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Obama And Family Spend Fourth Of July In Montana
Associated PressIt was a family Fourth of July for Democrat Barack Obama as his wife, daughters, sister and other relatives helped him make an Independence Day play for this reliably conservative state. Obama paid tribute to a nation in which the son of a single...Tags: Elections, Festive Event, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, National Government
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Miners who lost jobs rehired
Growing demand for coal is good news for central Illinois miners. A case in point is the rehiring of several miners who lost their jobs last year when the Crown Two coal mine near Girard closed. Over the last few months, 60 miners have been hired by...Tags: Illinois, Coal, Metal and Mineral
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Timeout: Places let you save gas and cash
South Florida Sun-SentinelTo be optimistic in these hard economic times is nearly impossible — until that save-the-day tax relief check arrives and makes it all better ... for a few days. But rather than blowing it all at once, why not stretch it out? Several fine...Tags: New York, Prosecution, Metal and Mineral, Lake Worth, Boca Raton
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Flat Screen TV's Accelerate Global Warming?
KTLA NewsIRVINE -- An Irvine scientist says those popular flat screen television sets may be accelerating global warming. Almost half of the televisions sold around the globe so far this year have been plasma or LCD TV's, according to experts. But this boom could...Tags: California, Metal and Mineral, Global Change, Treaties, Global Warming
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Obama and family spend Fourth of July in Montana
Associated Press WriterIt was a family Fourth of July for Democrat Barack Obama as his wife, daughters, sister and other relatives helped him make an Independence Day play for this reliably conservative state. Obama paid tribute to a nation in which the son of a single...Tags: Elections, John McCain, Festive Event, Barack Obama, Political Candidates
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EU widens Billiton-Rio Tinto probe
The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed concerns about higher prices and reduced choice for European customers of the...Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, BHP Billiton Plc, Antitrust Issues, Iron and Steel
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BHP clears hurdle in bid for Rio Tinto
Global mining company BHP Billiton said yesterday that U.S. antitrust regulators had granted partial approval for its $170 billion hostile takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining company, said the U.S. Department of...Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, BHP Billiton Plc, Iron and Steel, Antitrust Issues
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18 dead in northwest China mine collapse
State media reports that 18 miners have been killed in a mine-shaft collapse in northwest China. Twenty-eight miners were working underground when the accident happened Tuesday at the state-owned Huisen Liangshuijing Coal Mine in Shaanxi province, the...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Massey case appealed to US Supreme Court
Harman Mining Co. and its president Hugh Caperton filed an appeal Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court over a $76.3 million judgment favoring Massey Energy Co. in a coal contract dispute. The appeal asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether a...Tags: Bankruptcy, Justice System, Ethics, Court Administration, Massey Energy Company
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AP IMPACT: Race profiling eyed for terror probes
Associated Press WriterThe Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups. Law enforcement officials say...Tags: Michael Mukasey, Executive Branch, Crimes, Defense, Justice and Rights
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