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China and Dalai Lama's envoys eye talks
2008-07-01: BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to resume fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.
Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars
2008-07-01: AP - Ever since he fatally shot two men he suspected of burglarizing his next-door neighbor's home, 62-year-old Joe Horn has been both praised and vilified for his actions.
Alabama executions "highly problematic": U.N. envoy
2008-07-01: Reuters - The criminal justice system in
the U.S. state of Alabama needs to be improved to ensure that
no innocent people are executed but officials there seem
indifferent to the problem, a U.N. envoy said on Monday.
Put to the Test: Best Smartphone Platforms For Business
2008-07-01: TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - A smartphone's OS drives its productivity-enhancing powers. Here's a guide to choosing among Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia S60, and Google Android.
Bits: A Cringing Quarter for Venture Capitalists
2008-07-01: In the second quarter, 50 merger and acquisition deals of venture-backed companies were completed. That?s down from 70 in the first quarter.
Stocks head to lower open in 1st day of 2nd half
2008-07-01: AP - Wall Street appeared headed for a sluggish start to the third quarter Tuesday, hurt by ongoing concerns about the damage rising oil prices will do to the economy.
Doha breakthrough would dampen food prices: Paulson
2008-07-01: Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on
Tuesday said the United States and Germany agreed that a
breakthrough in Doha round of trade talks would help control
food inflation around the world.
Sleeping Beauty Bulgaria awaits EU's kiss to waken from its slumber
2008-07-01: AFP - Fast asleep in the forests of the Rhodope mountains, this former miners' town, like a lot of other near-forgotten places in Bulgaria, is hoping for an EU financial kiss to waken from its slumber and start pulling in the tourists.
CIT Group exits home lending businesses
2008-07-01: AP - CIT Group Inc. said Tuesday it will sell its home lending business to Lone Star Funds for $1.5 billion in cash, plus $4.4 billion of assumed debt, in a move to exit the troubled mortgage arena and focus on its commercial finance operations.
International Real Estate: For Sale in . . . Montego Bay, Jamaica
2008-07-01: A four-bedroom four-bath villa, with ocean views and a pool in a gated community, is on the market for $1.6 million.
Woman pleads guilty in identity theft scheme
2008-07-01: A woman pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to her role in an identity-theft scheme that sought more than $15 million in illegal tax refunds.Loretta Wavinya, 31, a citizen of Kenya, said she stole the ...
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