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This edition was generated on Fri Jul 3 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:

Top Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, delivers a sermon during Friday AP
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried AP – 26 mins ago

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Full Story »

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th
US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns AP – 13 mins ago
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the Sevmash factory
Russia to allow US weapon shipments to Afghanistan AP – 52 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this March 16, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest AP

Artest poised to join Kobe, sign with Lakers

AP – Fri Jul 3, 4:11 am ET

HOUSTON – Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Full Story »

FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11), of

Rockets' Yao to wait week before surgery decision

AP – Fri Jul 3, 2:54 am ET
NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield wipes his face outside the federal courthouse in

Mayfield misses deadline to enter car at Daytona

AP – Fri Jul 3, 2:55 am ET
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Business News

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File - A pickup truck moves by the main entrance to the General Motors plant in AP

GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan

AP – Fri Jul 3, 5:44 am ET

NEW YORK – General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company. Full Story »

Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Friday, July 3, 2009 in Hong

World markets slide on grim US jobs report

AP – Fri Jul 3, 4:58 am ET
Oil prices slide on weak US jobs report

Oil hovers above $66 in Asia after weak jobs data

AP – Fri Jul 3, 4:35 am ET
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  • Dollar gains as US jobs report rattles markets

    AFP – Thu Jul 2, 5:29 pm ET
    A woman holding several euro and US dollar notes. The dollar... AFP/File

    NEW YORK (AFP) - The dollar found fresh momentum Thursday after a disappointing US unemployment report sent shockwaves through financial markets, pushing investors to safe havens. Full Story »

  • DemandTec posts wider 1Q loss

    AP – Wed Jul 1, 6:16 pm ET

    SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Price-management software company DemandTec Inc. posted a wider net loss Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by charges and higher costs even as revenue inched higher. Full Story »

  • Analysis: Russia plays checkbook diplomacy

    AP – 1 hr 55 mins ago
    Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the... AP

    MOSCOW - Russia is using its energy wealth to shore up influence abroad, pouring billions of dollars in loans and grants into former Soviet states and long-standing allies — even as it faces its own severe economic downturn. Full Story »

  • Fannie, Freddie ease terms for mortgage refinance

    Reuters – Wed Jul 1, 5:57 pm ET
    The headquarters of mortgage lender Fannie Mae is shown in Washington... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded its foreclosure prevention efforts to help a greater number of underwater homeowners refinance their mortgages. Full Story »

  • Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules

    AP – Thu Jul 2, 9:07 pm ET

    NEW YORK - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Full Story »

  • The Bleak U.S. Jobs Picture

    BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    U.S. job losses in June rose to 467,000 as the national unemployment rate rose to 9.5%. This follows a decade where job creation in the private sector hovered in the 1% range. In our feature segment, Chief Economist Michael Mandel explains why job growth has stalled, its importance, and what can be done to reverse this trend. Plus, the latest on the troubled housing market and Wal-Mart's (wmt.) unusual alliance with a labor union. Full Story »

  • Oil below $67 after bleak U.S. jobs data

    Reuters – 50 mins ago
    A gas leak at a pipeline owned by EnCana in Canada's western... AFP/File

    LONDON (Reuters) - Oil traded below $67 a barrel on Friday, after a fall of nearly 4 percent in the previous session, pressured by a stronger dollar and investor concern about the economic outlook and energy demand. Full Story »

  • AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia

    AP – Wed Jul 1, 5:10 pm ET

    NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell all of its ownership interests in its consumer finance operations in Colombia, the latest in a recent string of asset sales by the embattled insurer to bolster its finances. Full Story »

  • U.S. home prices seen down over 40 percent: Barclays

    Reuters – Thu Jul 2, 3:56 pm ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. housing prices will fall by a double-digit percentage from already beaten-down levels, resulting in an overall 40 percent plunge by the time foreclosures peak in the second half of 2010, Barclays Capital economist Michelle Meyer said. Full Story »

  • Business Courses for Go-Getters

    BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    In today's competitive job market, graduates fresh out of college are looking to stand out. The earlier they start to give themselves an edge, the better off they will be, which is why more undergraduate business courses are starting to address softer skills -- from improving communication to learning how to effectively use your creativity. Unique, hands-on courses that are part self-reflection, part theory, and part applied learning are best because they engage students and leave a lasting impression, say educators. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 3, 2009
People can have the Model T in any colour--so long as it's black.
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Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.
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Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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Johann von Neumann (1903 - 1957)
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In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), "Self Reliance"
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