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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on his renomination.
Bernanke   Congress   Financial   Housing   Photos		  Herald Tribune 
Bernanke Says He Failed to See Financial Flaws
Fri 3 Sep 2010
WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke, who told Congress in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis was “likely to be contained,” said Thursday that he had failed to recognize flaws in the... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana)
Sri Lankan refugees are seen onboard the Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, 14 kilometers off the coast of Kijang, Tanjung Pinang on the Indonesian Island of Bintan on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009.
Australia   Photos   Sri Lanka   Torture   Wikipedia: Human rights in Sri Lanka		  NZ Herald 
Asylum seekers tortured upon return
Fri 3 Sep 2010
By Karlis Salna 6:46 PM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print Three asylum seekers forcibly removed to Sri Lanka in 2009 are believed to have been tortured and jailed following an attempt to return to... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
Screenshot of the title page from the trailer for the film Gone with the Wind  The New York Times  Fri 3 Sep 2010
Cammie King, Scarlett and Rhett's Girl, Dies at 76
Cammie King, who as a cherubic little girl played the daughter of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in “Gone With the Wind,” then enjoyed something of a fan following at film... (photo: Public Domain)
Actor   Hollywood   Movies   Photos   Wikipedia: Gone with the Wind
São José dos Pinhais (PR) - Presidente Lula comemora, ao lado de funcionários da Petrobras, a realização do primeiro teste industrial para produção do H-Bio, novo tipo de óleo diesel criado pela empresa. (mb1)  The Street  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Petrobras Upgraded on Share-Swap Deal
American depositary receipts of Petrobras rose 1.3% in early-afternoon trading on high volume. Petrobras said it will pay Brazil $42.5 billion in new stock in exchange for being allowed to develop 5... (photo: Domingos Tadeu/PR)
Brazil   Economy   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: Petrobras
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Newly appointed Director General of the ITER (originaly International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Organization, Japaneze Professor Osamu Motojima, poses for photographers, during a press conference, at CEA (Atomic Energy Authority) headquarters in Cadarache, near Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, southern France , Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
Key to limitless energy
It is one of mankind's most daring experiments — a quest to produce virtually limitless clean energy that, if successful, would revolutionise life on Earth by... (photo: AP / Claude Paris)
Energy   Environment   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear fusion
An unidentified person looks at job postings at the Northeast WorkSource Center in East Los Angeles on Friday, April 17, 2009. Asia Times Wed 1 Sep 2010
Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics
     Sep 2, 2010 Jobs deficit lays bare failure of Obamanomics... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Economy   Jobs   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims
Samuel Lam briefs colleagues on self-sustained solar power array for a pair of gunnery range microwave relay towers. Insurance Newsnet Tue 31 Aug 2010
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Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 18:00 ET 17:33 XRIT X-Rite receives U.S. patent for non-contact color measurement... (photo: US Navy / Greg Vojtko)
Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange   Xrit
President Barack Obama listens during a briefing with Senior Director for Asian Affairs Jeffrey Bader, left, and National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, during the Nuclear Security Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 12, 2010. Insurance Newsnet Tue 31 Aug 2010
Briefing.com: Hourly In Play (R) - 17:00 ET
Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 17:00 ET 16:56 CWBS Commonwealth Bankshares announces sale of non-performing loans and... (photo: US Government / Pete Souza)
Commonwealth   Cwbs   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange
Interior of the Pannier Market in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. The interior of the Pannier Market. Barnstaple has been the major market for North Devon since Saxon times. Insurance Newsnet Tue 31 Aug 2010
Briefing.com: Hourly In Play (R) - 16:00 ET
Aug 31, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) Updated: 31-Aug-10 16:00 ET 15:59 CBOE CBOE Holdings' C2 Options Exchange to Launch in Late October; Exchange... (photo: Creative Commons / Smalljim)
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Iraqi workers are seen at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. Opec to invest $40b in refineries Gulf News
Traders work on the crude oil futures pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Petroleum stocks at 20-year high weigh on crude market Gulf News
An oil pump works in the moonlight Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, in the oilfields of Sakhir, Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf. Oil prices dropped below $57 a barrel Wednesday on fears of stagnating global growth. Oil prices have plunged more than 60 percent in four months despite two recent OPEC production cuts. OPEC oil gains 0.98 dollars after 5-day fall m&c
Children drawing water from a deep well Feds say deepwater wells can no longer dodge environmental reviews Grist
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An aerial view of a heavy-water production plant, which went into operation despite U.N. demands that Iran roll back its nuclear program, in the central Iranian town of Arak, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Japan imposes additional sanctions on Iran The Siasat Daily
Corn - Crop - Agriculture - Farming Wheat prices advance on extended Russian ban The Boston Globe
Tata Power India Delhi Mumbai (rks2) Tata Power-led consortium to set up 240-mw project in Indonesia The Times of India
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Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued. Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire The Daily Telegraph Australia
Millions in Ethiopia Said to Need Food Aid Ethiopia denies rebels chased oil, gas firms away The Guardian
Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued. Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico Explodes The New York Times
In this June 13, 2009 file photo, an electrical linesman repairs cables as illegal subsidiary wires are seen mangled to the main cables in Allahabad, India. Stealing of power is a frequent phenomenon in Indian towns. Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas The New York Times
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