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THE NEW BIN LADEN TAPE MENTIONS RECENT EVENTS INCLUDING FRENCH PRESIDENT
SARKOZY'S ELECTION IN MAY AND AUGUST ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA BOMBING

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 06:57:00 PM 0 comments

DJIA

13,113

-249.97

S&P

1,453

-25.00

NASDAQ

2,565

-48.62

10Yr

4.37%

-0.132

U.S. stock indexes end with weekly losses

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks sold off Friday, with the major indexes all ending with
weekly losses, after a jolting decline in August employment -- the first
such drop in nearly four years -- sparked worries the country could be
headed for a recession.

John Dvorak's Second Opinion: The iPhone ignited smart-phone mania, for
the moment

BERKELEY, Calif.
A couple of years back, nobody except Research In Motion Ltd. with its
BlackBerry could get much traction with a so-called smart phone. Now,
because of the iPhone, everybody's taking another run at the category.

Economic Report: U.S. nonfarm payrolls drop by 4,000 in August

WASHINGTON
U.S. employers cut back their hiring in August for the first time in
four years, government data released on Friday showed, a major surprise
that undercuts optimism about the economic outlook and makes a Federal
Reserve interest rate cut later this month much more likely.

Commodities Corner: OPEC walks a tightrope as oil prices near a record

SAN FRANCISCO
The world's major oil producers have a big decision to make when they
meet next week: how to deal with signs of softening global economies and
the usual run up in fourth-quarter oil demand as crude prices head
toward record levels.

Hovnanian, Beazer news caps tough week for home builders

BOSTON
Residential builder stocks, which were hit earlier this week by a plunge
in pending home sales, were under pressure again Friday on quarterly
losses and renewed bankruptcy fears.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 06:26:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 04:51:00 PM 0 comments

Dow loses about 250 points as Wall Street ends the week on a sour note
after a surprisingly bleak jobs report.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 04:18:00 PM 0 comments

4-day-old baby found living in a shoe box

A mother in Brooklyn is under arrest this morning after police removed
her 4-day-old baby from a filthy apartment. Authorities found the baby
living in a shoe box.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 12:58:00 PM 0 comments

DJIA

13,165

-197.70

S&P

1,457

-20.82

NASDAQ

2,567

-47.24

10Yr

4.38%

-0.118

U.S. stocks drop on jobs shock

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks sold off Friday in the wake of a surprising decline in
August employment -- the first such drop in nonfarm payrolls in nearly
four years.

Economic Report: U.S. nonfarm payrolls drop by 4,000 in August

WASHINGTON
U.S. employers cut back their hiring in August for the first time in
four years, government data released on Friday showed, a major surprise
that undercuts optimism about the economic outlook and makes a Federal
Reserve interest rate cut later this month much more likely.

Capitol Report: Commentary: Fed has smoking gun to cut rates, if it
wants

WASHINGTON
With payrolls falling in August, the Federal Reserve has the smoking gun
-- the hard evidence of a weaker economy -- that it would need to cut
interest rates.

Hovnanian, Beazer news caps tough week for home builders

BOSTON
Residential builder stocks, which were hit earlier this week by a plunge
in pending home sales, were under pressure again Friday on quarterly
losses and renewed bankruptcy fears.

HSBC facing shareholder pressure for strategy review

LONDON
HSBC has become the latest European target of U.S. activist investor
Knight Vinke after the fund manager revealed it has requested a
"fundamental review" of strategy at Europe's biggest bank.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 12:56:00 PM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first
time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said
on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve
policymakers to cut interest rates.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 12:21:00 PM 0 comments

Dow down more than 200 points, Nasdaq down 2% on jobs report-related
selloff. Update soon.

# posted by John @ 9/07/2007 12:20:00 PM 0 comments

ISLAMIST WEB SITE CLAIMS OSAMA BIN LADEN TO RELEASE NEW VIDEO TO MARK
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS

# posted by John @ 9/06/2007 06:35:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/06/2007 02:39:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. SEN. LARRY CRAIG'S SPOKESMAN SAYS THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN IS 'ALL BUT
CERTAIN' HE WILL RESIGN FROM THE SENATE, THE AP REPORTS

# posted by John @ 9/06/2007 01:32:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

Bush, China's Hu face off
---------------------------------------------
President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao tackled contentious
issues on
Thursday, from climate change and Iran and North Korea to recalls of
tainted
Chinese food and individual freedoms in China.

For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boost
---------------------------------------------
According to a 2003 review of autopsy studies, doctors misdiagnose 8% to
24%
of the time. Cognitive errors, such as latching onto a diagnosis that
seems
the most likely without considering other possibilities are among many
root
causes. The solution for some is technology. Doctors are increasingly
using
the Internet, even search programs as basic as Google, when they're
stumped.

Union chief: Officials should have known Utah mine was unsafe
---------------------------------------------
Government mine safety officials should have known that Utah's Crandall
Canyon
mine was unsafe and closed it before the collapse in August that killed
nine
people, a union official told senators Wednesday.

# posted by John @ 9/06/2007 08:58:00 AM 0 comments

Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made
him one of the most beloved tenors, has died. For both serious opera
fans and lay persons, the superstar singer was the ideal interpreter of
the Italian lyric repertory.

# posted by John @ 9/06/2007 08:55:00 AM 0 comments

FRED THOMPSON TELLS JAY LENO IN A TAPED APPEARANCE OF NBC'S 'TONIGHT
SHOW': 'I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.'

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 10:58:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 07:04:00 PM 0 comments

Senator Larry Craig reconsidering resignation

Sen. Larry Craig's spokesman says the senator is reconsidering his
decision to resign.

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 07:01:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

Germany nabs 3 over 'imminent' terror threat
---------------------------------------------
German authorities said Wednesday they had arrested three suspected
Islamic
terrorists for plotting attacks on Frankfurt International Airport, one
of
Europe's busiest, along with Ramstein Air Base, a key U.S. and NATO
military
hub.

Building projects fill gap in economy
---------------------------------------------
State and local governments are in the middle of a building boom that
has
helped keep the economy afloat and offset job losses from the decline in
home
construction.

Australian PM vows to keep troops in Iraq
---------------------------------------------
President Bush got a boost Wednesday from his most reliable foreign
ally:
Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged to keep hundreds of
Australian
troops in Iraq as long as the United States needs them.

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 01:30:00 PM 0 comments

Realtors: Pending home sales in biggest drop ever, worst level since
September 2001.

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

AP: Rep. Paul Gillmor, R-Ohio, was found dead in his apartment
Wednesday, a Republican leadership aide says.

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 01:22:00 PM 0 comments

AP: Rep. Paul Gillmor, R-Ohio, was found dead in his apartment
Wednesday, a Republican leadership aide says.

# posted by John @ 9/05/2007 01:14:00 PM 0 comments

MATTEL TO ANNOUNCE WEDNESDAY IT WILL RECALL SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND
MORE CHINESE-MADE TOYS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF LEAD PAINT, THE
AP REPORTS

# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 07:16:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 03:17:00 PM 0 comments

Federal aviation officials say a plane carrying aviation adventurer
Steve Fossett has been missing since Monday night.

# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 03:01:00 PM 0 comments

ISM manufacturing index falls in Aug. about in line with forecasts;
construction spending weakest in 6 months, AP reports.

# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 12:21:00 PM 0 comments

The storm has weakened to Category 3 with 120 mph winds as it moves over
Nicaragua toward Honduras. Felix nailed the Nicaraguan coast as a
Category 5 storm, making this the first season on record that two
Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall. 

# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 12:20:00 PM 0 comments

Small device detonated in Midtown

Police are investigating an apparent pipe bomb explosion in Midtown. The
blast occored outside a small theater, owned by a former star of the
'Sopranos'.

# posted by John @ 9/04/2007 12:18:00 PM 0 comments

Bush Says Drawdown Of Troops Possible

President Bush made a surprise stop in Iraq, using the war zone as a
backdrop to argue his case that his troop surge is bringing stability to
the nation. He said some troops might be brought home if security
improves, but gave no timetable. 

# posted by John @ 9/03/2007 04:55:00 PM 0 comments

President Bush made a surprise stop in Iraq, using the war zone as a
backdrop to argue his case that his troop surge is bringing stability to
the nation. With a rising U.S. death toll, pressure is on Baghdad to
find a political solution.

# posted by John @ 9/03/2007 01:34:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/03/2007 11:11:00 AM 0 comments

President Bush arrived in Iraq today on an unannounced visit, the White
House said.

# posted by John @ 9/03/2007 10:22:00 AM 0 comments

Hurricane Felix has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, with winds
near 165 mph, the National Hurricane Center says.

# posted by John @ 9/02/2007 10:59:00 PM 0 comments

North Korea has agreed to declare and disable all its nuclear facilities
by the end of this year, the chief U.S. negotiator said. The assurance
came during talks in Geneva which also featured discussions of food aid
for Pyongyang.

# posted by John @ 9/02/2007 04:32:00 PM 0 comments