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Breaking News Sat, 28 Nov 2009
** FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAR END -- FILE ** In this Oct. 11, 2008 file photo, a sign indicating a reduced price stands outside an existing home for sale near downtown Cheyenne, Wyo.
Evidence   Housing   Mortgage   Photos   US  
 The New York Times 
U.S. to Pressure Mortgage Firms for Loan Relief
| The Obama administration on Monday plans to announce a campaign to pressure mortgage companies to reduce payments for many more troubled homeowners, as evidence mounts that a $75 billion taxpayer-fi... (photo: AP / David Zalubowski, fil)
The Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is the largest piedmont glacier this far south in North America. It is about 65 km (40 mi) wide and 45 km (28 mi) long, with an area of some 3,900 km (1,500 sq mi). It is named after the Italian explorer Alessandro Malaspina (commissioned by Spain), who visited the region in 1791.
Aid   Climate Change   Commonwealth   Environment   Photos  
 The Star 
Commonwealth backs $10 bln climate adaptation fund
| PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Commonwealth leaders will lobby for an international climate deal that includes $10 billion for next year to help poor and vulnerable states fight the effects of global war... (photo: Creative Commons / Lotse)
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For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
By MARTHA IRVINE | AP National Writer | CHICAGO (AP) - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 _ and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else o... (photo: WN / theresa)
Chicago   City   Photos   Star   Technology  
Sheets of beef "cecina" for sale at a tianguis market in Metepec, Mexico State  The Examiner 
Recall of frozen beef steak
| On November 27th the recall went out for Frozen Beef Steak Fritter products. There had been customer complaints, that they had found pieces of plastic, in the meat product. | The product is the 9.75... (photo: Creative Commons / Thelmadatter)
Beef   Customer   Photos   Plastic   Product  
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University students hold a banner portraying Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, former Cuba's President Fidel Castro, center, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, during a protest against the XVIII Ibero American Summit in San Salvador, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. Hartford Courant
Latin American leaders aim to soothe tensions, develop economic strategy at summit
ESTORIL, (AP) — Latin American leaders have a chance to defuse some of their continent's political tensions at a summit opening Sunday. | The annual Iberoamerican m... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
Business   Diplomacy   Photos   Politics   S America  
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, before the Senate Budget Committee. CNBC
Audit would hurt economic prospects: Bernanke
By Mark Felsenthal | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday congressional proposals to audit the Fed and strip it of regulatory power... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Audit   Bernanke   Congress   Financial   Photos  
The Armenian National Academic Opera & Ballet Theater(Armenian:         ) in Yerevan was founded in 1932 and was opened on January 20, 1933. The theater building was constructed in 1940 by the architect Alexander Tasmanian. Toledo Blade
Ballet Theatre of Toledo delivers vivid 'Nutcracker'
Vivid, animated, and larger than life - that's the 2009 version of The Nutcracker presented by Ballet Theatre of Toledo this weekend at the Maumee Performing Arts Center.... (photo: Creative Commons / Bouarf)
Animated   Ballet   Life   Photos   Theatre  
Paula Abdul & Patrick Swayze. Grammy Awards - back stage during telecast - February, 1990 .     wnhires  (js1) Denver Post
Horse group starts scholarship in Swayze's name
| FILE - In this Nov. 17, 200 file photo, Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi attend a party at the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.... (photo: Creative Commons File / Alan Light)
File   Group   Hollywood   Photo   Photos  
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment observe the movement of enemy forces during an attack at Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2009.  The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. The Boston Globe
Military divorces increasing from war stress
| WASHINGTON-The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples. | There were an estimated 27,312 d... (photo: USMC / Sgt. Pete Thibodeau)
Marriage   Military   Photos   Stress   US  
2009 Lexus IS-F photographed at the 2009 Washington DC Auto Show. The Examiner
Lexus IS-F Nurburgring
| A modified Lexus IS-F driven by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi shows us just how the favorite game gets it's roots. Created by someone in the field, the game se... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Lexus   Market   Nurburgring   Photos   Vehicle  
A trader watches screens showing the CAC40 index in a financial office in Paris, Monday Sept. 15, 2008. The European Central Bank has pumped euro 30 billion (US$42.6 billion) into roiling money markets because of the volatility and concern over the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holding Philadelphia Daily News
Dubai effects in U.S. may be limited
Amid fears around the globe of new bank losses, only one U.S. institution has major holdings. | By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON - The Obama administrat... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
Banking   Dubai   Finance   Photos   Trade  
 Actress Melissa Gilbert, center, reacts after being elected president of the Screen Actors´ nf2  The Oklahoman
Cast of 'Little House on the Prairie, The Musical' helps Habitat for Humanity
| Actress Melissa Gilbert and the rest of the cast and crew of "Little House on the Prairie, The Musical" recently worked on a home by Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humani... (photo: APphoto)
Actress   Arts   Entertainment   Music   Photos  
House The Oklahoman
New U.S. home sales rise 6.2 percent
| WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes rose in October to the highest level in more than a year as strong activity in the South made up for weakness in the rest of the country... (photo: GFDL / Joe Mabel)
Economy   Housing   Market   Photos   US  
Clothing Store - Retailer - Cashier - Shoppers - Women Hartford Courant
Black Friday Shoppers: What Brings Them Out?
The Thrill-Seekers | A friend introduced Kapil Chopra to the Black Friday experience the first year Chopra was in America, 10 years ago, when they both worked in . The th... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Christmas   Gifts   Kids   Photos   Women  
 Reserve Bank of India Governer Y. V. Reddy speaks with bankers before announcing the mid-term review of Annual Policy statement for the year 2006-07, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006.  (rks2) DNA India
Crisis behind us: Y V Reddy
| New Delhi: The global economic crisis that had paralysed financial markets is now over, said former Reserve Bank of India governor Y V Reddy on Friday. "The crisis is m... (photo: AP Photo/Rajesh Nirgude)
Delhi   Governer   India   Leader   Photos  
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listens to a question concerning the state budget deficit while talking with reporters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 28, 2009. The Independent
US taxman chases Schwarzenegger over alleged unpaid $80,000 debt
| He presides over a state that is billions of dollars in debt and recently began issuing IOU notes to creditors after its coffers ran dry. Now it seems Arnold Schwarzene... (photo: AP / Rich Pedroncelli)
Court   Debt   Photos   Schwarzenegger   Tax  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Paso Robles transit to get $837,454 in state tax revenue
- Income tax payments to local Md. governments drops
- Some Ill. candidates balk at releasing taxes
- Income tax payments to local Md. governments drops
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gestures as he discusses this revised state budget proposal for the coming fiscal year during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 14, 2009. Schwarzenegger called for laying off thousands of state employees and slashing billions from education to deal with a projected budget deficit that could go as high as $21.3 billion if voters reject the budget-related measures on next weeks special election ballot
Schwarzenegger facing tax woes
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- Harvard ignored warnings about investments
- $49 million For Joe Montana's Wine Country Estate
- The Andrew Davidson interview: Jeff Meyer, CEO of Gartmore
- GM says production at Ohio plant to end Jan. 29
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, before the Senate Budget Committee.
Audit would hurt economic prospects: Bernanke
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Currency Banking
- Fancy a punt on the dollar or yen, the bhat or leke? Beware
- Nigerian caught with fake dollars
- Beware of a Dollar Rally
- The dollar, the debt, and the doom
A newly released 50,000 Zimbabwean dollar note is shown in Harare Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Zimbabwe's state newspaper says the central bank is issuing a 50,000 Zimbabwe dollar note to help people ahead of the festive season. The inflation in Zimbabwe officially stands at 231 million percent. (AP Photo)
Zimbabwe dollar will not return soon: bank chief
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- Hershey lines up $7bn from US banks to challenge Kraft bid f
- Hershey lines up $7bn from US banks to challenge Kraft bid f
- Washington to Press Banks on Mortgage Relief: Report
- Atlanta developers sued by SC bank over project
Canned goods - Foods
Computers and can drives: food banks turn to technology to help feed the hungry
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Is It Tax Deductible?
- Rating The Charities
- Doing Unto Others
- 10 Tips For Safe Online Shopping
 Workers wait for the bus to go back to their camps at a construction site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday June 26, 2006. In fact, Dubai is more accurately described as an enormous construction site, rather than a finished city. (AP Photo/Kamran Je
Dubai debt crisis hits world markets, Indian workers
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- FDA takes aim at energy alcoholic drinks
- Man killed in Maine fire was mixing oil, gas
- Tale of two emirates: Dubai's debts and Abu Dhabi's
- Dubai debt jitters send crude oil prices downward
Beer - Alcohol - Liquor
FDA takes aim at energy alcoholic drinks
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Industries Technology
- Canada Close To Nuclear Deal With India
- Dukakis to endorse Capuano in Senate race
- Hollywood's bad girls clean up as public tires of 't
- She's a walking, talking living dollar
Oasis of the seas leaving STX shipyard, Turku, Finland with fog rising from the sea at sunrise.
Oasis of the Seas: the ship that mistook itself for a city state
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- Police tap into ‘text-a-tip’ programs
- For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide
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