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Searching For a Market Bottom? Keep Looking

cnbc.com — For those hoping that the seven-day blowout on Wall Street may have created a market bottom, there are two words to contemplate: Not yet.More… (Business & Finance)

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Market drops 107 points during Bush’s speech on the Economy

thinkprogress.org — Today, President Bush gave an eight-minute speech on the economy, which was meant to reassure the markets. More… (Business & Finance)

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Canada's banking system kept high & dry by strict regulation

money.canoe.ca — High banking standards have kept Canada's financial institutions afloat and out of the kind of trouble that has sunk many of their international peers, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday. More… (Business & Finance)

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Obama: McCain ‘stoking anger and division’

politico.com — by Andy Barr (Politico) “The times are too serious. The challenges are too great. The American people aren’t looking for someone who can divide this country – they’re looking for someone who will lead it. We’re in a serious crisis - now, more than ever, it is time to put country ahead of politics.”More… (Business & Finance)

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Bank worker steals $44,458,655.83 and gets away with it

mailonsunday.co.uk — The only man accused of Britain's biggest bank robbery walked free from court yesterday after the collapse of his trial. More… (Business & Finance)

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Lockheed Martin to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Prototype

cleantechnica.com — The US Department Of Energy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.2 million contract to construct a thermal piping system to capture the ocean’s absorbed solar heat. The energy produced could be used to generate electricity or to fuel desalination.Scientists developed the concept in the 70’s, but the technology has not been commercially viable so far.More… (Business & Finance)

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9 Ways You'll $ave in the New Depression

blogs.villagevoice.com — Don't worry about the banks, the crash, or the bailout. Yes, things will get worse. A lot worse. Worse than you ever imagined, probably. But you've been in tough spots before. Remember when you lost your job and went on unemployment for a while? This will be like that, only it will last for years.More… (Business & Finance)

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National Debt Clock Runs out of Digits

blogs.wsj.com — Just thought you should know...More… (Business & Finance)

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Dow industrials fall over 600 points, below 9,000

news.yahoo.com — Stocks have stepped up their selling in the final hour of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average is off more than 600 points, dropping below the 9,000 mark for the first time in five years.More… (Business & Finance)

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The ad ABC won’t let you see — and what you can do about it

climateprogress.org — So ABC will take millions of dollars from oil companies to run misleading energy ads, but they refuse to run one truthful ad from the Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America:More… (Business & Finance)

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County in Illinois is suspending foreclosure evictions

cnn.com — "These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don't care who's in the building," the sheriff said. "They simply want their money and don't care who gets hurt along the way ... On top of it all, they want taxpayers to fund their investigative work for them. We're not going to do their jobs for them anymore... It stops today."More… (Business & Finance)

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AIG planning another executive retreat.

bloomberg.com — Really, what more needs to be said.More… (Business & Finance)

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Washington - YOU ARE FIRED! watch!

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