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05/09/2008 09:27 AM
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Trade Deficit Falls as U.S Economy Slows
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The US trade deficit displayed the effects of the slowing economy in March as weak domestic demand produced a drop in imports not seen since the last recession. That more than offset the first decline in exports since the beginning of 2007....
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05/09/2008 09:12 AM
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McCain Land Bill Benefits Donor
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05/09/2008 08:40 AM
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Clinton Aide's Remark Fuels Talk of a Smooth Exit Elections 2008
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Top aide to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that he expected the Democratic nomination to be decided by mid-June, the first clear signal from her campaign that Clinton no longer necessarily plans to battle Senator Barack Obama until the Democratic national convention in August....
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05/09/2008 08:40 AM
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The Veteran Adviser Who Won't Let Hillary Give Up
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Harold Ickes is sometimes described as Hillary Clinton's "not so secret weapon". He is also a master of cut-throat politics and comes from a distinguished family of Democratic insiders.
Mr Ickes, 68, is the point man in Mrs Clinton's frenzied back-room manoeuvrings to snatch the nomination from Barack Obama....
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05/09/2008 08:40 AM
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Obama: Florida Delegates Will Count
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Barack Obama, growing confident he will be the Democratic presidential nominee, promised a group of uncommitted superdelegates on Thursday that Florida's delegation will be counted at the party's national convention this summer....
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05/09/2008 08:40 AM
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Paulson Says $50B of Stimulus Package to be Sent Out by End of May
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The first $7 bln of economic stimulus payments went out by electronic deposit last week to 7.7 mln people, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday. The average payment was $920.
Almost $50 bln will have been sent out by the end of this month and another $50 bln by early July to a total of about 130 mln households, he said after touring a plant printing stimulus checks in Kansas City....
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05/08/2008 11:00 PM
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B2W Reports a 39% Growth in Gross Revenue, 50% in EBITDA and an Improvement of 32 Days on the Cash Conversion Cycle in 1Q08
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- B2W Companhia
Global do Varejo (BOVESPA: BTOW3), a company formed from the merger
between Americanas.com and Submarino, announces today its results for
the 1st quarter of 2008....
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05/08/2008 05:37 PM
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Google And Sprint Form Partnership to Improve Mobile Experience
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A partnership has been formed by Google Inc (Nasdaq: GOOG), an Internet search engine company, and Sprint Nextel, a provider of wireless and wireline communications services, intended to more deeply integrate Google applications and services into the mobile experience of Sprint customer....
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05/08/2008 05:37 PM
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Sierra Pacific Resources Wins EEI Supplier Diversity Innovative Approaches Award
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LAS VEGAS, May 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP) Supplier Diversity Program will receive the Supplier Diversity Innovative Approaches Award for 2007 from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) on Wednesday, May 21, during the EEI Supplier Diversity Conference's host company event and awards dinner in Denver, Colo....
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05/08/2008 05:37 PM
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AIG Loses $7.8 billion in Q1
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NEW YORK (AP) -- American International Group (AIG) says it swung to a $7.81 billion loss during the first quarter due to losses in credit swaps and mortgage-related operations.
AIG says it lost $3.09 per share, compared with earnings of $1.58 per share, or $4.13 billion, during the year-ago period....
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05/08/2008 05:37 PM
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UBS Raises Google Price Target to $700 From $570 on Text Ad Sales Opportunities
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NEW YORK (Thomson Financial via COMTEX) -- Google Inc. shares can return to their fourth-quarter highs amid optimism over the company's ability to grow revenue, particularly through text-based advertising, UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter said Thursday....
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05/08/2008 05:33 PM
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BeRuby Wants to Put Cash Back in Your Pocket via the Web
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BeRuby.com is all about democratizing the web. As the Web has grown and matured, it has become a place where enormous amounts of money are generated by users like you and me....
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05/08/2008 04:44 PM
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Pausa
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El banco central de Estados Unidos, la semana pasada, redujo 0,25 por ciento las tasas de interés de corto plazo, por séptima vez en los últimos ocho meses. La razón descrita, en el siempre parco comunicado anunciando la medida, es que sigue débil la actividad económica....
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05/08/2008 04:37 PM
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'Disturbing Levels of CEO Dissatisfaction With Board Performance' at Midsize Nonprofits, Study Finds
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WASHINGTON (AScribe Newswire) -- Most heads of midsize nonprofits give their trustees low marks for fundraising and monitoring board performance, an Urban Institute study of nonprofits with annual expenses between $500,000 and $5 million has found....
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05/08/2008 04:00 PM
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Protect ALL Private Property From Forced Government Seizure for Private Development
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, proponents
of Proposition 98 announced that their campaign to restore private
property rights in California is rolling out its second statewide radio
ad....
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