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US to sell more of its AIG stake
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. government is selling an additional $18 billion of its shares in insurer American International Group Inc., the company and the Treasury Department announced Sunday. The sale would reduce the Treasury Department's holdings to less than a ...
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Weather Is Nice; Djokovic Is Fierce
New York Times
Then he turned his attention toward his next match, toward another Monday final at the Open, toward Andy Murray, his opponent and the sentimental favorite. To successfully defend his 2011 Open championship, Djokovic must deny Murray his first major ...
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New York Times
Serena Williams comes back to win US Open
Boston Herald
There hadn't been a three-set women's final in New York since 1995, and Williams came through with a late charge to become the first woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same season since a decade ago, when — yes, that's right — she did it.
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US probes reported record-shredding of fuel buys for Afghan army
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators are probing reports of record-shredding by officials in the U.S.-led NATO command that trains the Afghan army after learning that records of fuel purchases for the Afghans totaling nearly $475 million are gone.
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US Gasoline Rises as Isaac Shuts Plants, Lundberg Says
Businessweek
Gasoline at U.S. pumps increased during the past two weeks as Hurricane Isaac shut refineries along the Gulf Coast. The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations rose 7.85 cents in the past two weeks to $3.8376 a gallon, according to ...
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Stagnant Incomes Signal Restraint in Spending by US Consumers
Bloomberg
A cooling global economy and the so-called fiscal cliff of U.S. tax increases and government spending cuts that take effect at the end of 2012 unless Congress acts represent hurdles for companies considering whether to take on more staff.
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US budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Competition is heating up in the global fighter jet market, prompting accusations of aggressive tactics as major arms makers jostle for export business to offset domestic spending cuts. Purchase decisions in the coming months ...
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