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WellPoint’s Braly warns against public option
By admin on September 24, 2009
Angela Braly If a public option is created under national health care reform, cost shifting to people with commercial insurance will increase. That&rsquos according to Angela Braly, president and chief executive of WellPoint Inc.
Microsoft quashes EA speculation
By 7KLnewsbot on September 24, 2009
A Microsoft Corp. spokesperson Wednesday night reportedly denied a pending takeover of Electronic Arts Inc. The spokesman told Marketwatch, “We have no plans to acquire…
Chinese president says all countries’ security and economies linked
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Chinese President is linking his country’s future progress with greater world prosperity. Hu told world leaders…
Libyans pitch tent outside NYC
WHITE PLAINS, New York: The Libyan government has pitched a tent in suburban New York that leader Moammar Khadafy may use for entertaining, according to a State Department official. And it appears the property was rented from Donald Trump
Tropical Storm Nora strengthens in Pacific
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora is strengthening in the open…
Venezuela cable TV says gov’t plans new regulation
CARACAS, Venezuela — The government of President Hugo Chavez is preparing to…
Has Medvedev relented on Iran sanctions?
The Russian president said sometimes sanctions are “inevitable” Dmitry Medvedev emerged from a meeting with Barack Obama last night singing quite a different tune from usual about sanctions on . “Sanctions rarely lead to productive results but in some cases are inevitable,” the Russian president said
Equities decline on recovery concerns
By 7KLnewsbot on September 24, 2009
Chinese stocks dropped for a second day, dragging the Shanghai Composite Index to a three-week low, as falling steel prices and transport rates spurred concerns about the country’s economic recovery. Tangshan Iron & Steel Co retreated 3.9 percent after its parent cut prices of reinforcing bars used in buildings for a second month. China Cosco Holdings Co fell 3 percent as a measure of shipping costs for commodities declined….
State Council passes plan to boost central region development
By admin on September 24, 2009
Central China provinces should achieve remarkable economic progress by 2015, according to a plan passed by the State Council Wednesday. The central areas involve Shanxi,…
Australia cleans up after dust storm
SYDNEY - Millions of Australians were wiping a film of reddish Outback grit from nearly everything Thursday after the country’s worst dust storm in seven decades played havoc with transport systems and sent asthmatics scurrying inside.
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Bill Clinton speaks of vast, right-wing conspiracy (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama.
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Gucci: Tashkent Training Chic (Fashion Wire Daily)
September 28, 2009
Fashion Wire Daily - Uzbekistan, perhaps not everyone’s first thought when it comes to inspiration for a hip Italian fashion brand, underpinned a powerful Spring 2010 collection from Gucci that, at its kernel, was all about combining sexy athleticism with the brand’s unique hardware.
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Last-gasp Adailton denies Juventus top spot, Milan jeered (AFP)
September 28, 2009
AFP - Bologna’s veteran Brazilian forward Adailton scored an equaliser deep into injury time to deny Juventus a return to the top of the Serie A table following a 1-1 draw in Turin.
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Oil falls below $66 ahead of US economic reports (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as stock markets sank and investors eyed a slew of economic data this week that will help shed light on the health of the U.S. economy
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Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors (AP)
September 24, 2009
AP - Cypress Gardens, which reigned as Florida’s grandest theme park in the days before Disney, has shut down while its owners try to sell the attraction.
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Merkel vows quick deal on German coalition (AP)
September 28, 2009
AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to press ahead quickly with forming a new center-right German government following her election victory.