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Breaking News Sun, 20 Jul 2008
 Two men stand in a gallery displaying the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. boards in Sydney, Thursday,
Australia   Economy   Inflation   Market   Photos  
 The Australian 
Local shares set for recovery on US gains
| The Australian share market is expected to open the week stronger in the wake of New York's substantial gains over the past week, while readings on local inflation will dominate the economic calenda... (photo: AP Photo)
'Presence Videophone' developed by BT,UK, is a dial-up person-to-person videotelephone in a single integrated desktop unit and can also be simply connected to a PC to enable file transfers and other data applications or converted into a videoconferency systtem. 'Presence' is presented at Telecom '95,Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, Oct.5,1995
Business   Environment   Photos   Technology   Travel  
 Austin American Statesman 
Rising travel costs give videoconferencing a boost
| HOPKINTON, Mass. — Bob Basiliere, an EMC Corp. vice president, used to fly to the West Coast every six weeks to meet with his team. Now, when he needs to talk face-to-face with them, all he ne... (photo: AP / Donald Stampfli)
 Daytime Emmy winner Susan Lucci laughs as New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani reads a proclamation designating the day "Susan Lucci Day" after presenting her with a key to the city Thursday, May 27, 1999, in New York (rks2)  International Herald Tribune 
Giuliani to form fund to find property bargains
| Entering the real estate market at a time of profound turmoil, a company founded by Rudolph Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, is planning an investment fund based on commercial and residential... (photo: AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Business   Fund   New York   Photos   Property  
 President George W. Bush addresses an audience Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Williamsburg, Va. White House photo by Shealah Craighead   (js1)  Chicago Sun-Times 
Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices
| CRAWFORD, Texas---- Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore co... (photo: White House/Shealah Craighead)
Bush   Energy   Photos   President   US  
Top Stories
TRASH - DUMP TRUCK                              Toledo Blade
City of Toledo seeking cost estimates on privatizing trash service
The city of Toledo is seeking estimates on the cost of privatizing the city's trash collection services. | Mayor Carty Finkbeiner's administration is seeking proposals on... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
America   Environment   Photos   Society   Toledo  
Midwest Meat In A Southwest Sandwich - McCarran Int'l Airport, NV USA Kansas City Star
Midwest Airlines announces major schedule changes to start Sept. 8
| Midwest Airlines today announced major changes to its flight schedule as part of its restructuring "to adapt to extraordinarily high fuel prices." | The Milwaukee-based... (photo: Creative Commons / gTarded)
Aerospace   Business   Energy   Photos   Transport  
 Tomatoes - tomato - vegetables - crops - farm - farming - agriculture - lycopene - health          wnhires  (js1) Chicago Sun-Times
Tomato growers: Salmonella scare damages industry
| RICHMOND, Va.---- The 6,000 acres of tomatoes grown on Virginia's sea-swept Eastern Shore were never implicated in the national salmonella outbreak -- they were still o... (photo: WN / janice)
Food   Health   Industry   Photos   Society  
VEHICLES - CARS - FILIPINO - POLLUTION                                Canada Dot Com
Gasoline-powered vehicle owners switching to greener alternatives
| Greg Murray has always loved his turbo-charged Subaru WRX. But carbon guilt got the better of him. | So now, not only has he stopped driving it, the electric convert's ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Business   Electric   Environment   Photos   Vehicle  
Singapore - Orchard Road - Shoppers - Retail - Economy. (ps1) Newsday
Compulsive shoppers often need professional help
| WASHINGTON | Shannon Hassemer went on a shopping spree when she got her first credit card in college. Tired of owning just one pair of tennis shoes, she quickly filled ... (photo: WN / patricia)
Money   Photos   Psychiatrist   Retailers   Shoppers  
A row of jitomate in a market in Tepoztlan, Mexico December 2006 Denver Post
Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WriterArticle Last Updated: 07/20/2008 12:13:18 AM MDT | WASHINGTON—The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken ... (photo: GFDL / Meutia Chaerani / Indradi Soemardjan )
Agriculture   Industry   Photos   Samonella   Tomatoes  
President George W. Bush San Fransisco Chronicle
Bush, Democrats have different ideas on oil
| (07-20) 04:00 PDT Crawford, Texas -- Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open off... (photo: White House / Chris Greenberg )
Bush   Money   OIL   Photos   US  
WATER - GALLON - PLASTIC San Fransisco Chronicle
California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
| I lived in Berkeley for 16 years before getting around to stashing my 5 gallons of water and 20 cans of fruit cocktail. I'm as ready as can be for the big earthquake we... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
California   Fruit   Fuel   Photos   Water  
President George W. Bush speaks via conference call to Bicameral and Bipartisan leadership Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, from the Oval Office of the White House. With him is Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson.  (js1) Philadelphia Daily News
Worldview: An Obama impact on Bush's positions?
| By Trudy Rubin | Inquirer Opinion Columnist To an amazing extent, Bush foreign policy seems to be turning toward the positions of Barack Obama. | On Iraq, Iran, Afghani... (photo: White House / Joyce N. Boghosian )
Bush   Iran   Iraq   Obama   Photos  
Drinking Water                             The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Water bills in S. Margarita may jump
An increase of $15 a month is necessary, officials say, to retain grants for infrastructure upgrades | By AnnMarie Cornejo | The county Board of Supervisors will decide T... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Finance   Photos   USA   Water  
Boston The Boston Globe
Schools struggle with costs
| For the third year in a row, a number of communities northwest of Boston received only small boosts in local aid for education, as the state continued to adapt to a new... (photo: GFDL)
Boston   Education   Money   Photos   School  
Cellphone                             The Boston Globe
Answering call for cheaper phone rates
| Sometimes, it's a personal need that prompts a business idea. | That was just the case with Alex Filippov, a Russian émigré who, in 1994, formed Long Distance... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Cards   Cellphone   Communication   Photos   Rates  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
- Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
- Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
- Dream of gas tax holiday falters over job losses
FUEL - PETROLEUM - OIL - GASOLINE TRANSPORT TRUCK
Forget a freeze; gas tax may rise
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- California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
- Lesser Giant
- Mistakes cost Phillies in loss
- Water bills in S. Margarita may jump
WATER - GALLON - PLASTIC
California must wake up to looming fuel crisis
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Currency Banking
- Lonely, wounded dollar won't get any help
- Dollar holds ground after Citigroup earnings
- Citigroup tonic gives strength to dollar
- Asia could benefit as sovereign funds shun dollar
US Dollar - Money - Currency - Economy
Dollar mixed after ECB forecasts lower inflation
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- Paulson: Banking system sound, deposits protected
- Coles, Flanagan take lead at US Bank Championship
- Treasury chief says US banking system sound, reassures peopl
- Paulson says U.S. banking system sound
Israeli policemen secure the area prior to the arrival in police custody of suspected Israeli mob boss Zeev Rosenstein, not seen, at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv Monday March. 6, 2006.
British PM visits Israel, West Bank
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Emirates NBD to start consumer finance unit
- Consumers change buying habits, but will it last?
- Takaful Emarat begins trading on Dubai Financial Market
- Commercialbank net profit soars to QR 1.04 billion
 Increasing oil prices, oil  energy- oil prices- gas price  gasoline (wnhires)
Sharing the roads
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- Iraq resumes work at oil refinery in former insurgent territ
- Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy
- Energy future requires comprehensive action
- Saudis Look Beyond Oil
Unknown ruin, Iraqi desert
Iraq resumes work at oil refinery in former insurgent territory in western desert region
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Industries Technology
- Social networking visionary building a foundation for a new
- Phurnace lands first $5 million in venture backing
- Rising travel costs give videoconferencing a boost
- 15 startups raised $77 million, down 46% from a year ago, su
'Presence Videophone' developed by BT,UK, is a dial-up person-to-person videotelephone in a single integrated desktop unit and can also be simply connected to a PC to enable file transfers and other data applications or converted into a videoconferency systtem. 'Presence' is presented at Telecom '95,Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, Oct.5,1995
Rising travel costs give videoconferencing a boost
more
- Social networking visionary building a foundation for a new
- Phurnace lands first $5 million in venture backing
- Rising travel costs give videoconferencing a boost
- 15 startups raised $77 million, down 46% from a year ago, su
'Presence Videophone' developed by BT,UK, is a dial-up person-to-person videotelephone in a single integrated desktop unit and can also be simply connected to a PC to enable file transfers and other data applications or converted into a videoconferency systtem. 'Presence' is presented at Telecom '95,Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, Oct.5,1995
Rising travel costs give videoconferencing a boost
more