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Again on the March in Support of Voting Act
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago ATLANTA � Thousands of demonstrators marched down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Saturday, chanting and singing in support of extending the 40-year-old Voting Rights Act. Organizers said they hoped the

FCC eases rules on high-speed Net service
San Jose Mercury News - Aug 6, 2005 By Matthai Chakko Kuruvila. Federal regulators Friday eliminated rules that forced phone companies to rent out network access to rival DSL services, a move criticized by consumer advocates who say it will eventually

Briefly: HSBC to acquire Metris
International Herald Tribune - Aug 4, 2005 HSBC Holdings agreed to acquire Metris, a US issuer of MasterCard and Visa cards, for $1.59 billion in cash to expand in the Americas, the London-based company said on Thursday. Metris investors would receive

Leading Republican differs with Bush on evolution
Reuters - Aug 4, 2005 By Jon Hurdle. PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A leading Republican senator allied with the religious right differed on Thursday with President Bush's support for teaching an alternative to the theory of evolution known as "intelligent design.". Republican Sen.

Employers added 207,000 jobs in July
Chicago Sun-Times - Aug 5, 2005 BY JEANNINE AVERSA ASSOCIATED PRESS. WASHINGTON-- Hiring shifted into a higher gear in July, with the largest expansion of payrolls in five months. The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent. The latest

Hurricanes threaten growth in offshore oil
Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago By TIMOTHY GARDNER. NEW YORK - Oil companies in the United States are pinning the hopes of the nation's energy future on big oil finds in offshore waters even as scientists predict the Atlantic will spawn more

NASA's woes stir wave of doubt
Gainesville Sun - 54 minutes ago By AMY HARMON. s the crew of the shuttle Discovery prepares to return to Earth on Monday, a generation of Americans that has lived through two shuttle disasters is growing edgy. Instead of making a point to

Fierce debater who quit over Iraq
CNN International - 42 minutes ago LONDON, England (CNN) -- Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary for the first four years of Tony Blair's Labour government in Britain and the man who damagingly resigned on the eve of the war in Iraq, died of a heart attack while hill-walking in Scotland at

Buena Vista Social Club Singer Ferrer Dies
Chicago Tribune - 10 hours ago By ANITA SNOW. HAVANA -- Singer Ibrahim Ferrer, a leading voice with the hugely popular Buena Vista Social Club of vintage Cuban performers, died Saturday, recording industry officials here said. He was 78.