Archive for August, 2009

Pearl Jam cuts out the middleman with "Backspacer" (Reuters)

Reuters – “Super poppy.”

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Pearl Jam cuts out the middleman with "Backspacer"
(Reuters)

Venus Williams struggles, advances at US Open (AP)

AP – Venus Williams was bothered by a bad knee and distracted by more than a half-dozen foot faults. What never fazed her: a big deficit.

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Venus Williams struggles, advances at US Open
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Conn. House passes $37.6B 2-year budget (AP)

AP – The Connecticut House of Representatives late Monday passed a $37.6 billion, two-year budget that has yet to receive Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s blessing.

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Conn. House passes $37.6B 2-year budget
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Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch: report (Reuters)

Reuters – Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world’s largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.

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Late Labor Day seen pulling down August sales (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. retailers are likely to get an “incomplete” mark for the key back-to-school season when they report August sales this week, as a later Labor Day is expected to pull some sales into September, pressuring August results.

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Late Labor Day seen pulling down August sales
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U.S. health reform estimates need long view: study (Reuters)

Reuters – The Congressional Budget Office may be missing potential savings from various health reform proposals by not looking at efforts to manage or prevent expensive, chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, researchers said in a study released on Tuesday.

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U.S. health reform estimates need long view: study
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Hasselbeck forming bond with newest target (AP)

AP – Ever since Matt Hasselbeck has been a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks he always had one security blanket to turn to when the team needed a big play.

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Hasselbeck forming bond with newest target
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U.S. ethanol group wants origin labeling for oil (Reuters)

Reuters – A U.S. ethanol industry group is pushing lawmakers to craft legislation requiring gasoline filling stations to inform customers what country their fuel came from in hopes of increasing awareness about money spent on oil imported from overseas.

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U.S. ethanol group wants origin labeling for oil
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