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UK agency fines Goldman Sachs $27 million (AP)

AP – Britain’s financial regulator has hit Goldman Sachs & Co. with a 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) fine for failing to notify U.K. authorities about an investigation in the United States.

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BP report blames itself, others for oil spill (AP)

AP – BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.

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U.S. slips in WEF’s competitiveness rankings (Reuters)

Reuters – Switzerland remains the world’s most competitive economy, while the United States has fallen from second to fourth, according to the World Economic Forum.

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Pakistani Urges Glenn Beck To Oppose Quran Burning

Conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck earlier this week wrote in an Internet blog posting that burning the Quran is like burning the flag or the Bible — something people can do in the United States, but shouldn’t. It was unclear whether Ambassador Husain Haqqani was aware of … View post: Pakistani Urges Glenn Beck To Oppose Quran Burning Excerpt from: Pakistani Urges Glenn Beck To Oppose Quran Burning Call or visit our website to speak to a bankruptcy attorney or learn more about filing for bankruptcy . Baxter & Baxter, LLP 8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 130 Portland, Oregon 97225 (503) 297-9031 Portland Oregon Bankruptcy Baxter & Baxter, LLP 1101 Broadway Street, Suite 213 Vancouver, Washington 98660 (360) 574-5239 Vancouver WA Bankruptcy

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Obama: U.S. can’t afford to extend tax cuts for rich (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.

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More stimulus needed for economy: Geithner (Reuters)

Reuters – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday the United States needed more incentives to stimulate job growth and bolster a slow recovery from a “savage” recession.

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BP shifts U.S. oil spill blame onto contractors (Reuters)

Reuters – BP shifted much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill onto its contractors Transocean and Halliburton.

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Runaway Christian convert granted U.S. residency

A runaway who said her father threatened to kill her for converting to Christianity from Islam has been granted permanent residency in the United States, her lawyer told CNN on Tuesday. View original post here: Runaway Christian convert granted U.S. residency The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington … Read the original post: Runaway Christian convert granted U.S

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Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn (Reuters)

Reuters – Google will launch its new service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.

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World oil prices mixed (AFP)

AFP – World oil prices diverged on Monday, the end of the traditional peak demand season for motor fuel in the United States.

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