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NEWS

Copter crash in Iraq kills 14 U.S. soldiers
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A helicopter went down in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing all 14
U.S.
soldiers aboard, the military said, the deadliest crash since January
2005.

Dean slams oil rigs, aims at mainland
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Hurricane Dean took aim at the Mexican mainland on Wednesday as the
weakened
storm battered evacuated oil rigs on the roiling waters of the Bay of
Campeche
in the heart of Mexico's energy industry.

U.S. envoy: Iran trying distraction
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A senior U.S. envoy dismissed increased Iranian willingness to answer
questions about its nuclear program as a smoke screen on Wednesday and
said it
would not prevent the U.N. Security Council from imposing additional
sanctions
on Tehran.

MONEY

Suit: Oil giants fixed prices for 23,000 gas station owners
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Nearly two dozen gas station owners in California sued Shell Oil Co.,
Chevron
Corp. and Saudi Refining Inc., on Tuesday, claiming the companies
conspired to
fix prices for 23,000 franchise owners nationwide.

Poll: Youth don't rely on money for happiness, but it helps
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Today's young people have a complicated relationship with money,
dismissing it
as a paramount source of happiness yet conceding its power over them.

# posted by John @ 8/22/2007 08:45:00 AM