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Financial reform deal fails, hopes for 2010 dim

Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:04
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation this year dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed.
 

House Considers Reviving Massa Ethics Probe - FOXNews

Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:02
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House Considers Reviving Massa Ethics Probe
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The House was voting Thursday on a measure introduced by Minority Leader John Boehner calling for the House ethics committee to revive its investigation of ex-Rep. Eric Massa in order to probe what House Democratic leaders and their staffs knew about ...
Pelosi's Office Heard Concerns about Eric Massa in OctoberCBS News
GOP pushes for new Massa probeWashington Post (blog)
GOP wants Massa ethics probe reopenedNewsday (subscription)
Hornell Evening Tribune -The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal
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Secularist list ahead in two Iraqi provinces - Reuters

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:45
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Secularist list ahead in two Iraqi provinces
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A cross-sectarian, secularist alliance headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is ahead in two Iraqi provinces north of Baghdad, early results from the country's electoral commission showed Thursday. ...
Iraq Vote Count Shows Close RaceWall Street Journal
Partial results from Iraqi vote show tight contestThe Associated Press
Early Results Show Iraqi PM's Coalition Leading in ElectionsVoice of America
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Israeli Soldiers Indicted for Gaza War Conduct - New York Times

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:43
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Israeli Soldiers Indicted for Gaza War Conduct
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By AP JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says two soldiers have been indicted on criminal charges for their actions during last year's military offensive in Gaza. The soldiers will be tried in military court for forcing a Palestinian boy to open ...
European Parliament calls for immediate release of abducted IDF soldierHa'aretz
EU endorses Goldstone reportAljazeera.net
Hamas releases British journalist Paul MartinBBC News
CNN International -AFP -Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Controversial Aqueduct racino deal is officially dead - New York Daily News

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:34
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Controversial Aqueduct racino deal is officially dead
New York Daily News
ALBANY - The state has officially pulled the plug on a controversial group chosen to run a planned racino at Aqueduct Racetrack. "The Division of the Lottery has concluded that it cannot issue a gaming license to Aqueduct ...
State Withdraws Support For AEG To Run AqueductWCBS-TV New York
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State Abandons Support For Aqueduct Racino DealNY1
YourNabe.com -Albany Times Union (blog) -New York Times
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Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows on oil

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating that rapid job growth would probably continue to elude the economy for a while.
 

Woman Beaten, Possibly Raped in Midtown Bar - NBC New York

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:18
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Woman Beaten, Possibly Raped in Midtown Bar
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A woman was severely beaten and possibly raped in the bathroom of a midtown Manhattan bar after rejecting a patron's advances, police and news reports said today. The attack occurred around 2:30 am Thursday at the bar Social on 48th Street and 8th ...
Woman beaten in NYC barWCAX
Police: Woman savagely beaten in bathroom of NYC bar after rejecting man's ...Los Angeles Times
Woman Brutally Beaten In Manhattan BarWCBS-TV New York
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Chile maintains tsunami alert, no big waves yet

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks in Chile on Thursday have not so far caused a tsunami, but officials are maintaining an alert in some coastal regions, the country's new Interior minister, Rodr...
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Ex-policeman pleads guilty in Katrina killing case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former New Orleans police detective who now works as a U.S. immigration agent has pleaded guilty to helping cover up the shooting deaths of two people by police days after Hur...
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Financial reform deal fails, hopes for 2010 dim

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation this year dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed.
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Health

First-Ever Full Sequencing of Unhealthy Genomes Illuminates Disease Roots - Popular Science


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First-Ever Full Sequencing of Unhealthy Genomes Illuminates Disease Roots
Popular Science
Dr. James R. Lupski Dr. Lupski, who suffers from the disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, had his enti...
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General Business

Pill Kills Head Lice Better Than Lotions -- But Is it Worth It?

It sounds counter-intuitive, but apparently it seems to be the case: A pill is more effective than lotions at getting rid of head lice. And perhaps because the nuisance of using the lotion, more patie...

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Motorola to Add Microsoft's Bing to Smart Phones - ABC News


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Motorola to Add Microsoft's Bing to Smart Phones
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AP Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Goog...
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Report: Tebow scored 'below average' on Wonderlic test - Tampa Tribune


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AP Tim Tebow scored lower than all the top quarterback prospects at the NFL Combine in February, according to ...
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Movie Review: Remember Me - Long Island Press


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Movie Review: Remember Me
Long Island Press
Remember Me is a suds-driven dramatic vehicle with a dollop of early 21st century Romeo And Juliet tossed in—not necessarily for good measure. And whil...
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US Markets

Stocks step back after two-week run

Stocks slipped Thursday as investors eyed mixed economic news and a fluctuating U.S. dollar and opted to step back after the recent advance.
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Households recovering from economic freefall

The net worth of American households increased slightly during the final three months of 2009, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
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Pink Floyd suit: Sell all the bricks in 'The Wall'

Pink Floyd won a legal battle Thursday against EMI that prevents the band's long-time record label from selling individual songs online.
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Commodities

Mr. Big(gs) & Mr. Slim. Neither Small, Nor Thin - in $$$ (source: IB Times)

Quick test of sub $1100 - holds thus far. China's compass keeps pointing towards "T" ightening... Europe keeps talking about EMF (no, not the kind given of by power lines) as a possible PIIGS solution...
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Currencies

JD Wetherspoon, Marston's Are Top Pub Stocks

JD Wetherspoon's results are "very much in line with what I was forecasting," Paul Hickman from Peel Hunt said Thursday. "These are good growth numbers." He told CNBC that Wetherspoon delivers value w...
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Anheuser-Busch sues Illinois over blocked beer bid

NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev NV has sued an Illinois state regulator for blocking its attempt to buy an alcoholic beverage distributor, in violation of the U.S. Constitu...
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Stocks Struggle; Citi, AIG Push Higher

Stocks struggled to hold any gains Thursday as investors were disappointed in the latest jobless-claims report. But banks rebounded from a midmorning dip amid signs that financial reform may get stuck...
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Job Cuts Push Productivity to Post-War Record

US companies have cut so many workers that a measure of productivity comparing the prices of products to the cost of labor to produce them has jumped the most since World War II.
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Banking

Stocks Try to Claw Higher; Citi Rises

Stocks struggled to push higher after a lower open Thursday as the weekly jobless claims report disappointed but the banking sector rebounded.
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Mortgages

Mortgage Rates Rise Ahead of Treasury Auction. Fail to Recover Afterward

Much like Monday, yesterday was a data-less day in the marketplace, leaving me at a loss for words and new guidance. Mortgage-backed securities prices did managed to move higher following a very stron...
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Treasuries

Treasurys Edge Lower Ahead of 30-Year Auction

U.S. government debt prices fell slightly Thursday, under pressure from the anticipation of new supply in the form of 30-year bonds, though weaker jobs data stemmed some losses.
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Interest Rates

Swaps Can Drain City Finances

Some swaps are now a drain on city finances rather than protection against changing interest rates, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.
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Real Estate

10 Stocks for This Commercial Real Estate Recovery: Managers

U.S. mortgage applications inched higher this month, the Dow Jones real estate index rose 114 percent since the 2009 March lows and foreclosure filings rose 6 percent in February from a year ago, the ...
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Federal Reserve

US Household Wealth Rises, Helped by Stock Rebound

American households saw their wealth increase at the end of last year, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios.
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Hedge Funds

Don't Curb Hedge Funds, Geithner Warns Europe: Report

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wrote to the European Commission to warn it that regulating hedge funds and private equity firms may amount to discriminating against US companies, the Financial...
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Top 5 Up Unusual Volume

11 Mar 2010 13:10:00 - Top 5 Stocks up on Unusual Volume

  Intraday Unusual Volume - Top 5 Up
Symbol Volume %
Change 		Price %
Change 		News
  IMAX 681%  16.56% news
  GYMB 646%  51.04% news
  CLNE 544%  22.04% news
  GEOY 536%  29.24% news
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Volkswagen bullish for 2010

Mar 11 - Despite confirming anticipated company losses for last year, Volkswagen says it will keep up the pace as it plans to chase Toyota's tail.
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Opinion

e-banking is growing across globe

By Robin Trehan

The future of investment banking will likely involve ever greater volumes of transactions being conducted online. e-Banking, which provides real-time banking services over the Internet,...

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Fashion Report

iPurse wear a Sexy Look

No matter what she’s wearing, nothing is as unsexy as an oversized, clunky handbag obscuring a sexy outfit and a beautiful face. All eyes are on the oversized, clunky bag as she makes her way through ...

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