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25 Sep 2009 09:40

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World: Playing with uranium: Has Iran been hiding a nuclear facility?

  • one number of uranium enrichment plants the world knew Iran had before Monday
  • one number of uranium enrichment plants Iran revealed to the UN on Monday; ooh source
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10 Jul 2009 14:15

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Biz: Among the victims of the GM restructuring: Plants, workers, execs

  • ten plants will be closed by the end of next year, bringing them down to 37
  • 35% of executives will be cut, along with 27,000 other employees source
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27 Jun 2009 11:50

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World: Afghanistan’s cash crop, opium, won’t get destroyed anymore

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  • During the Bush administration, those fighting in Afghanistan fought the war on drugs head-on by destroying opium poppy plants – a huge cash crop in the country. The Obama administration is reversing this policy, letting these beautiful, drug-riddled plants live, but investing hundreds of millions in new crops that don’t get you high. But what’s the fun in that? source
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22 Apr 2009 22:22

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Biz, U.S.: GM: What’s a good way to clear car inventory? Stop making cars.

  • 15 car plants will shut down for nine weeks later this summer. Wow, that just sucks. o_O
  • 72% of pay will go to furloughed union employees with sudden unwanted vacations source
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