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Breaking News Sat, 5 Jul 2008
FedEx
Drug   Fedex   Marijuana   Photos   Shipment  
 AOL 
Botched FedEx delivery leads to marijuana bust
BALTIMORE (AP) - FedEx prides itself on reliability. But the shipping company can be thankful for a recent botched delivery. | Someone in Florida used FedEx to ship 600 pounds of marijuana to Baltimor... (photo: Public Domain)
 Tomato - Plants - Vegetables /aaeh
Mexico   Photos   Planting   Salmonella   Tomato  
 Houston Chronicle 
Mexicans urge fast release of U.S. tomato-site checks
TOOLS | AUTLAN, Mexico - Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. | But the U.S. Food... (photo: GFDL)
 KLps1 - Raw Meat - Beef - Meat - Supermarket. (ps1)  AOL 
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protest against US beef
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in South Korea's capital Saturday against U.S. beef imports, as a pro-government group staged a counter rally calling for an end to w... (photo: WN/ps1)
Food   Korea   People   Photos   Society  
Almonds (sl1)  The Times Of India 
Almond prices gain on better offtake
|                 NEW DELHI: Almond prices shot up by 200 per 40 kg in the national capital today on pick up in demand from retailers and stockists amid ti... (photo: GNU)
Almond   Delhi   Fruit   Photos   Prices  
Top Stories
 PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION - GAS STATION - OIL - GASOLINE                               Canada Dot Com
Rising oil prices put heat on speculators
| Oil's rally to records well above $140 a barrel has stirred a heated debate about the role played by speculators in commodity markets. | From the outset, oil futures ma... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Economy   Energy   Fuels   Markets   Photos  
KLps1 - May 07 - Perth,Australia - Raw Meat - Red Meat - Beef - Meat - Steak - Fillet - Mince Beef. (ps1)  Canada Dot Com
Indonesia may buy $15M in U.S. beef
| Indonesia, Asia's third most populous country, may buy up to $15 million of U.S. beef this year, the first full year of imports since a ban due to mad cow concerns was ... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Business   Food   Indonesia   Photos   US  
 Wal-Mart / wam2 The Columbus Dispatch
Wal-Mart adopts local produce
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions while aisles in New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world's largest retailer... (photo: public domain photo / )
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   Stock  
 beef cattle on pasture in Chase County, Nebraska. (mk1) Turkish Press
SKorean activists prepare 'million-strong' US beef rallies
| Buddhist monks pray as part of protests against government's policy on US beef imports in front of the City Hall in Seoul, on July 4. SKorean activists Saturday promise... (photo: USDA Gov)
Beef   People   Photos   Protest   Seoul  
Malta Tourism Seattle Times
U.S. share of foreign tourists slips, travel experts say
| LAS VEGAS - Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States. ... (photo: GFDL / Erik1980)
Dollar   Photos   Tourism   Tourists   Travel  
KLps1 - May 07 - Perth,Australia - Raw Meat - Red Meat - Beef - Meat - Steak - Fillet - Mince Beef. (ps1)  The Times Of India
S Korean activists prepare 'million-strong' US beef rallies
|                 SEOUL: South Korean activists Saturday promised to draw one million protesters nationwide in the biggest an... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Activists   Beef   Korean   Photos   Seoul  
 KLps1 - March07 - Automobile - Car - Cars - Technology - Honda.(ps1) Ohio
Honda car sales on upswing in U.S.
| DETROIT: When consumers astonished the U.S. auto industry two months ago by quickly shunning trucks and going for gas mileage, the biggest beneficiary ended up being Ho... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Automaker   Business   Car   Honda   Photos  
UPS truck in Manhattan Ohio
Follow guidelines used by UPS to conserve fuel and save money
| ATLANTA: By driving 2 billion miles a year, UPS has learned a thing or two about how to save fuel. | The Georgia-based package carrier - the largest in the world - oper... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Fuel   Industry   Photos   Services   UPS  
USA The Boston Globe
Global tourism up, but US percentage of foreign visitors dips
| LAS VEGAS - Despite the weak US dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists in the United States. | ... (photo: Creative commons / Alistair McMillan)
Dollar   Industry   Photos   Tourism   US  
 KLdy1 - THAdy1 - Thailand - Chatuchak Weekend Market - animals - pets - reptiles - tortoise - rabbits - dogs - cats - hamsters - pet food - dog food - dog biscuits - cat food - cat biscuits - pet lovers - animals right. (dy1) Richmond Times Dispatch
Pet-food requests multiply
| As a volunteer with the Prince George Food Bank, Clay Garrett delivers groceries to about 30 families every month in the Fort Lee area. Lately, he's also been bringing ... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Animals   Bank   Business   Food   Photos  
 KLps1 - February07 - Gasoline - Fuel - Petrol - Oil - Energy - Gas Pump. (ps1)  Penn Live
Drivers protecting tanks from gas thieves
| By HELEN JUNG | Newhouse News Service | These days "fill 'er up" is increasingly followed by "lock 'er down." | With gasoline prices soaring, motorists are snatching up... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Business   Economy   Market   Oil   Photos  
Tobacco Florida Times Union
Tobacco farms shrinking their output
| ATLANTA - Lamar DeLoach used to be the biggest tobacco farmer in America. |     | He cultivated 1,000 acres of tobacco a decade ago at his farm in Candle... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Atlanta   Health   Photos   Smoke   Tobacco  
Tax Issues Finance & Investments
- Coffers filling up with gas-tax revenues
- Coffers filling up with gas-tax revenues
- Expect tax jolt for city refit
- Argentine congress debates export tax
House
Explaining state's home values, property taxes
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- Cottage country woes: Ontario
- Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit
- Almond prices gain on better offtake
- GM mulls U. S. minicar
Almonds (sl1)
Almond prices gain on better offtake
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Currency Banking
- Dollar Basks in ECB's Caution
- Weak dollar is a global concern: EU
- Canadian dollar ends session, and week, lower
- Gold edges down as dollar holds gains, oil eases
dollars
Weak dollar is a global concern: EU
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- TAKING STOCK: FINANCIAL: GLOBAL CREDIT CRISIS Muggers lurkin
- World Bank report fuels debate on ethanol effects
- World Bank report fuels debate on ethanol effects
- In the world of home foreclosure, you can bank on damage
Rice - Agriculture - Food - Crops - Grains    (rhubie)
Food bank suffers from rising prices
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Finance Oil & Energy
- Merrill Lynch seeks $6bn from selling stake back to Bloomber
- Alliance and Leicester aims to save £80m on dividend
- Citigroup scales down its global empire
- DPE calls for review of Gulf currency peg
 KLdy1 - June06 - rubber - rubber products - comodity. (dy1)
Rubber industry seeks fixed price band
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- Companies Begin Quest for Oil, Gas Off Florida
- Nigeria's first oil well is still source of woe
- Responses to green energy programs lack energy
- Responses to green energy programs lack energy
   PETRON - GASOLINE STATION - FUEL - PETROLEUM - OIL - KEROSENE - DIESEL
Oil prices drive road construction into rough patch
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Industries Technology
- Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot
- Locals staying home ease Arizona's tourism losses
- Alabama likely site of new VW plant: report
- Foreclosures to rise no matter who wins White House
 Tomato - Plants - Vegetables /aaeh
Mexicans urge fast release of U.S. tomato-site checks
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- Shoppers wait overnight for Apple grand opening
- Hands-free cellphones more dangerous
- Travel experts: US share of foreign tourists slips
- Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
Apple Store /ntf1
Shoppers wait overnight for Apple grand opening
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