Congress Plans 'Security' Agenda In Final Flurry Before Elections      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Hoping to stem a Democratic tide in November's midterm elections, Republicans in Congress are promising an "aggressive" agenda focused on their usual strong suit -- national security.
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US stock investors face a mind-numbing pile of information next week as corporate earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and the presidential election heads toward the homestretch.
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Investor's Business Daily - Looking for news on Russia's wireless telecom markets? Tune to a frequency somewhere between bear baiting and Russian wrestling.
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Republicans controlling Congress will focus on traditional strong suits of national defense and battling terrorism in a brief pre-election session that's a prelude to the battle for control of Capitol Hill.
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Congressional Republicans aimed for a post-midnight vote Friday on a major ports security bill, capping a rush to complete security-related legislation before lawmakers leave to face the voters in the midterm elections.
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Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but at the last minute lawmakers added provisions to prohibit Internet gambling.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open around  breakeven on Friday as markets await a speech from Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and some economic data  revisions for direction amid a dearth of corporate news.
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A look at actions in Congress on Tuesday:
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Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings  and economic data will once again be in focus.
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U.S. stock investors face a mind-numbing pile of information next week as corporate earnings and economic data pour in, Alan Greenspan speaks and the presidential election heads toward the homestretch.
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Congress is spending its last working days before a long summer break by attending to pocketbook issues, with votes to increase the minimum wage, cut estate taxes and shore up pensions.
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Record crude oil prices, a tidal wave  of quarterly earnings reports and anxiety ahead of the  presidential election may pin U.S. stocks down this week.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  deliver remarks Tuesday morning on the economy, housing and  credit markets in a scheduled speech before a gathering  sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.
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Investor's Business Daily - As tamer-than-expected inflation and the Democrats' retaking of Congress vied for investor attention in November, U.S. stock mutual funds notched another monthly gain.
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Investors continued to balance their portfolios on Wednesday in advance of the end of the third quarter.
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Does Wall Street like Bush or Kerry? At this point, investors would be happy with having a clear winner by the opening bell on Wednesday, no matter who it might be.
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Congress dithers, and investors should beware.