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This edition was generated on Sat Sep 12 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:

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. AP
Health care bills face crucial tests in Congress AP – 1 hr 54 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The fierce national debate over health care is entering a new phase, with advocates on all sides focused on a handful of legislative bottlenecks that will determine the ultimate overhaul of the $2.5 trillion medical care system. Full Story »

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U.S. News

Water deal eludes Calif lawmakers at session's end

AP – Sat Sep 12, 4:56 am ET

California lawmakers ended a legislative year dominated by an unprecedented fiscal crisis without an agreement on their top policy priority — an ambitious upgrade of the state's water delivery and storage system. Full Story »

World News

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan warned Saturday there are "no winners" yet in the country's presidential election, as the Afghan election commission prepared to release full results for the first time. Full Story »

Entertainment News

Andrews on Oprah: She thought her career was over

AP – Fri Sep 11, 11:35 pm ET

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews thought her career was over after secretly taped nude footage of her began circulating on the Internet. Full Story »

News Services

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter waves to the crowd after hitting a single to pass AP

Jeter tops Gehrig, sets Yankees hit record

AP – 1 hr 40 mins ago

NEW YORK – Derek Jeter bounded out of the dugout and peered up at the rain-soaked stands, surprised to see so many people on such a miserable night. Full Story »

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

A Chinese worker moves large tires at an assembly line for buses made by Chinese AP

US, China at odds over tire imports

AP – 34 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has imposed new punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires coming into the U.S. from China, a move Beijing condemned Saturday as protectionism and a violation of the guidelines of global trade. Full Story »

  • FDIC urges mortgage help for unemployed

    AP – Fri Sep 11, 4:27 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is encouraging companies that buy failed banks with troubled home loans to extend temporary help to people who have lost their jobs and can't pay their mortgage bills. Full Story »

  • Repsol reports major gas find off Venezuela

    AFP – Fri Sep 11, 3:58 pm ET  
    Repsol's headquarters in Madrid. Spanish oil group Repsol... AFP/File

    MADRID (AFP) - Spain?s biggest oil company, Repsol YPF SA, said Friday it had made what could be its largest gas discovery off Venezuela, and one of the largest discoveries in the world, in an exploration partnership with Italy's Eni. Full Story »

  • Ford announces plan to preserve tax assets

    AP – Fri Sep 11, 4:38 pm ET  

    DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. said Friday its board of directors has adopted a plan designed to deter shareholders who hold more than a 5 percent stake from increasing their ownership, in order to protect its tax assets. Full Story »

  • Neighbors: Exec. moved into bank-owned beach home

    AP – Thu Sep 10, 11:11 pm ET  

    MALIBU, Calif. - A Wells Fargo & Co. executive who oversees foreclosed properties hosted parties and spent long summer weekends in a $12 million Malibu beach house, moving into the home just after it had been surrendered to Wells Fargo to satisfy debts, neighbors said. Full Story »

  • Where to Find America's Most Affordable Real Estate

    BusinessWeek – Fri Sep 11, 8:08 am ET  

    Buying a house in the U.S. hasn't been this affordable in a generation. Not only have housing prices plunged from Miami to Los Angeles, but interest rates are near historic lows. And for first-time buyers who act fast, Uncle Sam will kick in $8,000 toward the purchase. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 12, 2009
Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
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Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
No human thing is of serious importance.
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Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
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Richard Bach

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