NEWTON, Iowa (AP) _ A federal appeals court has upheld a decision by Whirlpool Corp. to slash the medical benefits for more than 3,000 Maytag Corp. retirees.Whirlpool purchased Newton, Iowa-based Maytag before closing its plant in 2007 and laying off hundreds of workers. In 2008, Whirlpool announced that Maytag retirees would no longer receive the
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