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Boeing makes wage offer; Machinists call it 'insulting'With a potential strike looming just after the long Labor Day weekend, The Boeing Co. on Friday made its first full offer on key economic issues to the Machinists union, which promptly called it "substandard" and "insulting."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Saturday, August 23, 2008PSE agrees to soften increase on electric, natural gas billsThe average monthly household bill for Puget Sound Energy customers is likely to go up -- 8.25 percent for electricity and 5 percent for natural gas.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Saturday, August 23, 2008Obama: With Biden, Thinking Like a CEOIn choosing Senator Joe Biden as his running mate, Obama has shown impressive leadership. Biden complements Obama's strengths, and Obama is putting the party's interests first
BusinessWeek Saturday, August 23, 2008USOC Stresses Medal Count Total, not ColorThe U.S. Olympic Committee has found a silver-medal lining to the Beijing Games.
USOC leaders emphasized Friday the quantity of their medal haul, if not the quality. As the 2008 Olympics come to a close this weekend, the United States was assured of collecting at least 103 medals, one more than in Athens four years ago....
Hispanic Business Saturday, August 23, 2008Star Cast for Closing Ceremony 2008 OlympicsThe Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony dazzled with its scale and the precision of nameless thousands, but to close the Games tomorrow, organisers are banking on the star appeal of famous individuals to electrify audiences....
Hispanic Business Saturday, August 23, 20082008 Olympics: Americans Hold Off Argentina in BasketballKobe Bryant paced a lightning-like American start Friday and the United States went on to down Argentina in the Olympic semifinals 101-81.
Four years after losing three games in the Olympic tournament and settling for the bronze medal, the United States earned a shot at the gold by defeating the defending champions....
Hispanic Business Saturday, August 23, 2008British economy grinds to standstill in second quarterLondon - Britains economy came to a standstill between April and June, with zero growth, prompting new fears of recession, British media reported Friday. Official figures showed the worst second-quarter performance in 16 years. ...
ABC Money Saturday, August 23, 2008Bernanke, Buffett waryFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and billionaire Warren Buffett handed out a double dose of sobering economic pontificating yesterday as the stock market and the dollar rose and oil fell.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday, August 23, 2008Dave on Demand: Fall promos, that other Olympic eventOne by-product of the two-week Olympics orgy is that we are all now intimately acquainted with NBC's new series. A relentless bombardment of promos has imprinted shows like My Own Worst Enemy, Knight Rider, Kath & Kim and Crusoe on our eyeballs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday, August 23, 2008Younger listeners get a chance to 'Meet Glen Campbell'NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After almost 50 years, it's hard to imagine Glen Campbell needing an introduction. But not only is Meet Glen Campbell, which came out Tuesday, his first major release in two decades, it shows a new side of the 72-year-old singer.
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