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Further signs of stress in Canada's oil sands

Canada's booming oil sands industry showed more signs of cooling off Monday as crude prices continued their long plummet from record summer highs.

September sales reflect shoppers' pain

WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's retailers reported dismal sales for September as the financial meltdown took its toll on shoppers.

The deal: Lilly buys ImClone

WHAT HAPPENED: Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. is buying the biotech firm ImClone Systems Inc. for more than $6 billion.

A spotlight on August same-store sales figures

WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's retailers, particularly mall-based apparel chains, reported sluggish sales for August as consumers focused on buying basics and delayed making purchases amid economic worries. Among the few bright spots were discounters such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and warehouse club operators such as Costco Wholesale Corp.

The Vine
Tipsters: Girlfriend's story not true
Source: myfoxorlando

SATSUMA, Fla. - Putnam County Sheriff's investigators said they have receieved a tip that the 17-year-old girlfriend in the case of a missing Satsuma girl was not actually home at the time of the girl's disappearance, which is contrary to what she told detectives.

Video Report: Woman Crashes Car While Live on Radio Show
Source: NBC New York

A pregnant woman tells what happened when she called into a radio show to confess she had already broken her new years resolution.

VIDEO: Release the Hounds ! | Summary of the Administration's Talking Points Against Scott McClellan
Source: veracifier.com

Here's a good summary of the Republican attack dogs and the seemingly limited list of talking points used to discredit Scott McClellan.

McAulliffe Defends Bush against McClellan's Tell-All
Source: The Washington Times

I've edited this quote quite a bit, but basically, McAullife, Dole and the rest are saying McClellan never should have said anything. Almost like satire, but real.

MoveOn says McClellan should not profit
Source: The Washington Times

MoveOn's petition e-mail, sent out to its supporters Saturday morning, said that Mr. McClellan's "coming clean is admirable." "But McClellan shouldn't profit off the role he played in our nation's largest foreign policy blunder," the release reads.

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