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Hillary Clinton in Ohio: No way, no how, no McCain, no Palin
September 17, 2008ELYRIA, Ohio — Hammering “failed Republican economic policies,” Sen. Hillary Clinton rallied 1,000 cheering residents of Lorain County to go all out to elect Barack Obama president. Speaking in the packed lobby of Lorain Community College...
Read moreI dont like Ike
September 15, 2008HOUSTON – Hurricane Ike slammed into the Houston-Galveston area at about 2:10 a.m. CDT on Sept. 13. At the time of landfall, it was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph. By comparison,...
Read moreExpecting shortages, Citgo requests crude from U.S. reserves
September 15, 2008Citgo Petroleum Corporation sent a formal request Sept. 14 to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 1 million barrels of crude oil.
Read moreStudy links oil prices to investor speculation
September 13, 2008WASHINGTON (AP) — Speculation by large investors — and not supply and demand for oil — were a primary reason for the surge in oil prices during the first half of the year and the more...
Read morePlot to use stimulus package to gut fair labor standards
September 13, 2008Just as the labor movement has gotten many in Congress to back a second and better economic stimulus package that does more than just hand out checks for paying back bills, enter the right wing with...
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