frances West, CCIM represented the tenant RPO Management LLC in the lease of 1,002 square feet at Lucien Green, 2250 Lucien Way, Suite 270 in Maitland. Natany Bramingham, Inc. of Warrington, Pa., is the landlord and was represented by Nathan Eissler of Realty Capital.

In Lake Mary, West represented the landlord, Interchange-Primera II, LLC of Daytona Beach in a lease agreement with Stewart Title Company for suite 105 with 1,122 square feet in Primera Court II at 735 Primera Blvd. The new tenant, who was represented by Nan McCormick of CBRE, is relocating from Altamonte Springs.

About NAI Realvest NAI Realvest, serving all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global's expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Park Square Homes has opened a new phase with townhomes priced from the $120s at Prairie Lake Reserve, located off A.D. Mims Road and Clarke Road in Ocoee.

Vishaal Gupta, president and chief operating officer at Park Square Homes, said the new phase will include 60 new three and four bedroom townhomes that range in size from 1,600 square feet of living space to 1,800 square feet.

A gated community, Prairie Lake Reserve features a community swimming pool, clubhouse and children's playground.

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About Park Square Homes Park Square Homes is one of Central Florida's premier production and vacation homebuilders. Founded in Orlando in 1984, the company has constructed thousands of homes in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. Park Square Homes is ranked as one of the largest homebuilders in Central Florida and is considered a pioneer and innovator in Florida's resort home market.

Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street.

TAMPA, Fla. --- Lennar's Central Florida Division has released 60 single family villa homes and 60 town homes for sale at Hawks Point, located on Oak Pond Street in Ruskin, off 19th Avenue, west of U.S. 301 in the SouthShore area of Hillsborough County.

Mark Metheny, president of Lennar's Central Florida Division, said two and three bedroom single family villa homes at Hawk's Point range in size from 1,400 square feet of living space to 1,517 square feet with one car garages, priced from $129,990.

Metheny said 60 town homes at Hawk's Point priced from the $130s range in size from 1,747 square feet of living space to 2,162 square feet. Three floor plans are available.

Wolfgang Schaeuble also says it's vital that during this weekend's summit in Washington Europe's leaders show the world they are moving more quickly to stem the crisis that is jeopardizing economic recovery around the world.

Spain's stock market flirted with seven-year lows Friday as investors continued to worry about the stability of the eurozone's financial system in light of the downgrading by credit ratings agency Moody's of the country's banking industry.

Online VnExpress says Duong Chi Dung, former chairman of Vietnam National Shipping Lines, or Vinalines, and three other executives were detained Friday for allegedly causing losses of $80 million from 2009-2010 after purchasing old ships and making poor investments.

Bedford, N.Y. - Every family has its share of pain and triumph. And then there are the Kennedys.

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC said Friday that on May 17 it purchased 460,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at an average price of 691.0500 pence per share.

A rocket has lifted off in Japan in the country's first commercial launch of a foreign satellite - one from South Korea designed to monitor the environment.

He's pushing back against Republicans who are calling for immediate budget cuts and long-term reform for social security and Medicare.