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Gasoline prices fall even while oil costs rebound
Retail gasoline prices fell in California and across much of the nation over the last week, while crude oil recovered a little of the previous weeks' losses. The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline in California fell 3.1 cents to $4.336 a...Tags: Government Debt, China, Petroleum Industry, G8, Global Energy Incorporated
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SpaceX again ready to blast off after last-second launch abort
Just days after aborting a rocket launch at the last second because of an engine problem, SpaceX is once again set to blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in hopes of becoming the first private company to visit the International Space Station. The...
Tags: Rocketry, Space Programs, Business Enterprises, Emergency Incidents, SpaceX
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Oil prices rebound; gas prices fall
Crude oil prices have rebounded slightly after falling last week to their lowest levels in six months. Retail gasoline prices were falling in California after a painful 18.6-cent jump over the last two weeks. Nationally, the average retail price for...
Tags: Government Debt, G8, Petroleum Industry, Global Energy Incorporated, Europe
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General: Allies on 'best path' with Iran
The United States is ready to respond to an escalation in tensions with Iran but will continue working with its allies on an approach that includes military preparedness and economic sanctions, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Tribune on...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Iran's Nuclear Program, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wars and Interventions, NATO Summit
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On the Spot: The welcome mat's out to foreign workers in London
Question: My wife and I recently returned from a nine-day trip to London, and we noticed that all the hotel staff was from non-British European countries and a few from countries in Africa. We also noticed that all the staff at the restaurants and some of...
Tags: Unemployment, Europe, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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NATO leader: Summit focused on Afghanistan's future, European missile defense
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he would like the Chicago summit to produce at least two key results: a road map for aiding a postwar Afghanistan and the official go-ahead for a missile defense shield for Europe.
Rasmussen, the former...Tags: Culture, Missile Systems, Europe, Politics, McCormick Place
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Obama expected to push for growth at G-8 summit
WASHINGTON — For months, President Obama has been urging his European allies to balance their zeal for spending cuts with policies to spur economic growth. His pleas have mostly been ignored. But now, as Obama prepares to host the Group of 8...
Tags: Jay Carney, Elections, Europe, France, Barack Obama
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White House names first ambassador to Myanmar in 22 years
World NowHeralding reform in Myanmar but warning of much work still ahead, the Obama administration on Thursday named its first full ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation in 22 years.... -
The glory that was Greece
When Germany'schancellor, Hannelore Kraft, met France's president, Francois Hollande, in a sunny Berlin earlier this week, they agreed on a compelling strategy to save the Eurozone. With no elections due in any Eurozone country for the next two years,...
Tags: CNBC (tv network), Elections, International Monetary Fund, University of Oxford, Europe
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Is Europe catching?
Europe is coming to Chicago in the next few days and the great temptation is to set up a quarantine room at O'Hare International Airport. Our visitors have a bad case of the financial flu. We can only hope it's not catching. Greece could collapse in a...
Tags: G8, Productivity, Camp David, Elections, NATO Summit
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World powers forge joint approach to Iran talks
World NowSix nations have agreed to offer a joint proposal to Iran next week in an effort to open a path for negotiations to curtail its nuclear program and to ease the threat of war.... -
Aid groups question Group of 8 plan to fight African hunger
World NowAid groups criticize G8 plan to recruit private investment to fight African hunger: A G8 plan to foster $3 billion in private sector investment in agricultural development in poor countries won a tepid welcome from humanitarian agencies Friday, who argued...
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