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Biofuel Firms' African Land Grab Has Colonial Echoes
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Biofuel Firms' African Land Grab Has Colonial Echoes

Western companies shower nations with promises met with some suspicion

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel   0 minutes ago
 Stocks Mixed; Down For Week 
MARKETS

 Stocks Mixed; Down For Week 

Sliding oil again fails to move markets worried over unemployment

MarketWatch MarketWatch   1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Who Ya
Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Original cast will return for second sequel

Variety Variety   2 hours, 0 minutes ago
Honda Insight May Be Cheapest Hybrid on Market

Honda Insight May Be Cheapest Hybrid on Market

Will cost thousands less than Prius

latimesblogs.latimes.com   3 hours, 45 minutes ago
Lehman Considers 'Good Bank/Bad Bank' Split

Lehman Considers 'Good Bank/Bad Bank' Split

Sheltering troubled mortgage debt expected to bolster confidence

New York Times New York Times   6 hours, 58 minutes ago
 Jonas Brothers Land TV Show 

 Jonas Brothers Land TV Show 

Brothers will sing, take out garbage on Disney series

People People   7 hours, 9 minutes ago
Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

PC maker will shed infrastructure in effort
to stay competitive

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal   7 hours, 50 minutes ago
 Unemployment Rate Hits   5-Year High of 6.1%

 Unemployment Rate Hits 
 5-Year High of 6.1%

Factory workers hit hardest as unforeseen fall in jobs stuns economy

Bloomberg Bloomberg   8 hours, 37 minutes ago
Maker of Marlboros May Buy Skoal for $10B

Maker of Marlboros May Buy Skoal for $10B


New York Times New York Times   8 hours, 55 minutes ago
Global Stocks Down as US Job Losses Rattle Markets

Global Stocks Down as US
Job Losses
Rattle Markets

Employers may have shed 75,000 posts

Bloomberg Bloomberg   15 hours, 19 minutes ago
 Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years 

 Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years 

Corrupt lobbyist sentenced 3 years after guilty plea; he's already serving time

Washington Post Washington Post   Sep 4, 08 5:39 PM CDT
DVR Second Only to Cell Among Gizmos: Survey

DVR Second Only to Cell Among Gizmos: Survey

Dishwashers, iPods trail TV recorder among consumers who own one

Ars Technica Ars Technica   Sep 4, 08 4:37 PM CDT
Coney Island's Astroland to Shut Down

Coney Island's Astroland to Shut Down

Owner of legendary amusement park can't strike deal on lease

New York Post New York Post   Sep 4, 08 4:12 PM CDT
 Jobs, Sales Send Stocks Diving 
MARKETS

 Jobs, Sales Send Stocks Diving 

Dow off 344 as investors grow more worried about economy's health

MarketWatch MarketWatch   Sep 4, 08 3:34 PM CDT
Broad Donates $400M for Gene Research

Broad Donates $400M for Gene Research

Record gift helps Harvard/MIT venture
get to root of disease

Boston Globe Boston Globe   Sep 4, 08 3:08 PM CDT
 US Health Costs   to Rise 5.7% in '09 

 US Health Costs 
 to Rise 5.7% in '09 

Insurance costs go up for 4th straight year

Associated Press Associated Press   Sep 4, 08 1:45 PM CDT
Overfishing Could Force You to Hold the Anchovies

Overfishing Could Force You to Hold the Anchovies

UK conservation society puts briny salad-topper on ever-growing list of fish to avoid

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK)   Sep 4, 08 10:23 AM CDT
Feds Think Bad Data May Feed Oil Spikes

Feds Think Bad Data May Feed Oil Spikes

Broad market probe focuses on price-fixing weak spots

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal   Sep 4, 08 10:01 AM CDT
 LinkedIn, CNBC Buddy Up 

 LinkedIn, CNBC Buddy Up 

Biz networking site shares content; channel taps new ad targets

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK)   Sep 4, 08 9:31 AM CDT
 Sony Recalls 440K Vaios 

 Sony Recalls 440K Vaios 

The TZ model may have bad wiring at the hinge and could overheat and wear quickly

Associated Press Associated Press   Sep 4, 08 8:55 AM CDT
Boeing Machinists Vote to Strike; Postpone 48 Hours

Boeing Machinists Vote to Strike; Postpone 48 Hours

After voting to strike, union agrees to mediator plea to return to bargaining

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal   Sep 4, 08 7:49 AM CDT

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