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Wyly Brothers’ $550 Million Stock Sales Draw SEC Fraud Lawsuit – BusinessWeek

Business - Google News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:16:04 +0000

Wyly Brothers' $550 Million Stock Sales Draw SEC Fraud Lawsuit
BusinessWeek
By Bloomberg By David Scheer July 29 (Bloomberg) — Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly, Texas- based entrepreneurs who financed ads supporting George W. Bush's presidential campaigns, were sued by US regulators for allegedly misleading investors while …
SEC Charges Wylys In $550M Insider Trading CaseWall Street Journal

SEC Charges Wyly Brothers With $550 Million FraudABC News
Wyly brothers charged over 'undisclosed $550m'Financial Times
The Associated Press -The Business Insider -UPI.com
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How much worse could it have been? – Los Angeles Times

Business - Google News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:32:27 +0000

Chicago Press Release Services (press release)

How much worse could it have been?
Los Angeles Times
Critics of the $787-billion stimulus package that Democrats pushed through Congress in early 2009 frequently point out how much worse the economy has fared since then than the Obama administration predicted when it proposed the legislation. …
In Study, 2 Economists Say Intervention Helped Avert a 2nd DepressionNew York Times

Blinder, Zandi Say US Bailouts Likely Averted a DepressionBloomberg
Busch: Blinder & Zandi—Our Stimulus Worked!CNBC
The Atlantic -The Guardian -Seattle Times
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How much worse could it have been? – Los Angeles Times

Business - Google News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:32:27 +0000

Blinder, Zandi Say US Bailouts Likely Averted a DepressionBloomberg
Busch: Blinder & Zandi—Our Stimulus Worked!CNBC
The Atlantic -The Guardian -Seattle Times
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On the Surface, Gulf of Mexico Oil Slick Is Vanishing Fast – New York Times

Business - Google News — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:16:35 +0000

msnbc.com

On the Surface, Gulf of Mexico Oil Slick Is Vanishing Fast
New York Times
Though much of the oil is clearing, on Monday it could still be found in Dauphin Island, Ala. By JUSTIN GILLIS and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be dissolving far more rapidly …
Oil in gulf is degrading, becoming harder to find, NOAA head saysWashington Post

BP Oil Spill: Fisherman Say It's Time to Reopen Some Fishing GroundsABC News
Gulf flow has stopped, but where's the oil?The Associated Press
BBC News -Wall Street Journal -Reuters
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French Police Question L’Oréal Heiress – New York Times

World - Google News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:41:46 +0000

Telegraph.co.uk

French Police Question L'Oréal Heiress
New York Times
By REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) — France's wealthiest woman was questioned by the police on Monday about suspected tax evasion and money laundering in a scandal that has shaken the French government. Liliane Bettencourt, 87, heiress to the L'Oréal fortune, …
Police question Bettencourt over tax probeFinancial Times

Island in the Seychelles: French police probe L'Oreal heiressSydney Morning Herald
French police question L'Oreal heiressCNN
ABC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Independent
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Labor spin machine goes into overdrive – The Australian

World - Google News — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:55:52 +0000

ABC Online

Labor spin machine goes into overdrive
The Australian
THE Labor Party's attempts to control the campaign for the August 21 election are reaching new levels of Kevin Rudd-style control-freakery. Party operatives telephoned journalists this morning to advise them on what questions they should ask Tony …
Bligh sure her poor popularity won't hurt federal Labor's chancesThe Australian

Emergency departments to get more nurses, doctors under Labor promiseThe Australian
Labor still in front, but Gillard slipsSydney Morning Herald
ABC Online -CNN -Xinhua
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Obama, Democrats set stage for high-stakes tax battle – Washington Post

Business - Google News — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:16:41 +0000

Washington Post

Obama, Democrats set stage for high-stakes tax battle
Washington Post
July 16 (Bloomberg) — Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, talk with Bloomberg's Peter Cook about the potential expiration of tax cuts …
Battle Looms in Washington Over Expiring Bush Tax CutsNew York Times

Divisions among Dems over tax cuts for affluentReuters
Pelosi rejects extending Bush-era tax cutsMarketWatch
The Associated Press -CNBC -Financial Times
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Ahmadinejad Says Medvedev Has Joined ‘US Plot’ Against Iran – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

World - Google News — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:30:13 +0000

Reuters UK

Ahmadinejad Says Medvedev Has Joined 'US Plot' Against Iran
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meet the media at a 2008 gathering in Dushanbe. Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has turned against Tehran and joined the …
Iran Cautions Russia Over Joining US-led 'Caucus' Opposed To TehranRTT News

Iran to file complaint over mosque attackLas Vegas Sun
EU plans 'toughest ever' sanctions against IranTelegraph.co.uk
Voice of America -NPR -The Guardian
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Storm could take away sights and sounds of BP well – USA Today

Business - Google News — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:47:39 +0000

Moneycontrol.com

Storm could take away sights and sounds of BP well
USA Today
by J. Bell, AP By David Dishneau And Harry R. Weber, AP Writers ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Ships relaying the sights and sounds from BP's broken oil well stood fast Friday as the leftovers of Tropical Storm Bonnie blew straight for the spill site, …
Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964Washington Post

Spill response vessels leaving well areaHouston Chronicle
BP tries to limit release of oil spill researchBusinessWeek
New York Times -ABC News -Wall Street Journal
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Ford posts another profit as sales climb; net income rises for McDonald’s – Washington Post

Business - Google News — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:16:17 +0000

Los Angeles Times

Ford posts another profit as sales climb; net income rises for McDonald's
Washington Post
Ford posted a strong second-quarter profit Friday, its fifth straight quarterly profit, but trimmed its US sales forecast and predicted weaker results in the second half as the economy slowly recovers. The automaker surprised Wall Street, …
Ford's 2Q profit a shot in the armDetroit Free Press

Ford rides market share gain to $2.6B profitBusinessWeek
Ford's $2.6B profit exceeds expectationsThe Detroit News
The News Journal -New York Times -Los Angeles Times
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