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Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:43:39 GMT
| Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:33:47 GMT
| China tells state companies to explore Potash bid
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:09:42 GMT
| Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:01:58 GMT
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Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior. He'll be back on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers two games earlier than expected after convincing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he is turning his life around. The star quarterback, accompanied by team president Art Rooney, met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:05:05 PDT
| Heels' Austin subpoenaed in N. Carolina (AP)
Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Austin is one of 13 players who did not travel with the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to Atlanta for Saturday's opener...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:52:22 PDT
| NHL OKs Kovalchuk's new deal with Devils (AP)
The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:51 PDT
| Cardinals end 5-game skid, beat Reds 3-2 (AP)
Jaime Garcia told himself it was just another game, and when Brandon Phillips came to the plate it was just another hitter. The rookie maintained his focus to beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the free-falling St. Louis Cardinals' five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati's four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:07 PDT
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Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image
(AP)
 AP - Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:55:38 GMT
| Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
(AP)
 AP - The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:50 GMT
| Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy
(AP)
 AP - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:01:19 GMT
| Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis
(AP)
 AP - The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:28:42 GMT
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