Archive for November 2nd, 2008

Boeing factories set to resume work after strike

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
SEATTLE (AP) - Factories at Boeing Co. are due to start humming again Sunday after Machinists union members voted to end a costly eight-week strike that clipped profits and stalled deliveries by the world's No.
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Brown Says He Expects Gulf Money to Bolster IMF Rescue Fund

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Gonzalo Vina Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he expects Gulf states to respond to his call to support an International Monetary Fund facility to help countries suffering from the global financial crisis.
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‘Fall back’ is smoke alarm time

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Barry Porterfield Pauls Valley firefighters are joining others around the country to use this weekend’s “fall back” for clocks to remind the public to also check their smoke detectors.
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Stocks likely to recover no matter who’s president (AP)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
AP - Wall Street prefers Republicans, McCain supporters argue. But stocks have done better under Democratic presidents, Obama supporters fire back.
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Stocks likely to recover no matter who’s president (AP)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
AP - Wall Street prefers Republicans, McCain supporters argue. But stocks have done better under Democratic presidents, Obama supporters fire back.
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People's Pharmacy: Does FDA OK give pharmacies a free pass?

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By JOE GRAEDON and TERESA GRAEDON King Features Syndicate Does Food and Drug Administration approval guarantee safety? If the Supreme Court rules as expected, patients might have no legal recourse if they are harmed by an FDA-approved medicine.
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India, China Attempt to Cushion Economies From Global Crisis

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Michael Dwyer Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- India and China are accelerating efforts to prop up growth as a global slump threatens the world's fastest-expanding major economies.
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BC-Boeing

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
AP foreign OTTAWA - It couldn't be done in good times, but the prospect of impending bad times is being cited as the best opportunity for breaking the ideological logjam that has characterized inter-provincial negotiations on the economy.
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The top 10 cars that Americans hate

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Jacqueline Mitchell Times are so difficult for the auto industry that even Toyota and Honda have now experienced the kinds of double-digit sales dips that have been plaguing American auto giants General Motors and Ford all year.
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Exposure to plastic chemical BPA may affect behaviors

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
By Jimmy Downs Sunday November 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study released in October suggests that maternal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) could eliminate or decrease the sex difference in certain behavioral responses.
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