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- Sales Of New Homes Forecast To Rise 2%
- 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…
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- $178 million project designed to improve Northwest power…
- The Northwest has been selected for a landmark $178 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project that could help lay the groundwork for more energy-efficient power distribution nationwide. Battelle will manage the Northwest project, which will…
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- Electoral mud flies in the Philippines
- MANILA - The race for next year's Philippine presidential poll is heating up and will boil down to whether early opinion poll popularity translates into actual votes. For now popularity is on the side of 49-year-old opposition Senator…
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- Edison in test of backup power
- WASHINGTON -- Detroit Edison and advanced battery maker A123 Systems will use $5 million from the U.S. Energy Department to see whether used-up batteries from the cars of the future can store emergency power for the electrical grid. It's…
- Detroit Free Press
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- Giving thanks
- It is a day for Americans to thank God, to relax, to gather in places of worship and in homes ... We express our gratitude for what we as a people and as a nation enjoy with our rich heritage, abundant resources and plentiful harvest…
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- Number of ‘boomerang kids’ shot up as economy plummeted
- WASHINGTON - Faced with limited job options, many young adults are turning to an old standby to weather the recession: moving back in with mom and dad. Nearly 1 in 7 parents with grown children said they had a “boomerang kid’’ move back…
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- Fed expects jobless rate to stay high
- WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate will remain elevated for years to come, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve that addresses for the first time economic conditions at the time of the next presidential elections.…
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- Welcome to the Luladinejad axis
- And Iran wants to invest heavily in the oil industry, petrochemicals, agriculture, minerals and real estate. Lula will visit Iran in ... Iran would send the bulk of its low-enriched uranium to Russia and France to be further processed for…
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- Report on Mosque Trashing Prompts Fury in India
- Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Washington Monday to represent an India emerging as a cosmopolitan economic powerhouse, his parliament sent an ugly reminder that the world's largest democracy has a dark side: Both chambers…
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Time- Economic rebound is still very slow
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy grew at a 2.8 percent pace last quarter, as the recovery got off to a slower start than first thought. The Commerce Department’s new reading on gross domestic product wasn’t as energetic as the 3.5 percent…
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