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October 23, 2009

Home sales rise 9.4 pct in Sept., beats forecast

Prices, however, continued to be dragged down by foreclosures and short sales



October 21, 2009

Obama to refocus bailout on small businesses

The White House says the initiatives will make it easier for smaller community banks to provide credit to small businesses



October 20, 2009

Senate approves transfer of Gitmo prisoners

The Senate gave final approval Tuesday for a plan to permit terrorist suspects held at the controversial facility to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial,

Meltdown 101: Housing starts show industry’s woes

questions and answers about the housing starts report and what it says about the state of housing and the overall economy



October 19, 2009

The New York Times plans to cut 8 percent of its newsroom

The Times trimmed 100 jobs last year and has cut another 100 from the newspaper’s business operations

Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy

Prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law



October 14, 2009

Lawyer: Parading prisoners in the nude was Army policy

Military hearing held Wednesday for soldier convicted of crimes at Abu Ghraib

Obama says he’s looking at any way to create jobs

President spoke after touring a highway construction site in Springfield

24-toed cat talk of town

Such is the tail, er, tale of Mr. Toes, the cream-colored cat who’s become the talk of Charlie’s Service Center



October 13, 2009

Senate committee approves health care plan

The sweeping $829-billon, 10-year health care remake would help most Americans get coverage without creating a new government insurance plan

Farmers try to plant hemp at DEA office in Arlington

The Hemp Industries Association says the protesters turned to civil disobedience for the first time



October 12, 2009

Syrian president bans smoking in public

The ban also includes a rare restriction in the Arab world: limiting places where Syrians can indulge in the hubbly bubbly — water pipes known as argileh here



October 10, 2009

Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayers

At Cornell University, Ann Martin, who runs the ``Curious? Ask an Astronomer’‘ Web site, says people are scared.

Obama: Consensus and obstructionism on health care

Consensus does not extend to congressional Republicans



October 09, 2009

BMW Manufacturing adding 700 production jobs in SC

The company said Friday that will create two production shifts at its Greer plant.

NASA probe hits moon south pole looking for water

The intentional crashes had been expected to kick up miles of lunar dust

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize triumph hailed by many

The new president was hailed for his willingness to reach out to the Islamic world, his commitment to curtailing the spread of nuclear weapons and his goal of bringing the Israelis and Palestinians into serious, fruitful negotiations



October 08, 2009

Senate committee approves Patriot Act changes

The Patriot Act authorizes law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct court-ordered surveillance and seizure of records and other tangible items in counterterrorism operations.

Dell plant in N.C. to close in 2010

Dell said that about 600 employees will be let go by mid-November, while the others will remain until the 750,000-square-foot plant closes.



October 07, 2009

Pot legalization gains momentum in California

At least one poll shows voters would support lifting the pot prohibition, which would make the state of 40 million the first in the nation to legalize marijuana



September 25, 2009

Webb talks Afghanistan on Sunday’s ‘Meet The Press’

On Sunday morning, one of Virginia’s two Democratic senators appears on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to talk about the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

Cantor gets yet another challenger in Floyd Bayne

Richmond-area independent launches bid for Congress

Biden tours Ga. flood damage as more rain looms

Vice president in north Georgia, wracked by torrential downpours



September 22, 2009

Family holds out hope for hikers detained in Iran

Family members say Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained after they strayed into Iran while hiking in Iraq in July



September 18, 2009

Red Cross: Guantanamo inmates make video calls

The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 60 detainees registered to make calls when the initiative started Thursday

Report: North Korea open to multilateral talks

North Korea has insisted on one-on-one talks with the United States over its nuclear programs since April

NC-based Hanesbrands selling 3 yarn-making plants

The company said Thursday that it will close the fourth plant in Sanford, cutting 150 jobs



September 17, 2009

Divers survey wreckage of Civil War-era boat in Tampa

Civil War-era blockade runner sunk in the Hillsborough River near Blake High School.



September 16, 2009

Obama, his ideas factor in NJ, Va. guv elections

A big part of the intrigue in both elections is the question of whether the results will be viewed as a referendum on the new president and his major undertakings

Blockbuster to shutter as many as 960 stores

The Dallas-based company has closed 276 stores so far this year

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