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In battered Syrian city, cries of `tragic’ plight – Boston.com

vuwodu — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:00:03 +0000

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Boston.com

In battered Syrian city, cries of `tragic' plight

Boston.com

In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, flames rise from a house from Syrian government shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs …

UN, 'Friends' Pursue New Tracks on Syria

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Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent – Washington Post

vuwodu — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:45:03 +0000

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Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent

Washington Post

President Obama on Wednesday plans to propose a major overhaul of the nation's corporate tax code, an election-year gambit that is likely to draw a contrast over a key policy issue with the Republicans vying to replace him. Obama will propose lowering …

US proposes to reduce top corporate tax rate: report

Reuters

Obama to propose corporate tax rate cut

CBS News

Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28%

New York Times

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Monsanto, BASF announce breakthrough in drought-resistant corn development – Dallas Business Journal:

vuwodu — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:30:08 +0000

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The companies said they would use the gene to develop the world’s first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discovert is a timely breakthrough, according to The number and duration ofdry spells, especially in already drought-prone areas, is expected to increases due to climate change, according to a United Food and Agriculture Organization report preparedr for ministers of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsanto and BASF said the drought-toleran corn product is targeted for as early as 2012 pendinv appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companieas are jointlycontributing $1.5 billion over the life of their researcn collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basexin Ludwigshafen, Germany. Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. MON), led by Chairman, Presidenyt and CEO Hugh Grant, develop insect- and herbicide-resistant crops and other agricultural products. It is one of the largesgt employersin St. Louis with 4,000 loca l employees.

FBI arrests man ‘armed’ with plan to blow up Capitol – The Seattle Times

vuwodu — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:15:03 +0000

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ABC News

FBI arrests man 'armed' with plan to blow up Capitol

The Seattle Times

Authorities say the suspect discussed hitting several targets before settling on the Capitol, where he planned to shoot his way inside and detonate the bomb. By Seattle Times news services No comments have been posted to this article.

Terror suspect arrested

Albany Times Union

Moroccan Immigrant Charged in Attempted Bombing of US Capitol

BusinessWeek

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Lawmakers Finalize Payroll-Tax Agreement – Wall Street Journal

vuwodu — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:03 +0000

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Lawmakers Gear Up for Election-Year Battle Over Budget Deficit – BusinessWeek

vuwodu — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:45:04 +0000

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Lawmakers Gear Up for Election-Year Battle Over Budget Deficit

BusinessWeek

By Brian Faler Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — Republicans rejected President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan even before it arrived at the Capitol and said they will offer an alternative that relies on spending cuts to slash the deficit.

Proposed Spending Cuts Trigger Complaints

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Singer Whitney Houston found dead – Fox News

vuwodu — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000

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USA TODAY

Singer Whitney Houston found dead

Fox News

LOS ANGELES – Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died, Fox News confirms. She was 48.

Whitney Houston, pop titan, dies at 48

Los Angeles Times

Singer Whitney Houston Has Died at 48

ABC News

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

CBS News

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U.S. Chamber economist: Get ready for another recession – Atlanta Business Chronicle:

vuwodu — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15:03 +0000

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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predicts the curren economic downturn will endaround September, but the unemployment rate will remain high through the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quickl as it usually does aftef a recession, Regalia said. Inflation, looms as a potential problem becausre of thefederal government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amounrt of dollars pumped into the economy by the Federal he said.
If this stimulus is not unwound once the economy beginsto recover, higher interesrt rates could choke off improvemeny in the housing market and busines s investment, he said. “Thr economy has got to be running on its own by the middld ofnext year,” Regalia said. Almosty every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyt was preceded by heavy debt he noted. The chances of a double-dio recession will be lower if Ben Bernankde is reappointed chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regalia said. If Presidentt Barack Obama appoints his economidc adviser Larry Summers to chaifthe Fed, that would signal the monetary spigot would remain open for a longer he said.
A coalescing of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to Regalia said. Obama has declined to say whether he willreappointf Bernanke, whose term ends in Meanwhile, more than half of small businese owners expect the recession to last at leasgt another two years, according to a survey of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 percent expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for Intuity Employee Management Solutions. “Evenb in the gloomiest economy there are opportunitie sto seize.
” A separate surveh of small business owners by Discoveer Financial Services found that 57 percent thought the economgy was getting worse, while 26 percent thought the econom y was improving. More than half plannede to decrease spending on business development in the nextsix months.

Live: Santorum proclaims victory for ‘conservatism’ – USA TODAY

vuwodu — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:04 +0000

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USA TODAY

Live: Santorum proclaims victory for 'conservatism'

USA TODAY

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Rick Santorum scored two victories Tuesday night in the GOP presidential race, easily defeating Mitt Romney in Missouri and Ron Paul in Minnesota. In Colorado, a state that will be among those hotly contested in the general …

Victories revive Santorum's White House hopes

Reuters

Another Twist for GOP as Santorum Fares Well

New York Times

Santorum Delivers a GOP Stunner

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Official: Missing woman’s husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons – CNN International

vuwodu — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:02 +0000

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CTV.ca

Official: Missing woman's husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons

CNN International

By the CNN Wire Staff "This was »