WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush, beginning a splashy farewell trip to Europe, expressed both concern and confidence Monday about the U.S. economy, shaken by soaring energy prices, rising unemployment and a severe credit crunch.
Bush's first stop is in Slovenia for his final U.S.-European Union summit. He also will visit Germany, Italy, France, England and Northern Ireland. Next m...
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Veteran politician senator Edward Kennedy has left hospital after undergoing surgery on a brain tumour.
His surgeon Dr Allan Friedman, said Mr Kennedy "is making an excellent recovery".
"He will continue his recuperation at home in Massachusetts under the supervision of the very capable doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital," Dr Friedman said.
Mr Kennedy's son Patrick...
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FAIRFAX, Va.--(eMediaWorld )--Four regional utilities and collaboratives received awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for ENERGY STAR programs supported by ICF International, an internationally recognized expert in energy efficiency policies and programs. ICF provides design, implementation, and marketing support services to these award-winning programs. The winners were ...
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PALO ALTO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/09/08 -- Tidal Software, a leading provider of application scheduling and performance management software, today announced that 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds has deployed the Tidal(TM) ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Dan Mooney has no idea what it will take for his construction cranes to pass inspection.
The crane company owner recently asked New York City officials for a list of safety hazar...
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TARNOW, Poland (AP) — A diagnosis of bone marrow disease at 17 did not stop volleyball player Agata Mroz from helping Poland's national women's team win two European gold medals over nine years.
"With a gold medal around my neck," she once said, "I thought I had conquered this illness. I expected God to smile on me for good."
But the benevolence proved fleeting. The disease...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The presidential campaign turned to the economy Monday, with record gasoline prices and a spike in job losses putting Republican John McCain at a distinct disadvantage.
Democrat Barack Obama seized on the issue by launching a two-week economic tour meant to highlight his differences with McCain on taxes, spending priorities and other matters. At every turn he i...
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The early summer sunshine tempted shoppers to splash their cash on the high street last month, according to figures revealing the first rise in retail sales since February.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said May's warm weather saw like-for-like sales rise 1.9% - with clothing sales up on last year for the first time in nine months.
But the sunshine masked difficult underlying...
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A diagnosis of bone marrow disease at 17 did not stop volleyballplayer Agata Mroz from helping Poland's national women'steam win two European gold medals over nine years.
"With a gold medal around my neck," she once said,"I thought I had conquered this illness. I expected God tosmile on me for good."
But the benevolence proved fleeting. The disease returned andshe died just two mo...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The court-appointed receiver who oversees medical care in California's prisons asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday to invoke his emergency powers to provide $7 billion to improve inmate care.
Court-appointed receiver J. Clark Kelso has been given broad authority by federal courts to fix the nation's largest state prison system's medical and menta...
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LAKE DELTON, Wis. (AP) — Flash floods inundated a southwest Wisconsin town Monday for the second time in 10 months, while 60 miles away an embankment along a man-made lake gave way, unleashing a powerful current that ripped homes off their foundations.
The swollen Kickapoo River engulfed nearly the entire village of Gays Mills, forcing about 150 people to evacuate. The town was red...