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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:41:24 -0800

Pending Home Sales Fall After Months of Gains
Sales had been driven by the expected expiration of a tax credit. It was extended, reducing the urgency to buy.
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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:05:03 -0800

British Prime Minister ‘Appalled’ by Protest Plan
A radical Islamic group plans to protest in Wootton Bassett, a town that has been honoring the passing hearses of British...
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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:23:37 -0800

Paterson Seeks Overhaul to Combat Corruption
New York’s governor will urge expanded ethics oversight and changes in term limits and campaign funding.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:57:33 -0800

Health Spending Rises in 2008, but at Slower Rate
An increase of 4.4 percent is the smallest in 48 years as the recession throttled back the growth of health costs.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:40:51 -0800

Sales Spur Optimism in Manhattan Real Estate
Sales of apartments rose in the fourth quarter of 2009, inspiring a feeling that “the worst is behind us.”
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:40:02 -0800

The Card Game: How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market
When you sign for a debit card at a big retailer, the store pays your bank more than twice as much as when you enter a PIN —...
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:38:51 -0800

No. 6 Boise State 17, No. 3. TCU 10: Boise State Cracks Open Close Game With Surprise Encore of Trickery
Three years after winning the Fiesta Bowl with a gadget play, sixth-ranked Boise State returned to Arizona and did it again.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:37:37 -0800

Divergent Views on Signs of Life in the Economy
This period might be called the Great Ambiguity — a time of debate over the clarity of economic indicators and the staying...
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:25 -0800

In Yemen, U.S. Faces Leader Who Puts Family First
President Ali Abdullah Saleh is amenable to U.S. support, but the reach of his bureaucracy is limited and his willingness to...
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:24 -0800

C.I.A. Is Sharing Data With Climate Scientists
The C.I.A. is releasing intelligence data to top scientists for the study of environmental change.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:32:04 -0800

Iranian Professors Call for End to Violent Tactics
Risking expulsion and possibly arrest, 88 professors called on Ayatollah Khamenei to end violence against protesters.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:23:06 -0800

Bomber at C.I.A. Base Had Ties to Jordan Spy Agency
The suicide bomber who killed eight last week in southeastern Afghanistan had been brought to the country by Jordanian...
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:13:51 -0800

Investigation Begins at Newark Airport
Officials were trying to determine how a man who walked through the wrong door turned a terminal into a human traffic jam.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:06:34 -0800

Two Killed in Las Vegas Courthouse
The gunman and a court security officer were killed, and a deputy United States marshal was wounded.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:54:49 -0800

Yemen Says It Killed Militants as Three More Embassies Shut
Yemeni officials said two militants were killed in a firefight as France, Germany and Japan joined the U.S. and Britain in...
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:53:51 -0800

Signs of Economic Growth Buoy Stock Market
Stocks bolted higher as a report showed that manufacturing activity rose for a fifth month, another indication that the economy...
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:57:38 -0800

Havana Journal: A Black Market Finds a Home in the Web’s Back Alleys
A Cuban Craigslist allows the growing number of Cubans with access to computers and Internet connections to buy and sell with...
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:56:25 -0800

U.S. Intensifies Screening for Travelers From 14 Nations
Citizens from nations including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria will face intense screening, but U.S. citizens will no...
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:59:10 -0800

Vikings 44, Giants 7: Giants’ Season Ends With a Listless Defeat
The Giants ended the season with an embarrassing defeat that made last week’s blowout loss to Carolina look close.
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:46:38 -0800

Surf, Skin and Jersey. What’s Not to Love?
Surely MTV’s “Jersey Shore” must have some redeeming value, mustn’t it? Yes, it must.
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:59:26 -0800

Environmental Refugees Unable to Return Home
Migration experts say millions of people in the developing world could be on the move because of worsening climate change.
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:08:41 -0800

U.S. and U.K. Shut Embassies in Yemen Over Qaeda Threats
The American embassy cited “ongoing threats by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,” the branch responsible for the failed...
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:49:47 -0800

Real Estate in Cape Coral Is Far From a Recovery
A return to Cape Coral, Fla., a reluctant symbol for the excesses of the great American real estate bubble, shows how far the...
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:33:51 -0800

Bernanke Blames Weak Regulation for Financial Crisis
Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said that Fed policies were appropriate and did not cause the housing bubble.
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:14:23 -0800

Large Oil Spill Reported in China
The spill has heavily polluted a tributary of the Yellow River, and threatens to reach one of the country's longest and most...
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