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Breaking News Tue, 7 Oct 2008
US soldiers serving in KFOR talk to local villagers as they stand guard in front of their base entrance in the village of Leposavic, near the Serbia-Kosovo border, Tuesday, Feb.19, 2008.
Budget   Defence   Finance   Photos   US  
 Asia Times 
The US military's fallout shelter
| By David Isenberg | WASHINGTON - Some people may think one consequence of the ongoing United States financial crisis would be increased pressure for cuts in military spending. But that is unlikely t... (photo: AP /Srdjan Ilic / )
Chicago Cubs
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 CBS News 
PCS Rankings: Cubs fans who need sign should watch the skies
| Tell Gregory your opinion! The PCS Rankings (Pop Culture Standings) Updated: October 7, 2008 News Item Comment Woe to Wrigleyworld Current Previous Pct. Rise/Fall 1 8 1.00 Hate to say we told you so... (photo: GFDL / Rdikeman)
Advanced Micro Devices booth shown at the Consumer Electronics Shows in Las Vegas, Jan. 9, 2008. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is expected to report first-quarter financial results after the market closes Thursday, April 17, 2008.  Al Jazeera 
Abu Dhabi invests in US chip maker
| Advanced Micro Devices, the second largest computer chip maker in the US, has announced that it will split into two firms, with its factories becoming a joint venture with investors from the Gulf em... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma))
Abu Dhabi   Business   Investment   Photos   Technology  
 Pigs - Hog Production - Swine Industry - Livestock - Agriculture (mj1) wnhires  Globe and Mail 
Ontario Pork marketing board loses monopoly
| The Ontario Pork marketing board is losing its monopoly, a move that will allow producers to sell their hogs wherever they like. | The decision by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission mean... (photo: WN)
Agriculture   Business   Livestock   Ontario   Photos  
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Medicines                           USA Today
Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY Drug companies are now saying that children under 4 should not take cold medi... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Drug   Health   Industry   Medicines   Photos  
AMD Markham Canada The Boston Globe
AMD forms manufacturing unit with Abu Dhabi co.
| NEW YORK—In a move to dramatically cut costs and better compete with chief rival , chip maker said Tuesday it will spinoff its manufacturing businesses into a new... (photo: Public Domain)
AMD   Industry   Manufacturing   Photos   Technology  
The Eli Lilly and Company headquarters in Indianapolis is pictured in this Jan. 25, 2006 file photo. Buffalo News
Eli Lilly settles Zyprexa inquiries in 32 states
| Eli Lilly & Co. said Tuesday it will pay $62 million to resolve investigations into the marketing and promotion of its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa in 32 states and Washi... (photo: AP /Darron Cummings, File / )
Drugs   Eli Lilly   Health   Photos   Washington  
 US Dollar - USD - Currency - Money - Forex. (ps1)  Philadelphia Daily News
Pressure grows on US to take bold steps on economy
| JEANNINE AVERSA | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - With panic tightening its grip on investors here and abroad, pressure was growing on the United States Tuesday to ... (photo: Public Domain file)
Dollar   Economy   Photos   States   Washington  
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, left, and former Kenya's former presidential anti-corruption adviser John Githongo, right, are seen in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday Aug. 20 2008. Githongo returned to Kenya after three years in self-imposed exile, saying Wednesday the new coalition government will succeed only if it tackles gra All Africa
Raila Sees U.S. Financial Crisis Affecting Continent
Prime Minister Raila Odinga joined world leaders in warning on Monday that the financial crisis on Wall Street will inflict significant damage on African economies, inclu... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi)
Africa   Economy   Odinga   Photos   World  
Michelle Obama speaking at the NH for women Star Tribune
Michelle Obama to visit Minnesota on Monday
| ST. PAUL, Minn. - The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is on her way back to Minnesota. | Obama's Minnesota campaign says Michelle Obama will visit ... (photo: Public Domain / Barack Obama)
Campaign   Comment   Michelle   Minnesota   Photos  
Costco SSF gas station 1 The State
Gas shortages linger in places despite deliveries
The Associated Press | ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- | Some signs of the gas shortage haven't disappeared in North Carolina's mountains despite increased deliveries of fuel. | Most ... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere )
Carolina   Gas   Photos   Plastic   Shortage  
A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG)/107th Expeditionary Fighter squadron (EFS), Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG), armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) BBC News
US plane 'forced to land in Iran'
| A US plane has been forced to land in Iran after violating Iranian territory, the Iranian semi-official Fars news agency has reported. | It said the Falcon aircraft ent... (photo: US DoD)
Defence   Iran   Photos   Politics   US  
 KLdy1 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Low Yat Plaza - Bukit Bintang - Samsung. (dy1) The Guardian
Rambus says top US court denies Samsung appeal
(Adds details) NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Memory chip technology developer Rambus Inc said on Tuesday that the United States Supreme Court ruled in its favor in a long-r... (photo: WN)
Electronics   Industry   Photos   Samsung   Technology  
US Dollar - USD - Currency - Money - Forex. (ps1) Infowars
Brazil, Argentina abandon US dollar
| Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 | Brazil and Argentina have launched a new payment system in their bilateral trade, doing away with the US dollar as a medium of exchange. | The tw... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Commerce   Currency   Dollar   Economy   Photos  
building - property - real estate Canada Dot Com
Property taxes could rise by 4%
| Miller blames uncertainty on global turmoil | Facing the added uncertainty of global economic turmoil on the eve of the annual budget-making process, Toronto Mayor Davi... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Economy   Photos   Property   Taxes   Toronto  
 Starbucks coffee house in Nicosia, Cyprus         The Examiner
Newspaper Criticizes Starbucks For Wasting Water
Channel 13 Action News - 3 hrs ago A study released in a UK newspaper says the coffee chain wastes more than 6 million gallons of water a day worldwide. The reason i... (photo: WN / C Casey)
Business   Media   Photos   UK   Water  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Mississippi city challenges tax distribution law
- White Bear Lake man charged with 10 felony tax crimes
- Md. Man Sentenced In Prisoner Tax Fraud
- IRS eases tax rules on US firms with foreign units
building - property - real estate
Property taxes could rise by 4%
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- The US military's fallout shelter
- Sewall's Point couple plead guily in investment fraud
- Abu Dhabi invests in US chip maker
- U.S. Fed to buy commercial paper
US soldiers serving in KFOR talk to local villagers as they stand guard in front of their base entrance in the village of Leposavic, near the Serbia-Kosovo border, Tuesday, Feb.19, 2008.
The US military's fallout shelter
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Currency Banking
- Dollar's dive biggest ever
- Artist prints `Zero Dollar' in dig at Wall Street
- Artist prints `Zero Dollar' in dig at Wall Street
- Artist prints `Zero Dollar' in dig at Wall Street
US Dollar - USD - Currency - Money - Forex. (ps1)
Dollar's dive biggest ever
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- Their shares hurting, U.K. banks are pressing the Exchequer
- WNY banks working to assure customers their money is safe
- FDIC proposes doubling US bank assessments
- Author's spat with the governor of the Bank of England g
**FILE** In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, pedestrians pass a branch office of Bank of America in New York. Bank of America says, Thursday, June 26, 2008, it will cut about 7,500 jobs after it closes its acquisition of Countrywide Financial.
Bank of America reports profit drop, capital raise
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Chinese eye house market downturn
- Wall Street rebounds
- China takes stock in crisis
- Market-place gods had it right
KLdy1 - July08 - properties - housing - market price - real estate. (dy1)
Chinese eye house market downturn
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- UTC Power Acquires Architectural Energy Corp. of Boulder, Co
- Maryland ranks No. 12 on energy-efficient list
- Energy Dept. warns of higher heating costs this winter
- Energy Department warns of higher heating costs
A worker delivers fuel to an Exxon station in Keller, Texas, in this Jan. 27, 2007 file photo. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday, April 26, 2007 its net income grew 10 percent in the first quarter, as higher refining, marketing and chemical profit margins overcame lower crude oil and natural gas prices. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, file)hg3
Energy Department warns of higher heating costs
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Industries Technology
- More US ears in Israel
- Safety officers not on duty when bus entered US
- WNY banks working to assure customers their money is safe
- Safety officers not on duty when bus entered US
Patriot missile crews from the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade train with their Israeli counterparts on the "Patriot Conduct of Fire Trainer" in Ansbach, Germany.  The training, which began Oct. 30, is helping Soldiers from both nations prepare for joi
More US ears in Israel
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- Polar habitats may affect drilling
- Politicians take potshots at Lehman chief
- High-stakes debate for McCain
- The US military's fallout shelter
Cindy McCain introduces her husband, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Thursday, April 24, 2008, at a town hall meeting at Xavier University in New Orleans during his "It's Time for Action" campaign Tour.
High-stakes debate for McCain
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