Archive for June 22nd, 2009

Ford and Nissan to tap factory retool loans: report (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. government plans to disclose that Ford Motor Co , Tesla Motors Inc and Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) will be among the beneficiaries of a $25 billion loan program created by Congress to help auto makers retool factories for advanced-technology vehicles, the Wall Street Journal said.

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Ford and Nissan to tap factory retool loans: report
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Rockies beat Angels 11-1 (AP)

AP – Brad Hawpe celebrated his 30th birthday with a three-run homer, Seth Smith also went deep and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-1 on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 games and club-record ninth straight on the road.

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Rockies beat Angels 11-1
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Obama set to push healthcare and energy reform (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.

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Obama set to push healthcare and energy reform
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China to stick to controversial software rule (AFP)

AFP – China will not back away from a new rule requiring that Internet filtering software be shipped with all computers sold in the country despite heavy criticism of the plan, state media has said.

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China to stick to controversial software rule
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Compromise Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg – June 23 (Bloomberg) — Consensus is back at the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts — at least for a day.

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Compromise Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
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Compromise Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg – June 23 (Bloomberg) — Consensus is back at the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts — at least for a day.

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Compromise Prevails in U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling
(Bloomberg)

Obama Invokes His Personal Struggle as He Signs Tobacco Law (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg – June 23 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama signed a law yesterday settling a decade-long battle between health groups and tobacco companies. Left unresolved was the question of his own fight with nicotine.

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Obama Invokes His Personal Struggle as He Signs Tobacco Law
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New Strategy Eyed for AIDS Treatment (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — A radical new therapy could improve treatment of people with HIV-AIDS by destroying the viruses circulating in the body as well as those hiding in immune system cells, according to a new study.

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New Strategy Eyed for AIDS Treatment
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