Weighing the 'Surge'
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BAGHDAD -- Nearly every week, American generals and politicians visit Combat Outpost Gator, nestled behind a towering blast wall in the Dora market. They arrive in convoys of armored Humvees, sometimes accompanied by helicopter gunships, to see what U.S. commanders display as proof of the...
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Time to look at interim results and see who's carrying their weight and who might be receiving pink slips.
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Blog: Policymakers like to boo-hoo statistics showing the nation trails many foreign counterparts in per capita Net subscribers. A Washington think tank calls for measuring the situation in a new way.
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TESCO puts in another crackerjack trading performance. Sales, volumes, profits, divi all sharply up. Er, hmm ... whatâs on the telly tonight?
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NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nationâs retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.
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Fred Kagan tells Time.com there are signs of progress, but September is too soon to judge if the surge has succeeded
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Â· World squeeze prompts policy U-turn Â· American stock market surges but dollar falls
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The first raw data on Internet usage yesterday indicate shoppers rode heavy on the net. But there's one important question outstanding: Were those shoppers also purchasers?
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Debate on whether to oppose Bush's troop 'surge' begins this week, and the risks of action - or inaction - are high for both parties.
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Plastic surgeons and makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for a boom in sales. The only question: How big of a windfall can they expect?
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The dough might be starting to rise again.
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This year should mark another year of growth in the United States. That is hardly remarkable. What is remarkable, and perhaps unappreciated, is that growth has become the norm for the American economy.
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Buy high or low? The tale of sales offers some insight.
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The stock market surged during abbreviated trading last week, propelled by the wave of mergers and acquisitions that has buoyed it for months.
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There's momentum ahead, despite this quarter's soft numbers.
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White House challenges Congressional report casting doubt on the success of the 'surge' strategy.
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Falls just shy of the magic number -- is it too much yet?