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This edition was generated on Sun Jun 14 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 June 3, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke AP
Obama eyes tighter controls on banks, Wall Street at AP – 13 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial institutions, proposing the most ambitious revision since the Great Depression. Full Story »

Iranian protesters walk past a burning motorcycle in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June
Ahmadinejad defends vote as 'real and free' at AP – 46 mins ago
South Korean protesters scuffle with police officers as they try to enter former
NKorea warns of nuclear war amid rising tensions at AP – 1 hr 18 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this May 30, 2009 file photo, Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun AP

UConn coach collapses after charity bike ride

at AP – Sat Jun 13, 11:50 pm ET

HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun was hospitalized Saturday after he collapsed following a 50-mile charity bicycle ride during which he fell and broke five ribs. Full Story »

Detroit Red Wings' captain Nicklas Lidstrom, of Sweden, right, and his teammates

Loss, Crosby's snub leave Wings with bitter taste

at AP – Sat Jun 13, 11:47 pm ET
Joshua Clottey, left, of Ghana, fights Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico, during the

Cotto retains WBO title with win over Clottey

at AP – 2 hrs 41 mins ago

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

FILE -- In this June 3, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke AP

Obama eyes tighter controls on banks, Wall Street

at AP – 13 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America's troubled financial institutions, proposing the most ambitious revision since the Great Depression. Full Story »

EADS CEO sees A400M first flight at year-end

at AP – 41 mins ago

Plenty reasons to be gloomy at Paris Air Show

at AP – 44 mins ago

  • Obama lauds Zimbabwe's PM for courage

    at AP – Fri Jun 12, 5:10 pm ET
    President Barack Obama meets with Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan... AP

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama praised Zimbabwe's prime minister on Friday for his tenacity in trying to lead the beleaguered nation out of a "very dark and difficult period." He chided Zimbabwe's hardline president, Robert Mugabe, for opposing freedoms. Full Story »

  • Toll Brothers posts narrower loss for Q2

    at AP – Wed Jun 3, 2:50 pm ET

    Toll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday it trimmed its losses in the second fiscal quarter and is seeing a pickup in the number of homebuyers who are ready to put down deposits. Full Story »

  • G-8 finance chiefs get ready for economic recovery

    at AP – Sat Jun 13, 8:51 am ET
    A group photo at the strat of the G-8 Finance ministers meeting,... AP

    LECCE, Italy - The Group of Eight industrialized nations have begun preparing for an economic recovery, acknowledging on Saturday "signs of stabilization in our economies" and agreeing to ask the International Monetary Fund to investigate ways to unwind hefty stimulus packages. Full Story »

  • NJ mortgage company president guilty in $139M scam

    at AP – Thu Jun 11, 8:07 pm ET

    NEWARK, N.J. - The former president of a New Jersey mortgage company has pleaded guilty in a $139 million fraud scheme that bankrupted his firm. Full Story »

  • Opel rescue opens Pandora box for German state aid

    at AFP – Sun Jun 14, 12:28 am ET
    Germany, having orchestrated a rescue for automaker Opel, is... AFP/DDP/File

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - Germany, having orchestrated a rescue for automaker Opel, is trying to keep the lid on a Pandora's box of state aid, even if it means turning away luxury sports carmaker Porsche and retailer Arcandor. Full Story »

  • Mortgage Rates Head for 6 percent: 5 Reasons They Might Retreat

    at U.S. News & World Report – Fri Jun 12, 9:59 am ET

    Only a couple of months ago, exceptionally low mortgage rates were one of the few optimistic landmarks in an otherwise bleak economic outlook. After the Federal Reserve unveiled a series of initiatives beginning last fall--such as purchasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities and long-term treasury bonds--mortgage rates plunged to all-time lows. In early April, with 30-year fixed mortgage rates dropping to less than 5 percent, President Barack Obama beseeched homeowners everywhere to capitalize on the development by refinancing their mortgages. ... Full Story »

  • Oil prices likely at $90 in 2010: Algerian minister

    at AFP – Sat Jun 13, 2:36 pm ET
    Oil prices could stabilise in the second half of 2010 at around... AFP/File

    ALGIERS (AFP) - Oil prices could stabilise in the second half of 2010 at around 90 dollars a barrel, Algeria's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said Saturday. Full Story »

  • Sen. Dodd urges consumer finance protection agency

    at Reuters – Thu Jun 11, 1:35 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Thursday called for creation of an independent consumer protection agency as part of wider reforms to the U.S. financial regulatory structure. Full Story »

  • May foreclosures third highest on record

    at Reuters – Thu Jun 11, 7:38 pm ET
    The sign for a foreclosed house for sale sits at the property... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure activity for May ebbed from April's record, but mortgages still failed at a staggering pace as President Barack Obama's rescue programs had not had time to fully take root, RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Home Depot's Higher but Fragile Hopes

    at BusinessWeek Online – Fri Jun 12, 8:08 am ET

    Home Depot (hd.) offered some encouragement to bullish investors on June 10 when the retailer raised its earnings estimates for the year. The home improvement giant also unveiled a variety of ways executives are trying to improve and cut costs in areas ranging from its supply chain to information technology and employee training. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 14, 2009
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'
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Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
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A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.
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George Iles
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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
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Wendell Johnson
There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
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Edmund Wilson (1895 - 1972)
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