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Nonfarm payrolls drop 131,000 in July (Greg Robb)
Read more...Private payrolls up 71,000, economists had been expecting growth of 100,000 Aug. 6, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. employers continued to hire but at a sluggish pace that adds to pessimism about the economic outlook and may put pressure of the Federal Reserve to take more steps to support the economy. Private sector payrolls rose by an estimated 71,000 in July, the Labor Department said ...
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A breakthrough in AIDS research (Thomas H. Maugh II)
Read more...A pair of naturally occurring antibodies are able to kill more than 90% of all strains of HIV, researchers say. The finding could lead to the development of new treatments and a possible vaccine. Jul ...
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Louisville man going to prison for tattoo (Dave Sereno)
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Louisville man going to prison for tattoo on tot Photos CantonRep.com / Scott Heckel Attorney Eugene O'Byrne, left, speaks with Lee Michael Deitrick, who pleaded guilty to tatooing a 19-month-old chi ...
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Special Report: How the U.S. cracked open secret vaults at UBS (Lisa Jucca)
Read more...ZURICH (Reuters)- After the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, Switzerland's largest bank was teetering. UBS, which was more than three times bigger than Lehman in terms of assets, had to ...
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The Battle for Tora Bora (Peter Bergen)
Click Here to Read MoreHow Osama bin Laden slipped from our grasp: The definitive account.
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Do Businesses Hate Their Workers? (Income Disparity Myths Edition) (Yves Smith)
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Nov. 10, 2009 (Naked Capitalism) -- In America, it isn’t hard to answer the question in the headline “yes.” The oft recited, “Our employees are our greatest asset” is pure Orwellian prattle; most com ...
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After the Billionaires Plundered Alabama Town, Troops Were Called in ... Illegally (Mark Ames)
Read more..."We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all," says one Goldman Sachs adviser. But tell that to the people of Samson, Ala.
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Gas Pump Thievery: Who's Really Behind the Rising Prices at the Pumps? (Jim Hightower)
Read more...What's going on here is not the "magic of the marketplace," but some hocus-pocus by brand-name dealers.
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Death of 'Soul of Capitalism:' Bogle, Faber, Moore (Paul B. Farrell)
Read more...20 reasons America has lost its soul and collapse is inevitable
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It's Amazing Where you Find The Truth These Days -- Flat Amazing (T. Scheisskopf)
Read more...T. Scheisskopf -- World News Trust See this guy? Recognize him? Sure you do. Of COURSE you do! If you have ever flipped through the hundreds of channels of dreck on your cable TV, this is a face you ...
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Reluctance to Spend May Be Legacy of Recession (Peter S. Goodman)
Read more...Aug. 29, 2009 AUSTIN, Tex. (New York Times) -- Even as evidence mounts that the Great Recession has finally released its chokehold on the American economy, experts worry that the recovery may be weak ...
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