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House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat
(Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Representatives passed
a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White
House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures
aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the
Great Depression.
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Amazon Q2 net profit doubles, sales up 41 percent
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday
quarterly net income doubled on a 41 percent rise in revenue,
helped by higher operating profit margins.
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Fed says price pressures gain, growth slackens
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States faced increasing
inflationary pressures in recent weeks amid slowing economic
growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, as it described
conditions in some areas as "grim," "morose" or "bleak."
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Pulte Homes second-quarter loss narrows
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pulte Homes Inc posted a
smaller quarterly loss on Wednesday, but said buyer confidence
remained shaky.
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Wall Street rises on oil drop, housing plan optimism
(Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday as financial
shares climbed on optimism about a rescue plan for mortgage
finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and as the price
of oil fell.
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Waiters pick up part of LongHorn's labor costs
(AP)
AP - With the cost of everything from air conditioning to whipped cream rising, many restaurants have been raising prices. LongHorn Steakhouse is passing on part of the tab to its servers.
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18 Wheels of Steel American Long Haul 1.00 |
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North America’s open roads await! You ain't working for the Man any more! You're the owner of your own trucking business and you call the shots. Build your empire one rig at a time to dominate the roadways and outbid the competition. Can you handle the pressure? Your American Dream starts behind the wheel of your own big rig.... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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UPC Bar Codes 3.3 |
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The Universal Product Code has been used in the North American retail industry since 1973. There are two different versions of UPC bar codes, UPC-A and UPC-E. The UPC-A bar code is 12 digits long, including its checksum. UPC-E bar codes are special shortened versions of UPC-A bar codes and are 6 digits long. Both UPC-A and UPC-E bar codes may have optiona... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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TruckSaver 1.01 |
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TruckSaver is a 3D animated screensaver with a trucking theme. 18-wheelers haul cargo on an endless highway taking you and your monitor on a trucker's voyage through the most spectacular scenery ever seen in a screensaver.Feel the power of 18 wheelers on the open road. Experience the freedom and charm of a trucker's life, as trucks of chrome and metal pou... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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NetStumbler 0.4.0 |
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Detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. The program can come in handy if you are using a WLAN and you don't have signal or it is not working properly. NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless
Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g.Features:Verify that your network... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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John Cena\'s Pictures Screensaver 1.0 |
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John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, hip hop musician and actor. He is also a three-time US Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion. With this screensaver you will get a chance to recollect the brightest moments of John Cena's life! Download our John Cena's Pictures Screensaver and become closer to your ideal. ... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Visual Stock Options 3.1.1 |
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Visual Stock Options Analyzer is a powerful analysis tool for development, testing, and application of stock and options strategies. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to test new strategies, manage a growing portfolio, and explore "what-if" scenarios with ease.VOptions versatility and power make it suitable for new, experienced, or advanced traders al... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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Bossa 3.2 |
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Bossa lets you do more with iTunes. Automate your music and schedule what you want to hear. Bossa’s built-in timer allows you to easily Automate your music on a daily or weekly schedule.Generate timed Playlists for your iPod by selecting what you want to hear and for how long. Make a playlist up to 24 hours long. In the Lab you can find artist informatio... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Odds Wizard 2.00 Live Magic |
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Generates performance-based odds for the upcoming games in any league sports, such as soccer, hockey, football, etc. Maintains Internet-updateable databases with the past games for 80 European , Asian, American soccer leagues, UEFA superleague, European Cup 2008, NHL, NFL, and NBA. Keeps track of teams ratings. Has built-in bet optimizer as a powerful too... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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Rosoft Audio Converter 4.1.6 |
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Rosoft Audio Converter is a front end designed to make the Lame MP3 Encoder dll lame_enc.dll easy to use. But you can also us this program for any other program that converts files as long as you have a console program.As long as the console program us a win32 console program and takes the source and destination file as arguments. For mp3 files you can se... |
[License: Freeware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP] |
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WinRAR 3.71 |
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WinRAR is a powerful archiver and archive manager that cannot only open all popular compression formats but also features it s own.. RAR files can usually compress content 8 to 15 percent more than ZIP or ARJ files.WinRAR s main features are strong general and multimedia compression, processing of non-RAR archives (ZIP,ARJ,CAB,TAR etc.) long filename supp... |
[License: Shareware, Rating: , Operating system: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista] |
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