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Wednesday, March 19, 2003
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Treasurys Continue Decline Amid War Moves and Fed Inaction. Treasury prices slipped further Tuesday on a war-induced hangover and the decision by the Federal Reserve to keep short-term interest rates on hold while also refraining from declaring itself on the risks facing the economy.
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Speaking on the day the last United Nations weapons monitors were withdrawn from Iraq, the top inspector, Hans Blix, yesterday said he feels the inspections should not have been stopped at this stage.
Blix to brief UN as war looms BBC
UN Still Discussing Disarmament CBS News
Neither leader speaks the truth and both are manipulators. We had better see clear and incontrovertable evidence of WMD in Iraq or Dubya will lose all respect and cred. because now it's our children he's put in harms way.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday that it has charged healthcare services group HealthSouth Corp. and its Chief Executive Richard Scrushy with accounting fraud.
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The United States has shed about 560000 high-tech jobs since 2001, putting 10 percent of its technology employees out of work and potentially diminishing the industry's political clout, according to a report scheduled to be released today.
Yes, and the point of this article is what? It's all old news.
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Reuters to stream video of Iraq conflict. The news agency unveils a streaming video service on its Web site that will offer footage of the impending U.S. military campaign, in an effort to reach news-hungry viewers at work. [CNET News.com]
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Businesspeople in Europe are watching nervously for signs that the trans-Atlantic dispute will spill over into commerce. By Mark Landler with Eric Pfanner. [New York Times: Business]
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The dollar rose to its highest levels in a month against the yen and advanced versus the euro on Wednesday, as a seemingly imminent attack against Iraq prompted expectations of a rapid conclusion to a war.
Mark my words, this is only a temporary gain, as the Iraq war is prosecuted the dollar will come under attack and will sharply loose value against other currencies. There stands a very real chance that the US will fall into a depression.
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The salary dispute between HBO and James Gandolfini, the star of "The Sopranos," ended as the network received notice Mr. Gandolfini had dropped his lawsuit against the network. By Bill Carter.
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