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 The Australian 
US extends job loss streak
| US employers cut workers for a sixth straight month in June for the longest such streak since 2002 and the vast service sector unexpectedly contracted, underscoring the economy's frailty. | The Labo... (photo: Public Domain file / -)
 President George W. Bush addresses the American Legion on the global war on terror, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington. President Bush voiced his support for free elections in the Middle East, saying that free elections are i
Elections   People   Photos   Politics   Washington  
 The Philippine Star 
US presidential elections 2008
| I lived in the United States for almost two decades, as a student and as a young professional, and mostly in Washington, D.C. Having served in various capacities with three Presidents, I dealt with ... (photo: White House)
PLANTS - ENVIRONMENT - BIOFUEL  Seattle Times 
Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy
BRUSSELS, Belgium - | Europe and the U.S. must reconsider their biofuel policies because of rising food prices around the world, aid officials and food policy experts said Thursday. | Speaking at an i... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Agriculture   Food   Photos   Society   World  
Zimbabwean opposition party members and their relatives are seen outside the U.S. embassy in Harare, Thursday, July 3, 2008. U.S. Ambassador James McGee says about 200 people are seeking refuge at his embassy  Belfast Telegraph 
200 seek refuge at US embassy in Zimbabwe
About 200 opposition supporters have sought refuge at the US embassy in Zimbabwe, the US ambassador said today. | James McGee said embassy officials were working with humanitarian organisations to hel... (photo: AP / )
Elections   Photos   Politics   US   Zimbabwe  
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Alaska Airlines   wnhires (rhubie) The Boston Globe
Alaska Air traffic falls 2 percent in June
| SEATTLE— said Wednesday traffic at its main carrier Alaska Airlines fell 2 percent in June, as it filled fewer seats despite greater capacity. | Alaska Airlines t... (photo: GFDL)
Airlines   Alaska   Photos   Seattle   Traffic  
 Malaysia mineral production,include barite,coal,iron ore,limestone,kaolin,mica,tin,sand and gravel,slica, and etc. mining industry of sand and graval. Mining Industry. Mines, Mining. tp1  Business Report
BHP gets US approval for Rio Tinto bid
| Sydney - Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday said US antitrust regulators had granted partial approval for its $170 billion (R1.33 trillion) hostile takeover b... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
Issues   Mining   Photos   Sydney   Takeover  
gas station CNN
Gas hits fresh record before July 4 holiday
Gas hits fresh record ahead of July 4 | National average gas price climbs to $4.098 a gallon as drivers gear up for one of the biggest driving days of the year. | #yahooB... (photo: Public Domain / )
America   California   Economy   Money   Photos  
Auto Exhibition - Cairo - Cars - Industry - Market - Fair  - Honda          WN/Hend Fawzi    Richmond Times Dispatch
Honda waves, drives by U.S. automakers
| DETROIT When consumers astonished the U.S. auto industry two months ago by quickly shunning trucks and going for gas mileage, the biggest beneficiary ended up being Hon... (photo: WN/Hend Fawzi)
Automakers   Business   Consumers   Honda   Photos  
Travels International Herald Tribune
Airline cuts mean business travelers are spending more time on the road
| : Jim Sachs, president of Puroast Coffee, the seller of low-acid coffee to grocery chains, is tacking on an extra 90 miles to every business trip he takes to and from h... (photo: Creative Commons / Jnpet)
Airline   Business   Francisco   Photos   Travels  
  Chocolate San Diego
'The chocolate here is a very special thing'
EAST COUNTY - Loyal customers showed up at the Wisteria Candy Cottage yesterday, distraught at the news that the backcountry shop selling confections like caramel turtles... (photo: GFDL / Vi..Cult...)
Business   Food   Health   Markets   Photos  
 STARBUCKS - COFFEE - COFFEEHOUSE                               Buffalo News
Local java lovers unsurprised by Starbucks' troubles
| Eric Johnson was a devoted Starbucks fan. | The Town of Tonawanda resident stopped at the specialty coffee shop at least once a day for a Black and White Mocha, spendin... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo )
Coffee   Java   Photos   Starbucks   Time  
Canada Dot Com
Summit to focus on climate change, global economy, aid to Africa, escalating food and energy prices
Published: Thursday, July 03, 2008 | OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepares to head to this year's Group of Eight summit, Canada is withholding support for a... (photo: WN - Jacques Fritsch / Jacques Fritsch)
Climate   Ecology   Nature   Photos   Science  
Starbucks coffee The News Tribune
Struggling Starbucks faces a venti challenge
Building a coffee shop on every corner of God's green Earth isn't necessarily the path to eternal business success - although it sure looked that way for a while. | As re... (photo: WN / James)
Business   Market   Media   Photos  
Farmer                               Newsday
Indiana hopes low-interest loans will help farmers
| INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana will use $50 million in state funds to help farmers get low-interest loans -- money they can use along with federal funds to restore their flood-... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Crops   Farmers   Indiana   Money   Photos  
happy Inquirer
Danes world's happiest; Filipinos 38th
| WASHINGTON—Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday. | Zimbabwe, torn by p... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Democracy   Denmark   Filipinos   Happiness   Photos  
Alistair Maclean Darling - Politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer Since - pjb1 The Times Of India
UK's Darling- Oil price real problem for us
|                 LONDON: The oil price is a real problem and production needs to rise, British finance minister Alistair Dar... (photo: Creative Commons / Antonio Cruz/ABr)
Issues   London   Photos   Price   Production  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- ND governor wants to dump income tax credit plan
- UBS tax probe seen bruising U.S. broker unit
- County tax bills being sent
- US expands foreign bank tax evasion probe
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Explaining state's home values, property taxes
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- Investment adviser to be sentenced in Ohio scandal
- Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremonies
- Investment adviser to be sentenced in Ohio scandal
- Wittig appeals ruling on bank fraud sentence
 US-TREASURY SECRETARY-HENRY PAULSON (BM5)
Financial overhaul needed in U.S., Britain, Paulson says
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Currency Banking
- Rupee falls as FIIs pull out dollars
- Global stocks and the dollar pull out of recent slides
- Oil prices blaze past record 146 dollars
- Dollar, gold rise in Europe
 Dollars /wam2
Dominators decline with dollar
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- World Bank chief urges swift action on food and fuel crisis
- Wall Street firms reduce, banks step up Fed loans
- Bank robbers suspected in 7 heists
- Wittig appeals ruling on bank fraud sentence
 A sign pinned on a petrol pump in Arabic reads No Fuel.
World Bank chief urges swift action on food and fuel crisis
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Internal Revenue Service asks accountancy firms to help stop
- Rupee falls as FIIs pull out dollars
- Rising coconut oil cheers farmers, worries traders
- Sugar industry to get a taste of liberalisation
CHILDREN - POVERTY - PHILIPPINES - FILIPINO
Tax credits lift 50,000 children out of poverty
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- Oil breaches $145 before US Independence Day
- India eyes Canada energy
- Big Oil's 'secret' out of Iraq's closet
- State denies it encouraged Texas-based oil company to sign d
Taji, Iraq - SSgt Darren Vogt, of the 1st Battalion 66th Armor Regiment, performs perimeter security in an area where a recent insurgent attack took place on an Iraqi oil pipeline near Taji, Iraq.
Big Oil's 'secret' out of Iraq's closet
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Industries Technology
- US companies cut 62,000 jobs in June
- US airline losses seen at $6.5 bn
- World Bank chief urges swift action on food and fuel crisis
- Over-the-counter cloak and dagger
 A sign pinned on a petrol pump in Arabic reads No Fuel.
World Bank chief urges swift action on food and fuel crisis
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- Oops: Internet's address oversight agency finds its own
- Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking
- Google Closing Offices In Dallas, Denver (GOOG)
- U.S. judge orders YouTube to hand over video logs
Driver  with mobile phone (sl1)
Hang up! Cell phone law survives
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