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This edition was generated on Mon Jul 13 08:45:01 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:

FILE -- In this May 26, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama announces AP
Sessions and Schumer differ on Sotomayor style AP – 31 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Judiciary Committee senators kept up partisan bickering Monday over whether Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would render impartial justice as she stood on the cusp of a historic confirmation hearing. Full Story »

FILE - In this May 3, 2006 file photo, John Demjanjuk, right, is questioned
Demjanjuk charged in Germany over WWII killings AP – 1 hr 36 mins ago
In this photograph provided by CNN, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appears on
Lawmakers: Health overhaul unlikely before recess AP – 2 hrs 20 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2006 file photo, Arturo Gatti of Jersey City, N.J., AP

Police accuse wife in death of boxing champ Gatti

AP – 2 hrs 17 mins ago

SAO PAULO – Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort in Brazil. Full Story »

From left, Washington Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson confers with manager

Report: Acta says he's out as Nationals manager

AP – Mon Jul 13, 3:17 am ET
The pack climbs towards Envalira Pass, Andorra,Pyrenees mountains, during the

Armstrong stays in 3rd place, eyes another Tour

AP – Sun Jul 12, 5:04 pm ET
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Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

CIT Group still in talks with regulators

AP – 1 hr 18 mins ago

NEW YORK – Diversified lender CIT Group Inc. said it is still in talks with regulators on ways to improve its near-term liquidity as recent losses may jeopardize its compliance with capital requirements. Full Story »

Philips reports 94 percent fall in 2Q profit

AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago
Oil prices sink after IEA report

Oil up near $60 on weaker dollar, Nigeria attack

AP – 1 hr 12 mins ago
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  • Geithner: Too soon to decide on more stimulus

    Reuters – Sun Jul 12, 6:27 am ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said it was too soon to decide whether the U.S. economy would need the help of a second round of government stimulus to recover from recession. Full Story »

  • Intel to report 2Q numbers

    AP – 19 mins ago

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Below is a summary of analyst opinion and key developments related to the period. Full Story »

  • Bank of England holds key rate at 0.5 percent

    AP – Thu Jul 9, 8:10 am ET

    LONDON - The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold at a record low 0.5 percent Thursday and surprise markets by saying it would not for the moment seek to expand its 125 billion pound cash injection into the British economy. Full Story »

  • Nomura tie-up with India's largest life insurer

    AFP – Sun Jul 12, 12:17 am ET
    A branch of Japanese financial giant, Nomura Securities, in Tokyo.... AFP/File

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top securities firm Nomura Holdings has agreed to an asset-management capital tie-up with Life Insurance Corp. (LIC), India's largest life insurer, a newspaper has reported. Full Story »

  • Weak retail sales in June raise worries

    AP – Thu Jul 9, 4:01 pm ET
    FILE - In this May 27, 2009 file photo, shoppers wait in line... AP

    NEW YORK - After yet another weak month, retailers are preparing to fight for their share of crucial back-to-school shopping. But they may have to keep discounting to keep consumers coming in, given escalating job uncertainty. Full Story »

  • China construction giant set for massive IPO

    AFP – Mon Jul 13, 1:50 am ET
    A worker fixes scaffolding on a Beijing construction site. China... AFP/File

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the country's largest home builder, has said it hopes to raise more than 5.9 billion dollars in the biggest domestic IPO since early 2008. Full Story »

  • EU nations, Turkey sign major pipeline deal

    AFP – 25 mins ago
    Map of Europe showing the route of the planned Nabucco gas pipeline.... afp.com

    ANKARA (AFP) - Four EU countries and Turkey signed an accord Monday on building a major US-backed gas pipeline to reduce European reliance on Russia amid lingering uncertainty on who will supply the gas. Full Story »

  • Federal jury rejects Altria's tax shelter claim

    AP – Fri Jul 10, 5:11 pm ET

    WASHINGTON - A federal jury has rejected a $24 million tax refund claim filed by tobacco company Altria Group Inc. Full Story »

  • U.S. asks banks to expand foreclosure prevention

    Reuters – Fri Jul 10, 2:34 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is asking the largest mortgage finance companies to quicken the pace of modifying home loans and help more troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure. Full Story »

  • Identity Thieves Target Job Seekers

    BusinessWeek Online – 32 mins ago

    Never mind landing the job. Now people on the lookout for employment have another cause for worry: identity theft. As the joblessness rate soars, scammers are ginning up fake Web sites or posing as recruiters to trick job seekers into giving up sensitive personal information. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 13, 2009
Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.
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Robert Orben
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Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?
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Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
The higher the buildings, the lower the morals.
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Noel Coward (1899 - 1973)
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Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left.
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David M. Ogilvy
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