The Associated Press
SYDNEY (AP) — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country — and possibly the world — to take such a drastic step in the growing …
Times Online
NEWS JUNKIE POST
Aljazeera.net
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Washington Post
By Spencer S. Hsu People named on the government's terrorism watch list have successfully purchased firearms hundreds of times since 2004, government investigators reported yesterday.
Christian Science Monitor
The Associated Press
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Wall Street Journal
Still, movie exhibitors face increased indirect competition from at-home entertainment media, and the industry is heavily reliant on a small number of film-distribution companies, which have been cutting back on production. …
abc7news.com, CA
Library hours have been cut back and some staff positions eliminated. Now Burlingame is going to get less back from the state in sales tax revenue. The latest figures show that San Francisco sales tax revenue is down $1.7 million, Oakland is down …
Boston Globe
By Michael Levenson The state Senate voted last night to increase the sales tax and to lift the sales tax exemption on alcohol, brushing aside criticism that higher taxes would hurt Massachusetts businesses by driving consumers over the border, …
WWLP.com
Boston Herald
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KGO-TV, CA
By Heather Ishimaru MILLBRAE, CA (KGO) — There are signs the dismal housing market could be improving. The National Association of Home Builders is seeing a growing sense of optimism about the industry. High atop a hill in Millbrae, …
FOXBusiness
We want to become a seamless extension of our customers' environments, providing secure capacity, advanced technology and world-class support through global operations that they come to view as their own." Earlier in his career, Jim spent 15 years with …
CNET News
Albany Business Review
RTT News
Macworld, CA
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com Apple on Thursday expanded its movie offerings on the iTunes Store to include HD downloads. HD movies on iTunes will cost $20 to buy and $5 to rent. Among the HD movies now available are "Bangkok Dangerous," "Transporter …
Ars Technica
NetworkWorld.com
Yahoo! Tech
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