Posts Tagged ‘above’
SPIN METER: Obama’s pose: Above the political fray (AP)
AP – To hear the White House tell it, President Barack Obama has scant interest in politics as Republicans battle each other for the right to challenge him. But in reality, Obama is increasingly involved in his re-election, staying in regular contact with his campaign staff, raising money and evaluating Republican debate performances.
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Oil nears $107 a barrel, gasoline above $3.50 (AP)
AP – Oil prices continued to set new post-recession highs Monday as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi pounded rebels near a key oil port in Libya. It’s unclear how long the country’s oil exports will be cut off, and traders prepared for a worst-case scenario in which world supplies would be under pressure for months. .
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Oil above $99 as Libya’s oil industry in chaos (AP)
AP – Oil prices jumped above $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as Libya’s violent power struggle continued to disrupt crude output in the OPEC nation. Violent protests in Oman also raised fears political upheaval could impact other crude exporters.
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Death toll rises above 500 in Brazil mudslides (AP)
AP – A new and ominous rain began falling again Friday in mountain towns where mudslides and flooding killed at least 509 people, hindering rescuers’ efforts to reach survivors even as relatives hauled the dead down the hills to freshly dug graves.
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Dow closes above 11,000 for first time since May (AP)
AP – The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 11,000 for the first time in five months Friday as hopes built that the Federal Reserve will take more action to get the economy going again.
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Snooki thinks she’s above the law, hits cops with expletive-filled rant
“Jersey Shore” star Nicole Polizzi attempted to use her new found fame as a “get out of jail free” card when she busted by cops for being a drunken nuisance Friday.
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Average NYC temperature in July is 82 degrees, nearly 6 degrees above normal
Relief from the heat wave that clobbered the city this weekend is on the way.
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