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Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promises a clean break from the “broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush” as he embarks on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.3 critically hurt in walkway collapse
A covered wooden walkway collapses on pedestrians at an East Village construction site during the busy noon lunch hour, critically injuring three people. Fifteen people are taken by ambulance to four area hospitals. Indicators point to recession in regionEscalating job losses and the decaying housing market weighed down the local economic outlook once again in July, leaving little doubt among economists that the region is in recession.
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In a remote coastal community 150 miles from the U.S. border, President Felipe Calderon formally announces the bidding for Mexico's $5 billion rail-and-seaport project at Punta Colonet.
In a remote coastal community 150 miles from the U.S. border, President Felipe Calderon formally announces the bidding for Mexico's $5 billion rail-and-seaport project at Punta Colonet.
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The city of San Diego gets more good news on the financial front with the announcement that the city has been upgraded from “negative” to “stable” by Moody's Investors Service.
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Shawne Merriman will start the season, but he might not finish it.
He knows that, and he is not obsessing. He seems neither optimistic nor pessimistic about his chances of still playing in December or January.
“It's literally game to game,” Merriman said.
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