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This edition was generated on Sun Aug 23 08:45:02 EDT 2009

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire near the town of Marathon, 40 kilometers AP
Thousands evacuated as fires reach Athens suburbs AP – 1 hr 22 mins ago

ATHENS, Greece – Fire burned through suburbs north of Athens early Sunday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee in nighttime evacuations, fire service and local officials said. Full Story »

South Korean Buddhist monks pray during the funeral of the late former South
South Korea holds state funeral for Kim Dae-jung AP – 1 hr 30 mins ago
A wind surfer takes advantage of the storm surge and high winds of Hurricane
Hurricane Bill spinning past New England shores AP – 2 hrs 31 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AP

Busch breaks slump to sweep Bristol

AP – Sun Aug 23, 1:00 am ET

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch was finally able to shake that anger. Full Story »

Boston Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis follows through on his three-run home run

Youkilis hits two HRs as Red Sox blast Yanks

AP – Sat Aug 22, 9:10 pm ET
Colorado Rockies' Ian Stewart, right, follows the flight of his three-run home

Rockies rally to beat Giants 14-11

AP – Sat Aug 22, 11:47 pm ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Bernanke upbeat on global recovery prospects AFP/File

After a year of crisis, Bernanke's star is rising

AP – Sat Aug 22, 8:52 pm ET

WASHINGTON – Last year, as the gravest financial crisis since the Great Depression shook the banking system, Ben Bernanke seemed nearly as beleaguered as the institutions themselves. Full Story »

In this Aug. 1, 2009 photo, Zatit Alamin, right, Martcus Henry, center, and

Urban schools use marketing to woo residents back

AP – Sat Aug 22, 4:24 pm ET
In this Aug. 19, 2009 photo, emergency financial manager Robert Bobb, left,

Robert Bobb hits streets to coax students back

AP – Sat Aug 22, 2:45 pm ET

  • IBD's Top 10 - Friday

    Investor's Business Daily – Fri Aug 21, 7:31 pm ET  

    1 The major averages rallied in sharply higher volume to their best levels of the year. The S&P 500 and NYSE composite rose 1.9%; the Dow climbed 1.7% and the Nasdaq 1.6%. Strong home sales and an upbeat Fed chief fueled stocks. Top rated Aeropostale and Salesforce.com soared on strong results and outlooks. The 10-year T-yield jumped 14 ticks to 3.57%. Full Story »

  • Australian oil well to gush for nearly two months

    Reuters – Sun Aug 23, 4:41 am ET  

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - A leaking Australian oil well is likely to pour oil into the Timor Sea for nearly two months before it can be stopped, the operator said on Sunday, as environmentalists expressed grave fears for rare wildlife. Full Story »

  • Intuit posts wider 4Q loss as sales slow, costs up

    AP – Thu Aug 20, 6:30 pm ET  

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Personal finance and business software maker Intuit Inc. on Thursday posted a wider loss for its fiscal fourth quarter as revenue slipped while expenses rose. Full Story »

  • Homebuilders jump on home sales, Bernanke comments

    AP – Fri Aug 21, 3:16 pm ET  

    NEW YORK - Shares of homebuilders climbed Friday after the National Association of Realtors said homes sales surged in July, while Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy is on the cusp of a recovery. Full Story »

  • Experts on Jobless Claims, Philly Fed, and Taxes

    BusinessWeek – Fri Aug 21, 8:08 am ET  

    While a key labor-market gauge disappointed the market on Aug. 20, broader measures of the economy provided some measure of cheer. The Labor Dept's report on weekly initial jobless claims showed a larger-than-expected rise. But the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators for July and the Philadelphia Fed's index of manufacturing conditions for August provided a more positive read on the big picture. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 23, 2009
Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth!
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Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.
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Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.
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Saki (1870 - 1916)
Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.
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Cullen Hightower
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