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Louisiana Casinos Take In $217.7 Million Despite Gustav - Lsu Reveille
baton rouge, la. (ap) – louisiana's state-licensed casinos won just under $218 million last month after coastal outlets lost most of the labor day weekend to hurricane gustav. state police figures show that the 13 riverboat casinos won $153.9 ...
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India figures In Us List Of Major Drug Transit Countries
washington, sep 17: india again figures in the united states’ list of major drug transit or drug-producing countries along with pakistan, burma and afghanistan for fiscal 2009.
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Unemployment figures Rise By 2,600
unemployment in scotland rose by nearly 3,000 in august, figures show. the number of people claiming the jobseeker's allowance rose by 2,600 to 78,000.
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Unemployment: Things Can Only Get Worse - Guardian Unlimited
at first glance today's unemployment numbers are bad. but, if you take a second glance, they are even worse. and if you glance into the future ... well, you don't want to. there can now be no doubt that the damage to the economy from the credit ...
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American Electric Tech Facilities Damaged By Storm - Msn Moneycentral
houston (ap) - american electric technologies inc., which makes power distribution systems, on wednesday said damage to its facilities in houston and beaumont, texas, and other fallout from hurricane ike could affect its financial results. shares of ...
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France: Exports Of Côtes De Rhône Slide - figures
global exports of côte de rhône wines fell 5.9% in volume and 6% in value in the first half of 2008 on the same period last year, according to figures issued by inter-rhône today (17 september).
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C. Diff figures Make The Case For A Public Inquiry
“the families of those struck by the c. diff outbreak in the vale of leven hospital were very clear that this case resonated beyond greater glasgow. “these figures make the case for a full public inquiry into c. diff unanswerable.”
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At A Glance: Aig's Operations Slumped In 1st Half - International Herald Tribune
american international group inc., which was bailed out by an $85 billion government loan tuesday night, not only has posted billions of dollars in losses in its financial services operations but its more traditional insurance operations are not as ...
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Car Bomb, Ambush Kills 16 At Us Embassy In Yemen - Washington Post
a police vehicle drives near the us embassy in san'a, yemen, wednesday, sept. 17, 2008 after a car bomb targeting the embassy hit the front gate of the compound , causing unspecified casualties, a u.s. spokesman said. (ap photo/mohammed al-qadhi ...
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Psc figures Show About 40,000 Without Power
baton rouge, la. -- power outages from the two recent hurricanes still plague louisiana. figures released tuesday by the state public service commission show about 40,000 homes...
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Psc figures Show More 69,000 Without Power
baton rouge, la. -- power outages from two recent hurricanes still plague louisiana figures released tuesday by the state public service commission show about 69,000 electric...
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Purnell Adds To Pm's Leadership Woe - Guardian Unlimited
gordon brown's leadership was under fresh pressure after a cabinet minister branded efforts to silence rebel mps "ridiculous". work and pensions secretary james purnell - tipped by some as a successor to mr brown - also admitted he shared some of ...
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Samsung's Sandisk Bid May Boost Toshiba - Businessweek
it is increasingly shaping up to be an open brawl reminiscent of microsoft's ( msft ) attempt to take over yahoo ( yhoo ). south korea's samsung electronics has released to the public its letter sent on sept. 16 to the board of directors at sandisk ...
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Fbi figures Show Utah Violent Crime Up
violent crime throughout the nation has declined according to fbi figures. however, those statistics for utah show an opposite trend. but local law enforcement officials say that overall crime has lowered. fbi's figures were released monday. fox 13's ninveh dinha has more.
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More People Out Of Work In Yorkshire Region, New figures Show
the number of people out of work in the yorkshire and humber region shot up by 24,000 in the three months to july, new figures have revealed. (17/09/2008 09:58:59)
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Former Top Doj Officials Emerge In Abramoff Case - Forbes
two former top justice department officials emerged wednesday as figures in the jack abramoff lobbying scandal as prosecutors disclosed plans to turn over some of the officials' correspondence to defense attorneys preparing for trial in the case. the ...
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Gm Charges Up The Electric Chevy Volt - Businessweek
there were other reasons the design had to change, lutz says. standing next to the volt, he showed how the production version is more aerodynamic than the show car was. that will help gm engineers get the car to run 40 miles before the gasoline ...
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Former Top Doj Officials Emerge In Abramoff Case
two former top justice department officials emerged wednesday as figures in the jack abramoff lobbying scandal as prosecutors disclosed plans to turn over some of the officials' correspondence to defense attorneys preparing for trial in the case.
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figures Show Drop In Mortgage Costs
the average cost of a leading two-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen by more than 1% during the past six weeks, figures have shown.
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Adjusting To Nascar's New Car Proving To Be Jeff Gordon's Greatest ... - New York Daily News
jeff gordon says he and his team need to figure out how to better match his driving style with nascar's new car. osorio/ap 'there's just things you can't change about yourself when you get to this point in your career,' the four-time champ says. it's ...
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