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UPDATE 4-GM to close Saturn as sale to Penske collapses

September 30th, 2009
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* Penske shares down 8 pct in aftermarket trade
(Adds comment from Saturn owner)


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Mexico’s ICA buys builder in infrastructure push

September 30th, 2009
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MONTERREY, Mexico, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Mexico’s top builder
ICA said on Wednesday it had bought local construction company
Cotrisa for 300 million pesos ($22 million) as it seeks to win
more infrastructure tenders.


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Citi closes sale of Nikko Cordial to SMFG

September 30th, 2009
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NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Citigroup completed the
sale of its Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Securities to
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group , one more step in the
U.S. bank’s plans to recoup losses from the financial crisis.


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UPDATE 3-GM to close Saturn as sale to Penske collapses

September 30th, 2009
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* Penske shares down 8 pct in aftermarket trade
(Adds GM plans to wind down production, Renault response,
quotes from analysts)


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Second Big Quake Hits Indonesia; Scores Buried

September 30th, 2009
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At least 200 bodies were found in one coastal city and the toll was expected to be far higher.
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Casey Anthony Wants Murder Charge Dropped

September 30th, 2009
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Casey Anthony’s attorneys filed the motions Wednesday, a day after the State Attorney’s Office released hundreds of pages of documents related to the case.
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Division Over Afghan Strategy

September 30th, 2009
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Officials split over whether to support troop increase or using Special Forces, unmanned drone aircraft on Taliban
Odierno: Iraq Making Progress, but ‘Long Way To Go’
McCain Amendment to Call for McChrystal Testimony
White House Wants Anti-Corruption Afghan Contract
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Czar: Teen Sex Case Mishandled

September 30th, 2009
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Obama’s ’safe schools czar’ says he should have handled case differently after critics assail him for not reporting student who was having sex with older man
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Weak Job, Factory Reports Drag Stocks Down

September 30th, 2009
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Financial stocks followed the broader market down Wednesday on more dismal economic reports. The KBW Bank Index closed down 0.13%, at 47.20, after swinging wildly throughout the day …
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Irving Fisher Gives Words to Live and Die By…

September 30th, 2009
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Posted by circadian in the Economics forum:

This should continuously run as a public service announcement during all televised American sporting events from now until the end of time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCKxye9_so&feature=related

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