Obama officials reassure China on deficit plan and dollar
President Obama’s economic team told Chinese officials the United States has a plan to lower deficits after the crisis and stressed readiness to exit emergency easing. Bernanke outlined the Fed’s plan as concerns rise over deficits and dollar value affecting China’s $801.5 billion Treasury holdings.
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Home sales rise at fastest rate in years
New home sales jumped last month marking the fastest pace in over eight years as buyers seized bargain prices. Economists say the real estate market may be bouncing back aided by low rates and a federal first time homebuyers tax credit. Sales rose for three straight months while construction and resales also show strength despite falling prices.
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Vessel capsizes off Turks and Caicos with up to 200 aboard
A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday. One survivor said the boat struck a reef while evading police. About 70 passengers were stranded on a reef and four bodies were recovered. others were missing and feared dead.
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Sea Venture founders Bermuda colony on July 28 1609
On July 28 1609 the English ship Sea Venture ran ashore in Bermuda after stormy seas nearly sank it. Admiral Sir George Somers led about 140 passengers and crew who, bound for Jamestown, established a Bermuda settlement. The day also marks Cromwell’s 1540 execution and Henry VIII’s Catherine Howard marriage.
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Hawaii Officials Confirm Obama Birth In State
Hawaii health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino reaffirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural born citizen. She aimed to dispel persistent birther rumors challenging his eligibility to serve as president.
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Jackson doctor accused in death and sleep drug use
A law enforcement official says Dr. Conrad Murray gave Michael Jackson the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep, a practice linked to the singer's death. Murray, 51, faces manslaughter probes after the June 25 incident in Jackson's Los Angeles mansion, as toxicology results await.
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Penn State tops party school list in Princeton Review
Penn State University is named the nation’s No 1 party school in the 2009 Princeton Review survey of 122000 students. Florida slips to second with Kansas and others absent from the list. University Park campus in State College cited. officials call rankings popularity contests and not reflective of reality.
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Kansas poll on building national bio defense facility
Monday's poll asks if Kansas should host the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, with responses showing 62 percent yes 32 percent no and 5 percent not sure. It also asks about a west Lawrence recreation center with city-wide voting encouraged at LJWorld.com to view more responses and vote.
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