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FEMA: Nearly $8 million approved in 16 counties
Nearly $8 million in federal disaster assistance grants and loans has been approved so far by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration for residents of 16 counties affected by recent storms and flooding. FEMA...Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Connecticut Week In Review: Stocks Drop, Gay Rights Rise
Wall Street was the infernal engine that drove the news in Connecticut last week. At a stultifying debate in Nashville, the presidential candidates blamed one another for failing to recognize warning signs of the greed that has crippled credit markets...Tags: American League, Constitutional Issues, Family, Boston Red Sox, Government
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Sarah Palin strikes a chord, politically, personally
South Florida Sun-SentinelOne woman. Countless contradictions. That's Sarah Palin, the first woman with young children to run for the country's second-highest office. She successfully winked and doggoned her way through the vice presidential debate despite her inexperience on...Tags: Boca Raton, Wesleyan University, Family, Government, Standards
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Women's views on a female in the White House
In this historic presidential race, two women — Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton — have stood front and center on the most important political stage in the nation.»Regardless of whether a woman makes it into the White House in November, she'...Tags: Boca Raton, Diseases, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Government Health Care
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Political events in Broward County
A range of political events are taking place across Broward County in coming days. Last hurrah for well-known local legislators State Rep. Jack Seiler, D-Fort Lauderdale, chairman of the Broward Legislative Delegation, has called what will be the last...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Diseases, Barack Obama, Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Weak dollar, easy airline access make South Florida popular with foreign tourists
South Florida Sun-SentinelJesus Omar Gomez figures he can buy four pairs of Clarks shoes at Sawgrass Mills outlet mall in Sunrise for what it would cost for one pair in his native Venezuela. So, on a recent Thursday, he and 11 others in his family loaded up on brand-name...Tags: Government, Foreign Exchange Market, Bill Talbert, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Economic crisis: Small business values meaningful
Shock waves from the Wall Street crisis have unleashed a virtual economic earthquake in the world's money markets. While we don't fully know the impact yet on "Main Street," not even the smartest experts have a handle on how bad it will get or how long it...Tags: Family, Values, Business Enterprises
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Federal Agency Opens Hot Line On Small-Business Financing
Small-business owners with questions about finance or other business operations can now call a small-business financing hot line launched this week by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Connecticut district office. The Hartford-based hot line is...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Business
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Locals cut out extra spending
247-4741Anne Elliott liked the shoes but not the price tag. "I just didn't know if I needed to spend $320 for two pairs of shoes if the stock market dropped 700 points today," she said one day last week. Elliott, who works as a substitute teacher, isn't the...Tags: Stock Broking, Economic Indicator, Disasters, Sales, Government
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Obama proposes tax breaks, loans for small business; McCain wants to halt retiree stock sales
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House. McCain, lagging in the...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Retirement, Laws, Unemployment, Government
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McCain calms supporters, urges respect for Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersJohn McCain cautioned his own supporters Friday that they needed to be "respectful" toward Barack Obama, an attempt to tamp down the increasingly nasty outbursts at his rallies as the Republican ticket slips in the polls. McCain and running mate Sarah...Tags: Terrorism, Retirement, Government, Barack Obama, Weather Underground
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Obama and McCain push economic plans as stocks plunge
Barack Obama proposed a $5-billion program to help small businesses, and John McCain called for suspending some rules on retirement account withdrawals as the faltering economy remained center stage for both campaigns Friday. Obama said business owners...Tags: Unemployment, Retirement, Government, Barack Obama, John McCain
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