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Glitch causes big swings in dozens of stocks
By News on Aug 1, 2012
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A technical glitch on the stock market caused sharp swings in dozens of stocks early Wednesday, causing confusion and disarray in the first hour of trading....Budget-and-tax impasse threatens troops, economy
By News on Aug 1, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the government speeding toward a year-end "fiscal cliff," Republicans pushed a House vote Wednesday on renewing tax cuts to prop up the national economy and the Obama administration warned that looming budget cuts could send troops into battle with less training. But both taxes and spending were enmeshed in campaign politics, with no resolution expected until after the elections....
Where's Assad? Mystery deepens about Syrian leader
By News on Aug 1, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his military Wednesday to boost its fight against rebels, but his written call to arms only deepened a mystery over his whereabouts two weeks after a bomb penetrated his inner circle....Syria's Assad urges his army to step up fight
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his armed forces Wednesday to step up the fight against rebels as the U.N. reported a significant escalation in the civil war with the military using warplanes to fire on opposition fighters in the battle for Aleppo....Romney ad attacks Obama support for auto bailout
By News on Aug 1, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney is attacking President Barack Obama's support for the auto industry bailout in a new television ad....