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March 2008 - Posts
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rose Monday after a reading on regional manufacturing came in better than expected and as investors examined a government plan to overhaul the way Wall Street is regulated. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly Read More...
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Seven months ago, insurance agent Van Le was positioning herself to run for San Jose City Council. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street finished the week with a decline Friday as the financial health of the consumer came into focus following a report that showed personal spending at its weakest growth in 17 months and a profit warning from J.C. Penney Read More...
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A groundbreaking national study on girls views of leadership was hailed by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) as a re-affirmation of the Girl Scouts core leadership development model and mission, and as a call to action for more girls to get Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks traded mixed Thursday after a reading on the economy confirmed a slowdown in the final quarter last year and a weak quarterly showing from Oracle Corp. ( Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks lost ground Thursday after a reading on the economy confirmed a slowdown in the final quarter last year and a weak quarterly showing from Oracle Corp. ( Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street pulled back Wednesday after a drop in February's durable goods orders injected more pessimism about the economy into the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 110 points. Read More...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that protesters have the right to voice their grievances against China when the Olympic torch passes through San Francisco on April 9, the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch's only appearance in North America Read More...
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Procedures for Hispanic Patients Top 1 Million for First Time Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rebounded Thursday after the previous session's big drop, with investors eager to take advantage of bargains and cheered by a milder-than-expected drop in manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region. The Dow Jones Read More...
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Jenny Anderson, party planner for the Democratic National Convention, is booking venues. Lots of them. Read More...
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The GOP is questioning the fundraiser at a trendy Rice Village boutique owned by Chloe Dao, winner of the 2006 Project Runway designer competition on the Bravo TV channel. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Stocks rallied in early trading Tuesday as investors, relieved by better-than-expected results from Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, also anticipated a massive interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial Read More...
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SACRAMENTO - When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger first expressed a desire to appoint more judges of racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, some leaders of minority bar associations were skeptical. Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street is trading mixed as investors sift through a range of reports on how companies are handling a slumping economy and tight credit markets. Read More...
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Before a flawed idea gets more traction, could we please stop calling Sacramento's mayoral race a mini version of Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama? Read More...
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Gene Weingarten's humor column, Below the Beltway, appears every Sunday in The Washington Post magazine. It is syndicated nationally by the Washington Post Writers Group. Read More...
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Just as the city called on March 4 for an additional 3 percent education budget cut on top of more than $324 million in cuts already proposed for the coming school year, a survey of New York City public schools shows that the current $100 million midyear Read More...
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NEW YORK ( Map , News ) - Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Monday as investors wrestled with record-high commodities prices and data that pointed to a continually weakening economy. Read More...
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In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Read More...
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