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Newt Gingrich will not run for president in 2008, his spokesman says.

# posted by John @ 9/29/2007 01:30:00 PM 0 comments

Third quarter ends with a thud; Dow and other major gauges end slightly
down after a strong week for Wall Street.

# posted by John @ 9/28/2007 04:16:00 PM 0 comments

Personal income up less than expected in August; spending up more than
forecast, Dow Jones reports.

# posted by John @ 9/28/2007 02:56:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/28/2007 02:43:00 PM 0 comments

Study: All Alcohol Ups Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers say women who have just one or two drinks a day increase
their risk of breast cancer by 10 percent, regardless of whether it's
beer, wine or liquor. One cancer expert calls it "a hugely
underestimated risk factor."

# posted by John @ 9/27/2007 06:17:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

Physicists challenge U.S. missile claims
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A number of top U.S-based physicists have concluded that the Bush
administration used inaccurate claims to reassure NATO allies about U.S.
missile defense plans in Eastern Europe.

Shots fired above protesters, monasteries raided in Burma
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Soldiers fired warning shots Thursday above an estimated crowd of 70,000
anti-government demonstrators defying a crackdown that has drawn
international appeals for restraint by Myanmar's ruling junta.

Musharraf opposition freed in Pakistan
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Pakistan's chief justice ordered the immediate release of detained
opposition
members Thursday as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his
controversial candidacy for a new five-year term.

MONEY

Freight railroad customers complain about prices, service
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Many customers say the nation's big freight railroads are socking them
with unreasonable rate increases and providing poor service in areas
where they face no rail competitor, hurting the economy and the nation's
ability to
compete globally.

# posted by John @ 9/27/2007 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

Top Dems Don't Guarantee Full Iraq Pullout

The three leading Democratic presidential hopefuls conceded Wednesday
night they could not guarantee that all U.S. combat troops would be gone
from Iraq by 2013, the end of the next president's first term in
office. 

# posted by John @ 9/27/2007 01:11:00 PM 0 comments

9 Dead As Soldiers Fire On Myanmar Protest

Soldiers fired automatic weapons into a crowd of anti-government
demonstrators as tens of thousands defied a crackdown that has drawn
international appeals for restraint by the ruling military junta. At
least 9 are reported dead. 

# posted by John @ 9/27/2007 01:09:00 PM 0 comments

DJIA

13,886

+8.70

S&P

1,527

+2.08

NASDAQ

2,705

+6.23

10Yr

4.60%

-0.018

New-home sales plunge 8.3% to seven-year low

WASHINGTON
Sales of new homes dropped 8.3% in August to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 795,000, the slowest sales pace since June 2000, the
Commerce Department estimated Thursday.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks prune advance as new home sales disappoint

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks on Thursday clipped their gains after housing sales data
proved even worse than anticipated, countering earlier data that shed a
positive light on the labor market, offsetting recessionary worries.

Economic Report: GDP revised down to 3.8% in second quarter

WASHINGTON
U.S. economic growth accelerated in the second quarter to the fastest
pace in more than a year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in
its final estimate measuring gross domestic product for the
April-through-June interval.

Economic Report: Jobless claims fall to lowest level since May

WASHINGTON
First-time applications for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 in the
latest week to 298,000, the lowest since the week ended May 12, the
Labor Department said Thursday.

KB Home posts loss and sees housing worsening into 2008

BOSTON
KB Home swung to a third-quarter loss as the builder took a big
land-related charge and sees housing market conditions continuing to
deteriorate into 2008, financial results showed Thursday.

# posted by John @ 9/27/2007 12:55:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/26/2007 03:29:00 PM 0 comments

Exiled opposition leaders and journalists say as many as five Buddhist
monks leading anti-government marches in Myanmar have been killed by
security forces. The government has confirmed one death. 

# posted by John @ 9/26/2007 01:08:00 PM 0 comments

NEWS

165 Taliban suspects killed in 2 days
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An ongoing battle in Helmand province has killed more than 100
suspected
insurgents, bringing the Taliban death toll to more than 165 in the past
two
days, the U.S.-led coalition said Wednesday.

Warning shots fired at monks in Burma
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Security forces fired warning shots and tear gas into massive crowds of
demonstrators in Myanmar's biggest city Wednesday, while hauling away
defiant
Buddhist monks into waiting trucks the first mass arrests since protests
in
this military dictatorship erupted last month.

Burma, Somalia ranked most corrupt
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Burma and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in
Transparency
International's 2007 index, released Wednesday adding pressure to the
Southeast Asian country's military regime as it faces the biggest anti-
government protests in nearly two decades.

MONEY

GM-UAW reach tentative deal; strike ends
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The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. said Wednesday they
have
reached a tentative contract agreement that ends a two-day nationwide
strike
immediately.

# posted by John @ 9/26/2007 10:49:00 AM 0 comments

GM, UAW Agree On Tentative Contract

Two days after the United Autoworkers packed up their stuff and hit the
picket lines nationwide for the first time in years, General Motors and
union negotiators agreed on a deal which could end the walkout. 

# posted by John @ 9/26/2007 10:45:00 AM 0 comments

THE POLYGAMOUS SECT LEADER WARREN JEFFS HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF TWO COUNTS
OF RAPE-BY-ACCOMPLICE FOR PERFORMING A MARRIAGE BETWEEN A 19-YEAR-OLD
MAN AND A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

# posted by John @ 9/25/2007 06:51:00 PM 0 comments

"The time for doubt has passed," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon, at a Climate Summit attended by over 80 world leaders, plus Al
Gore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, but not President Bush - who has chosen to
hold his own meeting instead.

# posted by John @ 9/25/2007 10:53:00 AM 0 comments

Existing home sales at lowest level in 5 years, consumer confidence at
lowest level in nearly 2 years, AP reports.

# posted by John @ 9/25/2007 10:51:00 AM 0 comments

Report: Iran official says Iran shelled Kurds
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Iranian forces have fired artillery against Kurdish guerrilla positions
in
Iraqi border areas, a state-owned newspaper reported Tuesday in the
first
Iranian confirmation of the shelling.

Fukuda elected Japan's PM
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned en masse
Tuesday
morning, clearing the way for parliament to choose a new prime minister,
a
Cabinet minister said.

Pres. Clinton appears at Ark. integration gala
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Former President Clinton and other dignitaries at a gala Monday night
for the
nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School a
half-
century ago stressed the country's continuing need for better race
relations.

# posted by John @ 9/25/2007 08:45:00 AM 0 comments

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the stage at Columbia
University to a blistering welcome from the president of the school, who
said the hard-line leader behaved like "a petty and cruel dictator."

# posted by John @ 9/24/2007 04:41:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 9/24/2007 03:10:00 PM 0 comments

General Motors Corp. spokesman Dan Flores says the United Auto Workers
have launched a national strike against the automaker.

# posted by John @ 9/24/2007 02:22:00 PM 0 comments

Suspect in custody in the shooting at Delaware State Univ

A Dover police spokesman says authorities have a suspect in custody in
the shooting of two Delaware State University students.

# posted by John @ 9/24/2007 02:16:00 PM 0 comments

Protests Await Iranian President In N.Y.

Critics of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepared for protests
as the hardline leader headed Sunday for New York, where his planned
speeches at a high-profile university and the United Nations have
aroused a storm of opposition.

# posted by John @ 9/23/2007 04:30:00 PM 0 comments