China Mobile to launch 3G phone on android platform-source - Reuters
BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China Mobile ( 0941.HK ), the world's largest wireless carrier, plans to launch a 3G handset built on the Android platform in the first quarter, a source with direct knowledge of the issue said on Friday. The handset, named ...
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The week's top Personal Finance stories - Marketwatch
After such a devastating year for stock investors, the idea of putting money into anything other than cash must seem like advice out of left field. But there are investments that can stand up to whatever 2009 deals and allow you to ride out the ...
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Hidden Hills residents develop green-space plan for golf course - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Residents of south DeKalb County?s Greater Hidden Hills community are finalizing a proposed guide for new development that envisions new walking and bike trails, architectural standards and community facilities. The study, developed with the county ...
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Dunwoody completes core hiring, with finance director - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Dunwoody, Georgia?s newest city, has filled the first of its core staff positions, hiring John H. Grotheer as finance director. Grotheer, now the head of finance and city clerk for the city of Covington, is slated to begin work on Jan. 20. He will ...
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Ron Kirk meets with key senators on Finance Committee about trade - Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON ? Ron Kirk, the former Dallas mayor tapped as the Obama administration?s point man on trade, met with key senators Tuesday, even as a top business leader voiced doubts that the new president will put much emphasis on trade. Kirk ? a ...
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Clinton finance chief lands at BGR - Politico.com
It's back to the K Street lobbying scene for Jonathan Mantz, the former Hillary Clinton campaign finance director who joins BGR Group. As national finance director for Hillary Rodham Clinton?s presidential bid, Jonathan Mantz got out-fundraised by ...
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Top 10 Local News Stories of 2008 - Traverse City Record-Eagle
Editors note: Northern Michigan witnessed its share of upheaval in 2008, a microcosm of the volatility that raged throughout the nation. We saw it all, from corporate crime to economic despair to longtime elected officials swept from office by voters ...
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Charlotte Observer: Sam McQuagg, NASCAR's top '65 rookie, dies - ThatsRacin.com
Sam McQuagg, the 1965 rookie of the year in what was then NASCAR?s Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup), died Saturday morning. He was 73. McQuagg competed in 62 races in NASCAR?s top series, getting a victory in the 1966 Firecracker 400 at ...
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Treasury Nominee Plans Bailout Overhaul - CBS News
Check here to see the latest names being talked about for Cabinet and other posts within the incoming Obama administration. Confronted with intense skepticism on Capitol Hill over the $700 billion financial rescue program, Treasury Secretary nominee ...
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2008 Job Losses: Bad News, But Hardly 1945 - BusinessWeek
The U.S. is in the grip of a bad recession , but let's not scare ourselves silly by making things seem worse than they really are. Headlines blared "worst since 1945" on Jan. 9 after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the U.S. economy lost 524 ...
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