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- Consumers log stronger-than-expected spending rise
- WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that consumer spending rose a brisk 0.7…
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- Lithium-Ion Battery Maker EnerDel Enters Utility Energy…
- Advanced lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel will enter the utility-scale energy storage market, supplying batteries for a major new smart grid program announced yesterday by the US Department of Energy. EnerDel will build the batteries for…
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- Sales of new homes forecast to rise 2 percent
- WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramatic collapse. The Commerce Department's report on October…
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- The Stupak Speech Senate Dems (and Stupak Himself) Need to…
- No one reading this has forgotten that, a couple Saturday nights ago, the House of Representatives passed a healthcare "reform" bill that included your so-called Stupak Amendment. Yesterday, the remaining ballots were counted in the 23rd…
- AlterNet
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AlterNet- The Almanac - Nov. 25
- Today is Wednesday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2009 with 36 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign…
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- A Call for the U.S. to End Its Wars in Afghanistan and…
- CPD Co-Director Thomas Harrison added, "Rather than escalating the war, President Obama should withdraw all forces from Afghanistan and cease ... majority of women are still confined to their homes, unable to work, too fearful to attend…
- Common Dreams
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- Allegro Apartments Announces New Ownership
- WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The management of Allegro Apartments, an award-winning apartment community in Columbia Heights, today announced that Federal Capital Partners purchased the property for $77.5 million and has retained…
- Biloxi Sun Herald
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- Wizards Owner Abe Pollin Dies at 85
- Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin has passed away at the age of 85, the Washington Post is reporting . In addition to owning the Wizards, the Mystics and the Capitals, Pollin's work in developing the real estate deal that became the…
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DCist.com- Woman killed when car hits parked front-end loader
- Reyna Portugal was trapped and unresponsive in her Chevy Cavalier when rescue workers found her. She was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m. off the road just north of the new Wisconsin Hwy. 59 bypass in the Town of Milton, according to the Rock…
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- FCC chairman pitches universal broadband Internet access as…
- Often, people don't see the value of Internet in their homes or don't have the skills necessary to take advantage of connectivity," Genachowski said. "Others cite price. They aren't able to afford the service or the hardware." Broadband…
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