Posts Tagged ‘video’

Toyota discounts boost sales (Reuters)

Reuters – Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp’s U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures.

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Toyota discounts boost sales
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First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week (AP)

AP – The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.

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First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week
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Police battle demonstrators in strike-hit Greece (AFP)

AFP – Greek police battled demonstrators on Thursday as the country ground to a halt in the latest protest strike against government austerity measures aiming to end a crippling debt crisis.

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Police battle demonstrators in strike-hit Greece
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We don’t want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says (Reuters)

Reuters – Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday during a visit to Pakistan.

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POLITICO Interview: Karl Rove (Politico)

Politico – Mike Allen speaks with Karl Rove about his new book “Courage and Consequence.”

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POLITICO Interview: Karl Rove
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California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time (Reuters)

Reuters – California’s revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday.

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California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
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Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition (AP)

AP – Corey Haim’s story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.

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Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks (Reuters)

Reuters – Iceland’s opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new “Icesave” debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal.

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Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks
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