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U.s. Stocks Slump On Rise In Jobless Claims; Caterpillar Drops - Bloomberg
sept. 4 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks declined after the number of unemployed americans reached a five-year high and ciena corp. said telephone and cable companies are slowing equipment purchases. caterpillar inc. , general motors corp. and home depot ...
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Break-in Attempted At Obama's Kenyan Grandma's Home
nairobi, kenya (ap) -- suspected thieves tried to break into the home of barack obama's elderly step-grandmother in kenya, the u.s. presidential candidate's uncle said thursday.
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Access Home & Garden: Thursday, September 11, 2008
for more information, call the telephone number or use the web address given. programs are free unless otherwise noted. to submit items, call heather warlick at 475-4098 or e-mail hwarlick@oklahoman.com. items should be submitted by monday for thursday's home & garden section. workshop tree establishment and care, 1:30 to 3 p.m. oct. 16, oklahoma county extension center, 930 n portland. ...
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Canada's Prime Minister Calls Early Election - Associated Press
toronto (ap) -- canada's prime minister on sunday triggered an early election, dissolving parliament in a bid to bolster his party's grip on power in a vote next month that will be the country's third national ballot in four years. prime minister ...
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Missing Kerry Winter May Be Alive After All, Claim Family - Times Online
the family of a woman who disappeared in dubai following an argument with her british ex-boyfriend now believe she is still alive and being held hostage. kerry winter’s mobile telephone was answered yesterday for the first time since she went ...
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Preparing Your Home And Staying Safe During A Hurricane
with hurricane ike bearing down on texas, residents should take precautions for the storm, which could reach full force saturday. here are some tips for preparing your home and weathering the storm:
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Family Receives Outpouring Of Support After Home Destroyed In Fire
the night before hank prokop's house burned, he was in bastrop county at his mother's home, getting ready to buy a new car.
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Welcome Wake-up Call - Christian Science Monitor
i sat on the couch, enjoying a cup of tea and a little morning silence. my husband was out of town, my grandchildren weren't making their usual morning appearance, and i savored the breath of calm. the telephone jarred me out of my reverie at 8:30 ...
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Pakistan Suicide Blast Death Toll Reaches 35 - Associated Press
peshawar, pakistan (ap) -- the death toll in a massive suicide blast in pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said sunday, as the country prepared for benazir bhutto's widower to take over as president. the attack saturday ...
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New Law Provides Volunteer Telephone Assurance Checks
a new state law will help provide volunteer telephone reassurance checks to the elderly.
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Cops: Round Lake Woman Drives Man Home From Bar, Steals His Car
a woman on parole is accused of volunteering to drive a man home from a bar, then stealing his car after he exited, round lake park police said.
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Where Have We Seen This Before? - Baltimore Sun
n ews item: rookie quarterback joe flacco makes his regular-season nfl debut today in the ravens' season opener against the cincinnati bengals . my take: this could be a watershed day in ravens history … or it could be the day history repeats ...
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Taiwan May Act To Boost Economy, Arrest Slump In Stock Market - Bloomberg
sept. 6 (bloomberg) -- taiwan's government may take steps to boost stock prices and consumer spending on the island, where the benchmark index slumped 10 percent in the past week on concern economic growth will slow. premier liu chao-shiuan will meet ...
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No Go For Home-rule Mailer
lancaster county commissioners pulled the plug on funding wednesday for a mailer that was to be sent to every household in the county regarding the proposed home rule charter.calling the one-page document drafted by the 11-member lancaster county government study commission "clear adv...
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Uncle: Robbers Target Obama's Family In Kenya
suspected thieves tried to break into the home of barack obama's elderly step-grandmother in kenya, the u.s. presidential candidate's uncle said thursday. the suspects did not manage to enter the house where sarah obama lives in the western kenya village of kogelo, according to said obama, the candidate's uncle. "i just spoke to sarah, and she's ok," he told the associated press in a telephone ...
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Some Bamboo Floors Aren't Quite As Green - Seattle Times
not all bamboo is grown, harvested or manufactured the same. industry and ecology groups are calling for standards, but for now, the best way for consumers to know what they are getting is the price. bamboo has quickly become the flooring of choice ...
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India May Keep Curbs On Wheat, Rice As Trading Ban Is Extended - Bloomberg
sept. 6 (bloomberg) -- india, the world's second-largest grower of rice and wheat, may retain curbs on trading the grains after extending a four-month ban on futures trading in soybean oil, rubber, potatoes and chickpeas to cool inflation. the halt ...
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Medical "home" Plan Cut Hospital Admissions: Study
a new system that assigned a medical "home" to patients, usually a primary care practice, cut hospital admissions by 20 percent and costs by 7 percent, according to a report published on wednesday.
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Man Convicted In Home Invasion
worcester - a worcester man was sentenced monday to 20 to 22 years in state prison, after being convicted of charges arising from a home invasion and robbery last year on pleasant street.
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Fema To Cover Hotel Costs For Some Gustav Evacuees - Forbes
victims of hurricane gustav who can't return to their homes over the next month because of storm damage or power outages can have their hotel costs covered by the federal emergency management agency, officials said thursday. homeland security ...
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