Study Detects A Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s
A variant gene involved in Alzheimer’s disease has been detected, scientists have reported. Dominican families with the gene were found to have about three times the usual incidence of Alzheimer’s....
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Sharp Rise In Prices Shows Inflation Is Still A Threat
The rise in wholesale prices in November was a reminder that inflation remains a threat despite recent signs that prices may be settling down....
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Israeli Armed Forces Chief Quits Over Lebanon Conflict Failures
Israel’s most senior soldier resigned dramatically last night in an apparent acknowledgement of failures in last summer’s war in Lebanon.......
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Mugabe’s UK Funder Held On Cash Charges
THE controversial British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has been arrested by police in Zimbabwe amid allegations that he violated the country’s strict currency laws....
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JJB Sports Axes 800 Jobs As Profits Plunge
JJB Sports, one of Britain’s largest high street chains, is cutting 800 jobs after seeing profits fall by almost 30 per cent in the past year....
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Public News



Blackstone loss hits $100m as crunch bites$

Blackstone, the publically traded US private equity and property firm, today admitted that it had lost more than $100 million during the first quarter as the credit crunch depressed revenues across the group.$
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Kier warns start of public sector slowdown

Kier, one of Britain’s biggest construction and house building companies, today gave warning of a slowdown in public sector spending across the country.
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Stressed soldiers exacted own form of justice

It is difficult to see what a public inquiry into the death of Baha Musa will uncover that has not already been investigated and reviewed by the Army. Yet the announcement by the Ministry of Defence was unquestionably the right one.
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Republicans ready to denounce Barack Obama as ’new voice for old ideas’

Barack Obama is bracing himself for a ferocious onslaught from Republicans who, even before he finally wraps up the Democratic nomination, are already mapping out their plan of attack for November's general election.
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Bear Stearns bosses at each other’s throats

BILLIONS up in flames, allegations of dope smoking and of playing golf and cards while the empire burned; it’s a terrible way to end a career. Now to make matters worse, Jimmy Cayne, fallen boss of Bear Stearns, has been publicly lambasted by his mentor, with whom he still shares an office.
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Trying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutations - ScienceBlogs (blog)

ReutersTrying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutationsScienceBlogs (blog)The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the ...UPDATE 1-Norway says found H1N1 mutation in flu victimsReuters3 more Iowans' deaths blamed on flu; toll at 24DesMoinesRegister.comWHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutation in NorwayXinhuaThe Associated Press -New York Times -WDEL 1150AMall 827 news articles »

Trying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutations - ScienceBlogs (blog)

ReutersTrying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutationsScienceBlogs (blog)The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the ...UPDATE 1-Norway says found H1N1 mutation in flu victimsReuters3 more Iowans' deaths blamed on flu; toll at 24DesMoinesRegister.comWHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutation in NorwayXinhuaThe Associated Press -New York Times -WDEL 1150AMall 827 news articles »

US Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant Auctions - Wall Street Journal

MiamiHerald.comUS Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant AuctionsWall Street JournalCritics maintain Treasury would earn better returns by holding public auctions. "If these warrants are sold to third-party investors, this auction could ...US Treasury To Sell TARP Warrants In Public AuctionsWall Street Journalall 198 news articles »

Trying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutations - ScienceBlogs (blog)

ReutersTrying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutationsScienceBlogs (blog)The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the ...UPDATE 1-Norway says found H1N1 mutation in flu victimsReuters3 more Iowans' deaths blamed on flu; toll at 24DesMoinesRegister.comWHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutation in NorwayXinhuaThe Associated Press -New York Times -WDEL 1150AMall 827 news articles »

US Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant Auctions - Wall Street Journal

MiamiHerald.comUS Sen. Reid Commends Geithner For Public Warrant AuctionsWall Street JournalCritics maintain Treasury would earn better returns by holding public auctions. "If these warrants are sold to third-party investors, this auction could ...US Treasury To Sell TARP Warrants In Public AuctionsWall Street Journalall 198 news articles »

Sen Grassley Declines To Make Personal Tax Returns Public - Wall Street Journal

Sen Grassley Declines To Make Personal Tax Returns PublicWall Street JournalTom Daschle (D., SD) and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner--a bipartisan staff memorandum detailing specific tax irregularities is released to the public. ...and more »

 
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