Temasek says sees value in U.S. and UK banks |
| | | Singapore sovereign fund Temasek, which spent billions of dollars on shares in Merrill Lynch <MER.N>, sees value in banking stocks in the United States and Britain, a senior executive said on Tuesday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bush presses Russia not to recognize Georgia regions |
| | | The White House on Monday pressed Russia not to recognize Georgia's rebel areas and said Vice President Dick Cheney, an staunch critic of Moscow, would visit the region to show U.S. support for former Soviet states. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Games weary Nadal and Dementieva battle on |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beijing gold medalists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble into the second round of the U.S. Open. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Pelosi addresses packed convention |
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Paris tourism on the rise despite economic woes |
| | | Paris tourism officials said Tuesday they expect visits to the City of Light to hold up this year despite a huge drop in the number of U.S. visitors -- many pinched by an expensive euro, fuel-inflated prices for airline tickets and economic woes at home. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,147 |
| | | As of Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at least 4,147 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Cindy McCain visiting Georgia on humanitarian mission |
| | | Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is traveling to Georgia this week to assess the humanitarian situation there after its military conflict with Russia, the Arizona senator said on Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Afghanistan demands review of international troops |
| | | President Hamid Karzai's government has demanded a review of the presence of U.S. and NATO troops in the country amid allegations that large numbers of civilians have died in raids and airstrikes by foreign forces in recent weeks. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Federer, Ivanovic, Williamses go at US Open today |
| | | Roger Federer, bidding for his fifth straight U.S. Open title, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, as were No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and the Williams sisters. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Air traffic delayed at U.S. airports: FAA |
| | | Air traffic at more than two dozen major airports across the United States was delayed on Tuesday afternoon due to a communications network problem, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's website. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Census: Mass. has lowest rate of uninsured in US |
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Calif. stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report |
| | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Found: Body in Florida Is Missing Mom |
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Does Child Killer Have More Victims? |
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Forest Service diverts money to pay for wildfires |
| | | The cost of fighting large fires in California and elsewhere is forcing the U.S. Forest Service to divert hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for work including roads, trails, recreational improvements -- even fire prevention. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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MtvU to launch U.S. campus guides online network |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's mtvU college cable network will launch an online network of campus guides, aiming to be the "Citysearch" of university life. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Top US diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan |
| | | Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying the top U.S. diplomat in the main city in Pakistan's volatile northwest Tuesday morning, but no one was killed or wounded, officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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First Down |
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One state left: US Mint circulates Alaska quarters |
| | | The U.S. Mint's 50-state quarter collection is almost complete, with the penultimate state issuing a coin featuring a grizzly bear with a salmon in its jaws. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Michelle: 'Barack Is the Change We Need'; Tonight All Eyes on Clinton |
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