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| | Zwerver krijgt rol in nieuwste film Guy Ritchie
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Hij zwierf al zeven maanden door de straten van Manchester en was op weg naar een winkelcentrum toen zwerver Raymond Emanuel een talentenscout tegen het lijf liep. Het leverde hem een rol op in Sherlock Holmes, de nieuwste film van regisseur Guy Ritchie.
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| | Obama hails `extraordinary moment with presidents
24 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he"s in for: the four living members of the U...
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| Democratic source: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' (cnn.com)
Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our bluff" in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic source said today. Barack Obama today called it "a Senate matter" and suggested he could work with Burris if he gets seated.
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| Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris (yahoo! news)
AP - Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them "very shortly."
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| Cheney says Obama should keep terror polices (yahoo! news)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday it would be a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to scrap the Bush administration's terrorist-fighting policies designed to prevent future attacks on the U.S.
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| "Enemy combatant" will be early test for Obama (yahoo! news)
The case of Ali al-Marri, accused of being an al Qaeda "sleeper" agent and held for 5-1/2 years at a U.S. military prison in South Carolina, will be an early test for President-elect Barack Obama.
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| Obama taps spending watchdog, eyes Social Security (yahoo! news)
AP - Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy.
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'The city and life I have known no longer exist'
8 hour(s) ago @ msnbc.com
The AP"s chief correspondent in Gaza City for 17 years, has not only covered but lived through Israel"s offensive on Gaza that began Dec. 27. He shares his story in his own words.
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| Obama names watchdog for federal programs (yahoo! news)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama named Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer, creating a new White House position as part of an effort to eliminate government waste and improve efficiency.
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| Budget deficit seen hitting $1.2 trillion (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009, congressional forecasters plan to announce on Wednesday, presenting a daunting challenge to President-elect Barack Obama who has said tough choices will be necessary.
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| Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal (yahoo! news)
AP - Israel ordered a three-hour pause in its Gaza offensive Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and said it welcomed a cease-fire proposal as long as Hamas halts rockets and weapons smuggling.
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Cease-Fire Soon? Fighting Resumes in Gaza
1 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Rice urges Israel to accept Egyptian cease-fire plan for Gaza.
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| Israel blasts suspected tunnels near Egypt border (yahoo! news)
AP - Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt.
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| Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal (yahoo! news)
AP - Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage. Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt.
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| Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal (yahoo! news)
AP - Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage.
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| Gaza fight resumes amid word of talks (msnbc.com)
Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rockets resumed after a brief pause Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach Palestinian civilians in Gaza, amid word that all sides in the conflict have agreed to talk.
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| Israel approves tougher war on Hamas (yahoo! news)
AFP - Israel on Wednesday approved an even tougher war on Hamas, warning residents to flee southern Gaza ahead of planned bombing of cross-border tunnels, as the Palestinian death toll passed 700.
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| U.S. program fails to block Gaza tunnels (msnbc.com)
The U.S. last year allocated $23 million to train Egyptian officials to stop the smuggling of weapons into Gaza through tunnels at a border. Months later, there is little noticeable effect.
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Russia, Ukraine take gas row case to Europe
2 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Russia and Ukraine argue their case to Europe on Thursday in a gas price dispute that has choked off energy supplies to EU countries beset by bitter winter weather.
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| Kremlin lays down terms as gas crisis engulfs Europe (yahoo! news)
AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday laid down terms for a resumption of Russian gas shipments via Ukraine to Europe as tens of thousands of Europeans suffered heating cuts amid freezing weather.
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| Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Russia shut down all gas flows to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday and told Kiev it would restore supplies only after it had signed a new contract at prices comparable to those paid by European countries.
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| Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Russia shut down all gas flows to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, sharpening a dispute that has left industries and homes in southeast Europe without power and disrupted supplies to major economies.
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| Crisis deepens as Russian gas supplies to Europe halted (yahoo! news)
AFP - All deliveries of Russian gas through Ukraine were halted Wednesday, depriving tens of thousands of Europeans of heat in freezing weather and raising the stakes in a bitter dispute between Moscow and Kiev.
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| Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe (reuters)
Russia shut down all gas flows to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, sharpening a dispute that has left industries and homes in southeast Europe without power and disrupted supplies to major economies.
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| Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Russian gas flows to Europe through Ukraine shut down completely on Wednesday, reducing power to industries and homes in south-east Europe and disrupting supplies to major economies.
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End to Minn. Senate race pushed even further out
4 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Minnesota"s grueling U.S. Senate race, already dragging on two months past Election Day, has now moved even further from the voters and into the hands of lawyers.
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| Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount (msnbc.com)
Minnesota's grueling U.S. Senate race, already dragging on two months past Election Day, has now moved even further from the voters ã and into the hands of lawyers.
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| CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (yahoo! news)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
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Feed24: Sport |
| | Mariners, Jets to bolster squads ahead of ACL
1 hour(s) ago @ abc sport
Both the Central Coast Mariners and fellow A-League side the Newcastle Jets were placed in favourable groups at the official Asian Champions League (ACL) draw on Wednesday night.
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| BC fires football coach for interviewing with Jets (foxsports.com)
Boston College has fired Jeff Jagodzinski because he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job.A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Jagodzinski (jay-guh-ZIN'-skee) was fired Wednesday by athletic director Gene DeFilippo. The person spoke on condition on anonymity because the dismissal had not been announced.DeFilippo had warned Jagodzinski on Saturday that his job would be in jeopardy if he went through with the interview.
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| BC fires football coach after interviewing with Jets (foxsports.com)
Boston College has fired Jeff Jagodzinski because he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job.A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Jagodzinski (jay-guh-ZIN'-skee) was fired Wednesday by athletic director Gene DeFilippo. The person spoke on condition on anonymity because the dismissal had not been announced.DeFilippo had warned Jagodzinski on Saturday that his job would be in jeopardy if he went through with the interview.
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| Boston College to discuss football coach (yahoo! news)
AP - Boston College called a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss its football team and coach Jeff Jagodzinski, who has interviewed with the New York Jets.
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French to savour Russia tennis Hopman Cup tie
39 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AFP - The French pairing of Gilles Simon and Alize Cornet won"t be lacking in motivation when they take on Russia in a crucial Hopman Cup tie on Thursday.
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| Lowly Derby upset United (abc sport)
Manchester United suffered a 1-0 defeat by Championship side Derby County in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Pride Park on Thursday morning (Australian time).
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| Ferguson confident despite defeat (bbc sport)
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is sure his side will overcome Derby despite their dismal showing in their Carling Cup semi-final first leg.
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| Derby beat world champions United in League Cup (yahoo! news)
AFP - Championship strugglers Derby County, with new manager Nigel Clough watching from the directors' box, beat Manchester United 1-0 in the semi-final, first leg of the League Cup here on Wednesday.
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| Germany ends US hopes at Hopman Cup (yahoo! news)
AFP - Germany shocked the United States at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday to end the hopes of the top seeds and holders and move within one tie of the mixed teams tournament final.
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| Tevez to stake United claim in League Cup semi-final (yahoo! news)
AFP - Carlos Tevez will be given another chance to prove he deserves a long-term deal at Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson prepares to throw him back into action in a League Cup semi-final.
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| Slovaks eye Hopman Cup tennis final (yahoo! news)
AFP - The Slovak Republic are on the verge of their fourth appearance in the Hopman Cup final after upsetting the host nation 2-1 here Tuesday.
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Davydenko pulls out of Australian Open
3 hour(s) ago @ abc sport
World number five Nikolay Davydenko has withdrawn from this month"s Australian Open and the ongoing Chennai Open due to a persistent heel injury.
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AP source: Browns to hire Eric Mangini as coach
39 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Eric Mangini is the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns, a week after being fired by the New York Jets. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Mangini will ...
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| Source: Browns tab Mangini as new head coach (foxsports.com)
The Cleveland Browns have found their new head coach, and it's the man who has been leading the race for a week now.Cleveland-boundThe "Mangenius" is taking his services to the Cleveland Browns. A look at his NFL coaching record:YearTeamRecordFinish2006NYJ10-62nd, AFC East2007NYJ4-123rd, AFC East2008NYJ9-73rd, AFC East
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Cowboys release troubled CB Pacman Jones
1 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Troubled cornerback Adam Pacman Jones must look elsewhere in the NFL for another chance. The Dallas Cowboys are done with him.
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| Cowboys release troubled CB Pacman Jones (yahoo! news)
Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released Wednesday by the Dallas Cowboys following a season in which he was suspended six games for an off-field fight.
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Feed24: Entertainment |
| | Sandra Oh
2585 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Sandra Oh. Photos of your favorite actors and actresses.
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Jim Byrnes
2585 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
An American-born actor long in Canada, Jim Byrnes is best known for playing "Lifeguard", the communications expert and link to the organization on the CBS series Wiseguy (1987-1990), and...
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Owen Roizman
2585 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Began his career working on TV commercials in New York and shot his first feature, Bill Gunn"s Stop, in 1970. Roizman soon became known for his gritty, documentary-influenced urban compositions...
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Paul Le Mat
2585 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
A beefy, laconic leading man of the 1970s, Le Mat is best known for his performances in George Lucas" American Graffiti (1973) and especially as Melvin Dummar, an aimless blue-collar worker who...
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Anna Karina
2585 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Slender, dark-haired actress who appeared in several films of the French New Wave, particularly those directed by first husband Jean-Luc Godard. Karina was outstanding as the lonely, lovelorn prostitu...
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Feed24: Business & Economics |
| | U.S. companies face $409 billion pension deficit: study
54 minutes ago @ yahoo! news
Volatile markets have saddled U.S. companies with a $409 billion deficit on pension plans, reversing a $60 billion surplus a year earlier, and will cut into earnings in 2009, consulting firm Mercer sa...
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| World markets hit by US unemployment fears (yahoo! news)
AP - Most world stock markets fell sharply Wednesday, undercut by fresh worries about the U.S. labor market following a grim jobs survey and aluminum producer Alcoa's announcement that it will slash jobs.
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| Oil drops largest percentage in 7 years on crude build (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Oil prices slid 12 percent on Wednesday, the largest percentage drop in seven years, after a U.S. government report showed crude inventories rose much more than expected in the world's top energy consumer.
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| Oil tumbles 12% on still-growing supply (cnnmoney.com)
Oil prices fell Wednesday in one of the biggest single-day declines in history, after a woeful supply report gave previously bullish investors little reason to believe oil would sustain a rally anytime soon.
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| Oil tumbles 12% on still-growing supply (business and financi...)
Oil prices fell in one of the biggest single-day declines in history Wednesday, after a woeful supply report gave previously bullish investors little reason to believe oil would sustain a rally anytime soon.
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| Oil tumbles 12% on demand woes (latest financial new...)
A selloff in oil prices gained momentum Wednesday afternoon, with crude tumbling over 12% as worries about demand drying up took center stage.
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| Oil tumbles 12% on demand woes (latest financial new...)
Oil shed almost $6 a barrel Wednesday after a government report showed much larger than expected increases in crude and gasoline stockpiles, a sign that demand has fallen significantly.
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| Oil tumbles on inventory surge (cnnmoney.com)
Oil shed more than $3 a barrel Wednesday after a government report showed a much larger than expected increases in crude and gasoline stockpiles, a sign that demand for oil has fallen significantly.
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Chavez in low-income heating about-face
2 hour(s) ago @ latest financial new...
Venezuela"s Citgo Petroleum said Tuesday that it has reinstated a program that provides discounted home heating oil to lower-income residents in U.S. communities, one day after it was suspended.
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| Wall Street drops on jobs gloom and Intel warning (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday as signs of more labor market deterioration and a disappointing revenue outlook from technology bellwether Intel Corp heightened concerns about the severity of the recession.
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| Wall Street stumbles on Intel warning and jobs data (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Stocks fell at the open on Wednesday as technology bellwether Intel Corp warned about its outlook, adding to the gloomy mood following a report showed 693,000 private-sector U.S. jobs were lost in December.
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| U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in 5 years: Challenger (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Planned layoffs at U.S. firms eased in December from the previous month's seven-year high but they were up an astounding 275 percent annually as the year-old recession cut a huge swathe of destruction through job market.
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| Japan stocks up for 7th day on hopes for US plan (yahoo! news)
AP - Japanese stocks rose for a seventh straight trading day on Wednesday on optimism over a U.S. economic stimulus plan. Exporters like Panasonic and Honda also gained as the yen weakened, inflating their overseas income.
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| Japan's top CEOs say crisis shows US shortcomings (yahoo! news)
Japan's business leaders said Tuesday the U.S. financial crisis has shown the shortcomings of America's freewheeling approach to business, but defended the end of this nation's tradition of lifetime employment as needed to keep up with global changes.
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| Japan stocks up for 7th day on hopes for US plan (yahoo! news)
AP - Japanese stocks rose for a seventh straight trading day on Wednesday, lifted by optimism over a U.S. economic stimulus plan and a surge in exporters on the back of a weakening yen.
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Economy: FDIC Sells IndyMac At a Loss
10 hour(s) ago @ msnbc.com
The FDIC sells failed IndyMac Bank too soonãand for too little.
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| Bank of America sells China bank stake (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Bank of America Corp , coping with tough economic conditions, raised $2.83 billion by selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank Corp (601939.SS), and Hong Kong's richest tycoon sold a $500 million stake in rival Bank of China (3988.HK).
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| Bank of America sells shares in Chinese bank (yahoo! news)
AP - Bank of America Corp. raised more money Wednesday to cope with U.S. economic turmoil by selling part of its stake in China Construction Bank Ltd., China's second-biggest commercial lender, for $2.8 billion.
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| HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank dives (yahoo! news)
Hong Kong's main stock index fell more than 3 percent Wednesday, as shares in China Construction Bank plunged after Bank of America sold part of its stake in the mainland's No. 2 lender.
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| Bank of America sells China bank stake (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Top U.S. lender Bank of America raised $2.83 billion from selling part of its holding in China Construction Bank (0939.HK) and Hong Kong's richest tycoon followed by selling a $500 million stake in rival Bank of China (3988.HK).
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| Bank of America in Chinese sale (bbc news)
Bank of America is to sell a stake in China Construction Bank, in an move that could raise $3bn, the Chinese bank says.
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World markets hit by US unemployment fears
7 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday amid fresh worries about the U.S. labor market following a grim jobs survey and the announcement aluminum producer Alcoa will slash jobs.
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| $1.2T deficit looms (business and financi...)
The U.S. budget deficit in 2009 is projected to spike to a record $1.2 trillion, or 8.3% of gross domestic product, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
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| CBO projects $1.2T deficit for 2009 (yahoo! news)
AP - The federal budget deficit will hit an unprecedented $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year, according to grim new Congressional Budget Office figures.
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| $1.2 trillion deficit looms (latest financial new...)
The U.S. budget deficit in 2009 is projected to spike to a record $1.2 trillion, or 8.3% of gross domestic product, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
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| CBO projects $1.2T deficit for 2009 (yahoo! news)
AP - The federal budget deficit will hit an unparalleled $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year, according to grim new Congressional Budget Office figures.
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| U.S. projects record $1.2 trillion deficit (latest financial new...)
The U.S. budget deficit in 2009 is projected to spike to a record $1.2 trillion, or 8.3% of gross domestic product, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
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| U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009 (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by example with a potential $1 trillion deficit in 2009 -- even before a massive stimulus plan.
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Stocks tumble as companies warn of weak results
2 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - A warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their biggest losses in a month Wednesday.
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| Stocks knocked by recession fears (business and financi...)
Stocks slumped Wednesday after weak labor market reports and dour forecasts from Alcoa and Intel gave investors reasons to retreat after the recent rally.
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| Profit warnings, poor job outlook weigh on stocks (yahoo! news)
AP - Bleak outlooks from Time Warner, Intel and Alcoa combined with more evidence of rising unemployment sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday, sending major indexes down more than 2 percent including the Dow Jones industrials, which lost more than 225 points.
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