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 The Examiner 
Cable company expands operations in Va., W.Va.
EDINBURG, Va. (Map, News) - A Virginia-based cable holding company is expanding its operations in Virginia and West Virginia. | Shenandoah Telecommunications says it has purchased cable services from ... (photo: WN / james)
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Business   Mumbai   Photos   Steel   Tata  
 The Times of India 
Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
|                 MUMBAI: India's largest steel maker, Tata Steel, has identified raw material resources in America, Africa and Australia for acquisition t... (photo: WN / aruna1)
Milk - Milk Label - Fresh Milk - Health - Supermarket  The Press Democrat 
Monsanto throwing in towel on bovine hormone
| The decision comes as more retailers, saying they are responding to consumer demand, are selling dairy products from cows not treated with the artificial hormone. | Wal-Mart, Kroger and Publix are a... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Canada   Consumer   Food   Photos  
 Houses - Sale /wam2  Canada Dot Com 
House sales slip, prices stable
| 'Market Plateaued' | Toronto's vigorous housing market softened in July, and one economist attributes the weakening to the city's new land-transfer tax. | According to figures released yesterday by ... (photo: Public Domain)
Business   Canada   Market   Photos   Toronto  
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Strawberries - Strawberry - Fruit - Fruits. (ps1) Buffalo News
California strawberries clear Olympic hurdle
| With one food preference survey, China's Olympic athletes accomplished something the California Strawberry Commission and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had been trying to ... (photo: Public Domain / -)
China   Food   Fruit   Photos   Strawberries  
 india - agriculture - farming - crop - soil - hires - am1 Richmond Times Dispatch
Va. farm real estate value grows
| Anew government report shows that the value of Virginia's farm real estate grew 3.5 percent last year despite the sluggish economy. | The estimate by the National Agric... (photo: WN / aruna1)
Economy   Farm   Photos   Property   Virginia  
Hillary Clinton Philadelphia Daily News
Clinton wants her delegates heard
| DENVER - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a way for her delegates to be heard at the Democratic National Convention, telling supporters such a step would help uni... (photo: AP Photo/ / Elise Amendola)
California   Clinton   Debates   Election   Photos  
Sandwiches - Food - Bread. (ps1) The Boston Globe
Sandwiches recalled from grocery stores
| State health officials are warning consumers to throw away ready-to-eat sandwiches sold by two grocery chains in Eastern Massachusetts because they might be contaminate... (photo: Public Domain)
Consumer   Food   Health   Massachusetts   Photos  
Singapore Dollars - Sing Dollars - SGD - Currency - Money. (ps1) The Times of India
Asian currencies pressured by growth concerns, US dollar gains
|                 SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Singapore dollar and Malaysian ringgit fell to multi-month lows on Thursda... (photo: WN / patricia)
Asia   Dollar   Growth   Money   Photos  
 Wal-Mart - An exterior of a typical Wal-Mart discount department store /aaeh Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Wal-Mart to break ground in Penn Hills in October
Groundbreaking for a Wal-Mart Supercenter at the former East Hills Shopping Center in Penn Hills is scheduled for October, according to the nonprofit group that is develo... (photo: GFDL)
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange The Times of India
Hong Kong shares seen higher on US gains
|                 HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks are expected to rise on Thursday after US markets built on recent big gains, bu... (photo: GFDL )
Business   Hongkong   Markets   Photos   US  
Dairies                               NZ Herald
US dairy industry poised to resist NZ free trade push
| The United States' dairy sector is looming as a major stumbling block for any New Zealand-USA free trade agreement (FTA). | There has been increasing optimism in New Ze... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Dairy   Industry   Photos   Trade   Wisconsin  
Delta Air Lines Austin American Statesman
EU backs deal that would create world's biggest airline; U.S. approval still is needed.
| LONDON — European antitrust regulators on Wednesday cleared Delta Air Lines Inc. to buy Northwest Airlines Corp. for what would become the world's largest airline... (photo: Creative Commons / Bryan Correira )
Aviation   EU   London   Photos   US  
Barack Obama Inquirer
McCain, Obama and bundles of money in White House race
| WASHINGTON -- In a White House race that is shattering fundraising records, both Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on super-rich "bundlers" to rake in the cash -... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
Media   Photos   Politics   US   Washington  
 Traders gather at the post that handles Schering-Plough Corp. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp. has priced a public offering of 50 million common shares at $27.50 per share. The price is The Times of India
US stocks ends higher on oil drop
|                 NEW YORK: Wall Street logged another winning day Wednesday as a drop in oil prices and a better-than-expect... (photo: AP /Richard Drew)
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   US  
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listens to a question during a campaign event at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., Wednesday, June 18, 2008. The Australian
McCain wants Iraq-style economy 'surge'
| WHITE House hopeful John McCain called Wednesday for a policy "surge" to right the teetering US economy, but was scorned by his Democratic rival Barack Obama as a creat... (photo: AP / LM Otero)
Economy   Elections   Market   Photos   US  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Demand for clean energy tax breaks high in Oregon
- City changes tuneover utility-users tax
- Amherst gets month to fix tax dispute
- State cuts erase tax rollbacks
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. listens to a students question at Wayne County Community College District Downriver Campus in Taylor, Mich., Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Obama ad calls for return of windfall profits tax
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- U.S. retail sales fizzle after rebate cash runs out
- Gun group targets D.C. with training programs
- The Ice Caper: U.S. authorities expand price-fixing probe
- Firm Boosts Tourism in FCT With 1.5 Billion US Dollars Inves
Singapore Dollars - Sing Dollars - SGD - Currency - Money. (ps1)
Asian currencies pressured by growth concerns, US dollar gains
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Currency Banking
- Canadian dollar falls as investors return to greenback
- Canadian dollar down for 11th time in 13 sessions
- Dollar slips from 7-month high vs yen
- Crude oil prices fall again as dollar rises
Oil refinery
Gold edges up as dollar eases, oil climbs
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- Former NC lake marina owner sentenced for bank fraud
- Former NC lake marina owner sentenced for bank fraud
- Banking pros plan startup
- Food bank says need keeps rising
 Bank of New York / aaeh
Bank of New York faces $22 billion lawsuit in Russia
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Canadian dollar falls as investors return to greenback
- Oil prices, easing economy dampen business investment
- Pending home sales rise 5.3 percent
- Manufacturing production increases
Coffee Beans, Agriculture, Farm (sa0)
Colombia coffee trade seen chopped if strike lasts
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- Demand for clean energy tax breaks high in Oregon
- Progress Energy profit rises
- Icebreakers become hot commodity in race for Arctic oil
- NEW YORK Oil prices slide on surge in U.S. supply
Arctic ice
Russia plows ahead in energy `Cold War'
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Industries Technology
- AEGON Reports Solid Business Performance and Strong Capital
- O'Charley's Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quar
- Western Refining Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Resul
- EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary to Provide Electrical Systems f
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Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
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- Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
- AMD fires up pro graphics cards
- Research shows gaming can improve medical skills
- Spit Sensor Spots Oral Cancer
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Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
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