All Stories from September 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Mills closed, New Hampshire city seeks new optionsSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - BERLIN, N.H. — Daughter of a lumberjack, Sylvia Poulin has spent most of her 60 years in this far-northern New Hampshire city, growing up in what now seem like the good ...
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Soviet childhood: a journey from Lenin to the BibleSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - MOSCOW — In September 1991, when the Soviet Union was living out its final months, I was a first-grader with one thing on my mind: the red badge with the portrait of Vla...
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Poll: 72% see economy on wrong courseSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Americans’ pessimism about the economy has deepened and confidence in both political parties has fallen with only 20 percent saying the country is on the ri...
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Is privatizing right for Winchester House?Sep 18, 2011 5:00 am - In 2007, the Lake County Board voted to continue public support of Winchester House, but economic issues have arisen which may be playing into the hands of those who fee...
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Fund managers have bleak outlook on European crisisSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - BOSTON — The American Revolution was about breaking with Great Britain, and asserting independence from European powers. Yet it might seem a battle is still being fough...
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Colombia’s ex-president makes waves, in and out of officeSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia — Presidents typically quit the limelight when their terms end, ease into contemplative repose, perhaps pen a memoir, and stay out of their successors’ ...
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Put a stop to all the disinformationSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - Misinformation is receiving incorrect information. Disinformation is being provided misinformation on purpose. During the recent budget “debate” I contend that most of u...
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Single moms seek way out of povertySep 18, 2011 5:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — Carletha Currie is determined to escape what she calls “the poverty mentality.” She had her first child at 17 and applied for a Link card, subsidize...
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States struggle for financing to meet road needsSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - Why our infrastructure is falling into disrepair
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Biggest blind spot for car buyers? FinancingSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Car buyers are getting smarter about negotiating prices. Securing cheap financing is another matter. It’s a common blind spot for consumers, who tend to fixat...