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 Chu: National energy standard would broaden market
| ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday that the creation of a federal clean energy standard would serve as a big step toward creating a nationwide market that would spur more ... (photo: AP) CNBC
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 Obama: Republicans will struggle to defend record
| WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is signaling he'll base part of his re-election campaign on an argument that Republicans are pushing discredited economic ideas. | In an interview with ABC ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Austin American Statesman
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 Caterpillar piles up record profits
| Caterpillar reported a 58 per cent rise in quarterly earnings that blew away Wall Street expectations on record sales of construction and mining equipment, and projecte... (photo: Creative Commons / MathKnight) Sydney Morning Herald
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 UAE economy set to grow 4%
DUBAI ' The UAE economy is forecast to grow by at least four per cent in 2012, Economy Minister Sultan Al Mansouri said on
Thursday. | "Under the circumstances, th... (photo: WN / Prajkta) Khaleej Times
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 2012 Toyota Yaris SE four-door hatchback
| 2012 Toyota Yaris SE four-door hatchback Specifications Model: 2012 Toyota Yaris SE four-door hatchback. Engine: 1.5-liter four-cylinder, 106 horsepower. Transmission: ... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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 ‘PH still has room for growth’
| DESPITE global uncertainty, emerging economies like the Philippines still has room for growth this year. | Cebu, one of the country’s thriving local economies, should... (photo: WN) Sun Star
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 Titanic anniversary 'key' to tourism recovery
| Holiday business in Northern Ireland is down 12%, the head of the Tourist Board said. | The anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the opening of the Giant's Cau... (photo: Creative Commons / Stanmar) Belfast Telegraph
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 Asia Pacific airline passenger numbers rose by 3.5 per cent in 2011
| Kuala Lumpur - The number of airline passengers in the Asia Pacific region rose by 3.5 per cent in 2011, thanks to the region's sustained economic growth, a regional av... (photo: WN / deniseyong) m&c
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 Will India's poor remain hungry?
| - As India's proposed new Food Security Act hovers in political limbo, the nation remains hungry. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made headlines in early January when he ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Al Jazeera
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 World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge
| BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubborn... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Charlotte Observer
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