Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Mexico vows more troops for drug war near U.S. border
February 26, 2009 at 4:02 am

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico promised on Wednesday to pour more troops into a northern border city at the heart of the country's drug war, where a meeting of federal officials was rattled by bomb scares earlier in the day.

Money managers accused of $550 million fraud
February 25, 2009 at 10:54 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two money managers who oversaw investments for Carnegie Mellon University and other institutions were arrested on Wednesday on charges of running an estimated $550 million, decade-long swindle, the latest in a wave of big financial fraud cases.

U.S. farmland fetches top dollar despite recession
February 25, 2009 at 10:32 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - On a chilly winter day in January, more than 200 investors gathered in west central Illinois to haggle over 4,000 acres of prime farmland called the Kilton Farm in the heart of U.S. Corn Belt.

NASA aims for March 12 launch of space shuttle
February 25, 2009 at 8:51 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After four delays, NASA on Wednesday set March 12 as the target date for the next launch of the space shuttle Discovery.

Octuplets mother fears not getting her infants
February 25, 2009 at 7:30 pm

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's octuplets mom has told television therapist Dr. Phil McGraw that she fears not being allowed to take her newborns home from the hospital until she proves that she has the means to care for them.

Americans increasingly insecure about retirement
February 25, 2009 at 4:53 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only one in three Americans now believe they will be able to fully retire as huge losses in home and stock prices dent their confidence in the future, according to a study by Scottrade.

U.S. workplace tardiness on rise, survey says
February 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five U.S. workers say they are late to work at least once a week, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

U.S. money managers accused in $550 million fraud
February 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two money managers who oversaw investments for Carnegie-Mellon University and other institutions were arrested on Wednesday on charges of running an estimated $550 million, decade-long swindle, the latest in a wave of big financial fraud cases.

U.S. appeals court upholds Nacchio conviction
February 25, 2009 at 4:37 pm

DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court affirmed the insider trading conviction of former Qwest Communications International Inc Chief Executive Joseph Nacchio, finding that a trial court properly excluded expert witness testimony that Nacchio deemed crucial to his case.

Supreme Court lets city refuse religious monument
February 25, 2009 at 4:06 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a Utah city can refuse to put a religious group's monument in a public park near a similar Ten Commandments display.

U.S. arrests 48 in sweep against Mexico drug cartel
February 25, 2009 at 3:18 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested 48 people in three U.S. states as part of a previously undisclosed campaign against Mexico's Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel, a law enforcement official said on Wednesday.

Farmers defend direct payments after Obama remark
February 25, 2009 at 3:16 pm

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - U.S. farmers expressed a mix of skepticism and concern on Wednesday following a call by President Barack Obama for an end to certain subsidies for agriculture.

Americans welcome healthcare reform, but skeptical
February 25, 2009 at 2:21 pm

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Americans greeted President Barack Obama's pledge to reform healthcare with enthusiasm tinged by skepticism Wednesday, saying changes in the country's expensive and often inaccessible health system are overdue -- but hard to achieve.

U.S. judge sets bail conditions for fund manager Nadel
February 25, 2009 at 12:16 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge set a $5 million bond, house detention and other conditions of bail on Wednesday for accused hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, who authorities say was on the run for two weeks in January before the FBI arrested him.
 

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