Electrolux: 2Q profit sinks 82 percent |
| | | Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB reported an 82 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Thursday and cut its full-year forecast, citing "very weak" markets in North America and Europe. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Lebanese Killer Welcomed Back |
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Mandela group says food a fundamental human right |
| | | Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and other members of Nelson Mandela's global crisis task force turned their attention to world hunger on Wednesday, focusing on soaring food prices. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US judge to consider blocking 1st Guantanamo trial |
| | | A federal judge is considering whether to block the first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial from beginning next week. If he does, it could throw another kink into the Bush administration's legal strategy in the war on terrorism. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Funeral begins for Israeli soldier |
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Canoe husband 'cheated on wife' |
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Fox: Jackson used N-word in crude off-air remarks |
| | | The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Administration presses for mortgage giant rescue |
| | | The Bush administration lobbied skeptical lawmakers Wednesday to support a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , as lawmakers weighed how to protect taxpayers while still giving the government unfettered power to pour money into the mortgage giants. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Gunman wounds 6 in Jordan's capital |
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Mass. Megabucks |
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Malaysian opposition chief arrested in sodomy case |
| | | Police arrested Malaysia's leading opposition figure on Wednesday on suspicion that he sodomized a male aide -- the second time in a decade he has faced the accusation that could send him to jail for 20 years and hobble his campaign to bring down the country's government. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Pope: World's natural resources being squandered |
| | | Pope Benedict XVI says the world's natural resources are being squandered by "insatiable" consumption and urges people to care more for the environment. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Afghan officials: airstrikes kill 10 militants |
| | | Afghan and NATO-led troops called in airstrikes against militants in western Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 insurgents and wounding four civilians, Afghan officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Federal immigration failures fuel state action |
| | | When Suffolk County passed a law requiring licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the U.S. legally, the county at the far end of Long Island suddenly had something in common with such states as Oklahoma and Arizona. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Obama campaign raised $52 million in June |
| | | Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign says it raised $52 million last month. The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee ended the month of June with a combined total of nearly $72 million in the bank. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US presence at talks with Iran shows unity: Rice |
| | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the Bush administration's decision to break with past policy and send a top diplomat to weekend talks with an Iranian envoy proves the international community is united in trying to eliminate threats from the Iranian nuclear program. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Megabucks |
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How they voted: Senate roll call on AIDS bill |
| | | The 80-16 roll call by which the Senate on Wednesday approved spending $48 billion over the next five years to treat and prevent the spread of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa and elsewhere around the world. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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FBI: Ex-driver helped them try to track bin Laden |
| | | A one-time driver for Osama bin Laden helped the FBI try to track down his boss after being captured in Afghanistan, his former interrogators testified Wednesday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rail Crossing Tragedy: 40 Killed |
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