British treasury chief urges climate agreement
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9 minutes ago British Treasury chief Alistair Darling has urged the world's top finance officials to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month.
Decision day for health care in the House
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1 hour, 0 minutes ago President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
Analysis: 10 percent jobless is Obama's new world
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1 hour, 35 minutes ago For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
[$$] Silver Lining to Jobs Data
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1 hour, 47 minutes ago Silver Lining to Jobs Data Job losses were revised lower for August and September and temp numbers turned positive in October.
An era of excellence
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[$$] Cisco Results to Boost Wi-Fi, Security Markets
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1 hour, 51 minutes ago Cisco Results to Boost Wi-Fi, Security Markets Cisco's fiscal first-quarter results bode well for vendors in these two sectors.
[$$] Shaw Group CEO Scoops Up Shares
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1 hour, 52 minutes ago Shaw Group CEO Scoops Up Shares The engineering and construction firm's CEO bought $6.4 million in stock this week.
China offers Africa more trade, investment
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Sat 12:51 am ET China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.
Pa. governor: Philly transit strike could end soon
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Sat 12:38 am ET A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said late Friday.
U.S. stock market caught by discord about recovery
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MarketWatch
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Sat 12:30 am ET Another weeek of rough sailing awaits investors.
Obama calls holdouts on health care
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Fri 11:56 pm ET House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.
The Age of Orphans
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Fri 11:15 pm ET The Age of OrphansBy Laleh KhadiviBloomsbury £14.99, 292 pagesFT Bookshop price £11.99 There is much to admire in the debut novel by Iranian filmmaker and writer Laleh Khadivi.
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