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2008-03-14 15:00:37 -
Lawmakers defend traditional coca use
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - Lawmakers defiantly chewed coca in Peru's Congress on Thursday while criticizing a U.N. recommendation to criminalize traditional uses of the plant.
2008-03-14 15:00:37 -
New bird discovered in Indonesia
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - A small greenish bird that has been playing hide-and-seek with ornithologists on a remote Indonesian island since 1996 was declared a newly discovered species on Friday and promptly recommended for endangered lists.
2008-03-14 15:00:36 -
Dollar tumbles broadly on Bear Stearns cash squeeze
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - The dollar fell below 100 yen on Friday for the second straight day and hit a record low against the euro after Bear Stearns said a worsening cash position had forced the Wall Street firm to secure emergency financing.
2008-03-14 13:03:04 -
Gas, diesel rocket to new records
(AP) (highestrated) AP - The rally in energy prices gained momentum Friday, with retail gas prices rising further into record territory and diesel and heating oil futures setting records of their own amid concerns about strong global demand and tight supplies.
2008-03-14 13:03:01 -
Feds propose home-loan disclosure reform
(AP) (highestrated) AP - Prospective home buyers would get easier-to-understand information on mortgage terms and save an average $700 in closing costs under a proposal to be unveiled Friday by President Bush.
2008-03-14 13:02:59 -
U.S. faces severe recession: NBER's Feldstein
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - The United States is in a recession that could be "substantially more severe" than recent ones, National Bureau of Economic Research President Martin Feldstein said on Friday.
2008-03-14 13:02:56 -
Dollar drops on trouble at Bear Stearns
(AP) (highestrated) AP - Another stunner from Wall Street on Friday sent the dollar to a record low as a major U.S. banker, Bear Stearns Cos., acknowledged it was in dire financial straits.
2008-03-14 10:04:31 -
Republican fundraisers' ex-auditor under scrutiny
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - The fundraising arm for Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday its former treasurer is under investigation for the unauthorized transfers of "several hundred thousand dollars" of its funds that appear to have landed in his personal accounts.
2008-03-14 10:04:20 -
Dutch warn EU of possible anti-Koran video backlash
(Reuters) (highestrated) Reuters - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said on Friday he had warned European leaders of a possible backlash against European interests over a Dutch video which criticizes the Koran.
2008-03-14 10:04:14 -
Oil prices slip from record levels
(AP) (highestrated) AP - Oil prices retreated Friday after jumping as high as a record $111 a barrel in the previous session as investors fled the declining dollar in search of a haven in commodities. |
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