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Senator Johnson Underwent Brain Surgery Overnight (Nadine Elsibai)
By Nadine Elsibai Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Tim Johnson underwent brain surgery overnight at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, leaving him in critical condition, said an aide ...
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World Bank offers robust global outlook (Alan Beattie)
By Alan Beattie -- Financial Times Dec. 13, 2006 -- The World Banks annual global economic prospects report, released Wednesday, is a rare thing these days: a study glowing with optimism about the ...
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U.S. Mortgage Applications Jump To Highest Level In A Year On Lower Rates (Courtney Schlisserman)
By Courtney Schlisserman Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mortgage applications in the United States jumped last week to the highest level in more than a year as lower mortgage rates spurred home purchases ...
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U.S. Economy: Sales Rise for First Time Since July (Joe Richter)
By Joe Richter Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Retail sales in the U.S. rose for the first time since July as shoppers took advantage of early holiday discounts, increasing the odds the economy will ...
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Death By Coke (Joshua Frank)
By Joshua Frank -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2006 -- We are a country of overweight people. Americans are tipping the scales in record numbers, with approximately 130 million people presently ...
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Pick A Big Ol' Juicy Mogambo Booger (BOJMB) Out Of My Nose (Mogambo Guru)
Richard Daughty, the angriest guy in economics -- World News Trust Dec. 12, 2006 -- Surprisingly, Total Fed Credit, which is the magical fairy dust of economics, went down last week, if only by a ...
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Routine And Systematic Torture Is At The Heart Of America's 'War On Terror' (George Monbiot)
In the fight against cruelty, barbarism and extremism, America has embraced the very evils it claims to confront By George Monbiot --The Guardian Dec. 12, 2006 -- After thousands of years of ...
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US Congress demands anthrax probe answers (AP)
JOHN SOLOMON -- Associated Press WASHINGTON - Thirty-three members of Congress have written Attorney General Alberto Gonzales demanding that the FBI update lawmakers on the investigation into the ...
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States Refuse To Save Money By Taking Health Insurance Companies Out Of The Picture (Chirolas)
William Chirolas -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2006 -- Health via tax collection payments to Insurers, as with Romney’s Massachusetts Universal Coverage plan, is the insurance company approved ...
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Slouching Toward Bethlehem -- The Empire Staggers On (Dale Allen Pfeiffer)
Dale Allen Pfeiffer -- www.mountainsentinel.com Dec. 12, 2006 -- It has become quite clear to everyone who has eyes that the invasion of Iraq is turning into a debacle. Even staunch Republican ...
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Anthrax attack on US Congress made by scientists and covered up by FBI, expert says (Sherwood Ross)
Sherwood Ross -- Middle East Times Dec. 11, 2006 -- WASHINGTON -- The terrorists who perpetrated the 2001 anthrax attack on Congress likely were US government scientists at the army's Ft. Detrick, ...
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