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21 Mar

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Posted in Uncategorized on 21.03.10

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20 Mar

Obama urges Dems to come together for health care (AP)

Posted in business on 20.03.10

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., seated left, has a verbal exchange with Chair Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., center,  as Ranking Member David Dreier, R-Calif., left, and James McGovern,D-Mass, right,  listen as the House Rules committee meets to discuss the health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, March 20, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP – Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party’s legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.



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20 Mar

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20 Mar

Black support high for Obama’s race-neutral stance (AP)

Posted in us on 20.03.10

AP – Discontent is surging among some black advocates over President Barack Obama’s refusal to target rising black unemployment, but many black residents in Charlotte, N.C., say they support his racially neutral approach to joblessness.

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19 Mar

China calls on Washington cool yuan pressure (AP)

Posted in business on 19.03.10

FILE - In this July 4, 2008 file photo, a bank employee counts Chinese Yuan currency in Taipei, Taiwan. China on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, rejected U.S. calls to ease currency controls and said criticism would not help efforts to end the global crisis. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)AP – China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington to cool its “politicization and emotionalization” of the issue and warning a further rise in its yuan could drive exporters out of business.



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18 Mar

Two-track economy: 9.7% unemployment, $200K cars (AP)

Posted in business on 18.03.10

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2010 photo, a person looks for work at a job placement center in Menlo Park, Calif. Initial jobless claims have dropped to 457,000 but remained above levels that signal new hiring.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – For the super-rich and everyone else, the economic recovery is taking place in two very different gears.


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17 Mar

Summary Box: Fed boss wants to retain bank duties (AP)

Posted in business on 17.03.10

AP – MAKING THE CASE: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress to let the Fed keep all of its banking supervision. He argued that information gleaned from that process helps the Fed guide the economy.

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16 Mar

InfoGroup’s ex-CEO paying $7.3M to settle with SEC (AP)

Posted in business on 16.03.10

AP – The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3 million to settle federal regulators’ charges he siphoned off nearly $9.5 million from the company to finance a lifestyle that included jet travel to Africa and Europe, homes around the U.S. and 20 automobiles.

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16 Mar

Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius (AP)

Posted in Uncategorized on 16.03.10

Bob Waltz, Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Product Quality and Service Support, left, speaks as Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Communications Mike Michels looks on during a news conference held Monday, March 15, 2010 in San Diego.  Toyota held the news conference to share preliminary findings of the company's technical investigation into an alleged incident of unintended acceleration involving a 2008 Toyota Prius driven by James Sikes. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.



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15 Mar

Eurozone readies possible bailout for Greece (AP)

Posted in business on 15.03.10

Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Papakonstantinou, right, walks behind Luxembourg's Prime Minister and Chairman of the Eurogroup Jean Claude Juncker, center, and the President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet as they arrive for a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Monday, March 15, 2010. Eurozone finance ministers meet to check whether Greece's austerity program goes far enough to reduce its massive deficit, amid talk that they are preparing a rescue package for the country if it can't borrow from wary bond markets. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP – Eurozone finance ministers agreed Monday to offer financial help for Greece — likely in the form of bilateral loans — but refused to give details until European Union leaders make a final decision on the potential bailout.



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