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Making the Leap in Business News
NEW YORK -- When Liz Claman made the jump from local television to business news a decade ago, she had never heard of Warren Buffett.
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Week Promises Plenty of News
It should be a big week for economic news. Tuesday, the Federal Reserve will release minutes of its December meeting, offering the first detailed explanation of its decision to cut interest rates effectively to zero and signal more unconventional steps to try to stimulate the economy. That same d...
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Bad News Inspires Some Political Cartoonists, Befuddles Others
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- “Bad news is good news for cartoonists,” says Carsten Graabaek. “You can’t make fun of good news.” Graabaek, a 61-year-old Danish cartoonist, says he’s inspired by the dire economic situation. His Israeli counterpart Michel Kishka, 46, agrees: “We can’t ignore the recession.
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Game news: Looking ahead to the big titles of 2009
Real news from the virtual world:
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Despite The Bad News, Bank Customers Will Find Some Deals In 2009
Despite The Bad News, Bank Customers Will Find Some Deals In 2009
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Consumer Banking: Despite the bad news, bank customers will find some deals in 2009
Despite some dire financial predictions for 2009, good news is in store for savvy consumers -- if you have good credit and are proactive at looking for banks’ deals and perks.
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Milky Way bigger, denser than thought ... China-Russia Mars mission set for takeoff ... EPA sued to clean up Chesapeake Bay ... Diabetes tied to early cognitive slowdown ... Health/Science news from UPI.
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UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
Illinois jeweler sells 'U.S. Senate seats' ... Mud race entrants undeterred by cold temps ... Man will throw Lexus in with home sale ... Racy snowboards spark free speech debate ... UPI Quirks in the News.
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Bush to establish world's largest marine protection area
President George W. Bush is to announce the creation of the world's largest marine protection area spanning some 195,000 square miles (505,000 sq km) in the Pacific Ocean, a spokesman said Monday.
Russia beats Slovakia 5-2 to win bronze at world junior tournament
OTTAWA - It was a repeat performance for the Russians at this year's world junior hockey championship as they won their second consecutive bronze medal with a 5-2 win over Slovakia on Monday.
World fears grow over Gaza 'humanitarian crisis'
World leaders hardened their rhetoric and expressed mounting concern about the impact on civilians of the fighting in Gaza Monday, as Israel rejected diplomatic efforts to bring it to an end.
World Cup whistleblower shot dead in SAfrica: official
A South African official who blew the whistle on alleged corruption in the building of a stadium for the 2010 World Cup has been shot dead by unknown gunmen, an official statement said Monday.
O Brave New World That Has Such Avatars in It!
The virtual world Second Life, a landscape of primping avatars, ballroom dancing bears, space stations and vampire castles, has a new -- and maybe even more surreal -- inhabitant: the Arlington County government.
World stocks climb on US revival hopes
World stock markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo hitting the highest level for almost two months as investors hoped that the US economy would start to recover this year after a dire 2008.
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