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General Economic News and Concerns
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110206
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U.S. jobless claims rise 18,000 in latest week
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103106
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U.S. Economy: Consumers, Business Are Less Optimistic
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103006
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Pay up ... or the planet gets it
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101706
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Inflation jumps at wholesale level, excluding energy
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101606
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Poor nations push investment boom
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101106
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U.S. stocks dive on reports of New York City aircraft crash
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100406
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U.S. seeks more host funds for troops in S. Korea
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093006
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Consumer spending plunges in August to lowest in a year
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093006
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Congress Approves $70 Billion For Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
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092606
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Army chief tells Bush there's not enough money for Iraq war
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092606
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U.S. drops to 6th in world competitiveness ranking
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082906
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The New American Dream: Dumpster Diving To Survive
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082806
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Experts warn U.S. is coming apart at the seams
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082406
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Recession will be nasty and deep, economist says
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082406
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Data points to slowing economy
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072606
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Bankers Fear World Economic Meltdown
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072406
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US ECONOMY SLOWDOWN
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062606
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Bush wants power to cut items in spending bills
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061206
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Worldwide spending on arms reaches new record high
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061006
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G-8 Says Global Economy `Strong' After Stocks Drop
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052206
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Sharp jump in middle-class debt crises
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Global Currency
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080306
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The case for a global currency
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Corruption
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090606
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IRS audits may not catch wealthy cheats
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082106
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Katrina: disaster profiteers pocket millions in deals
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071306
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Blair Chief Fundraiser Arrested By Police
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National Debt / Trade Deficit
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121306
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US-China trade deficit sets record
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092106
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IMF's fears must be heeded
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091906
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US Treasury Sets New 1-Day Tax Receipt Record Of $85.8 Billion
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071606
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Federal Reserve: U.S. headed for bankruptcy
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060906
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US trade deficit reaches $63.5bn
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Housing
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092606
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Mass. home sales plunge, prices drop
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Gas Prices and Oil
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101706
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Oil falls toward $58, OPEC to meet Thurs on cuts
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091406
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World has tapped just 18 percent of global oil supplies, Saudi executive says
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090806
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Gulf of Mexico saturated with oil?
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093106
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Peak Oil Forecasters Win Converts on Wall Street to $200 Crude
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082306
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Venezuela plans to export oil to China
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082206
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Crude oil could hit $300 a barrel
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080906
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The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown
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080806
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China expects to import 15 mln tons crude oil from Russia this year
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072806
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Sparks fly as ExxonMobil profit tops 10 billion dollars
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072706
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Shell 2Q Profits Up 40 Pct. to $7.32B
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072406
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Oil-Price Shock May Strike World Economy at Vulnerable Moment
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072406
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U.S. Gas Prices Hit All-Time High
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071406
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Brent oil price hits new $78 peak
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061106
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Gas prices hold steady
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060506
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Venezuela backs proposal to sell oil in euros
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The Power of the American Dollar
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053006
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Stocks sink on rising oil, weak confidence, poor sales report from Wal-Mart
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051206
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The US dollar takes a pounding over deficit
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052306
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The Plan to Replace the Dollar With the 'Amero'
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The Euro
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Gold
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080906
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Gold cuts losses on dollar moves, Mideast conflict
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053006
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Gold closes higher as the dollar falls
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IRS
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101706
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Indictment Wesley Snipes a $12M tax cheat
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General Debt / Price Gouging
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071806
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Study Documents ‘Ghetto Tax’ Being Paid by the Urban Poor
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071506
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Foreign companies buying U.S. roads, bridges that taxpayers built
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061106
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In debt before you start
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Lay Offs
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090606
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Intel to lay off over 10,000 workers
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Business Monopoly
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101806
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Wal-Mart workers walk out
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101606
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Wal-Mart to Buy Chinese Retail Chain
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Toll Booths
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083006
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Spanish firm to build and run new PFI toll road in Texas
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Leadership
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053006
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Bush Taps Paulson for Treasury Secretary
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031705
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Charities' horror over new head of World Bank
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