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Housing Market Plunged in July, Fueling Anxiety
By DAVID STREITFELD
Housing sales fell a surprising 25.5 percent in July below the level of a year ago, as buyers lost the spur of a government tax credit.
Job Losses Over Drilling Ban Fail to Materialize
By JOHN M. BRODER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
The worst forecasts have failed to materialize as companies wait to see how long the moratorium will last before making spending cuts and layoffs.
A Relieved Chile Braces for a Long Mine Rescue
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
Trapped miners in Chile have not heard the news that it could take months to pull them to the surface.
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"They are miners, so they understand the situation they are living. They understand that we have to go through 700 meters of solid rock to rescue them."
LAURENCE GOLDBORNE, mining minister of Chile, on estimates that the rescue of 33 trapped miners may take more than three months.
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|  | | Video: The Chocolate Milk Wars
In a drama that pits the milk industry, school administrators and parents against each other, flavored milk is villain and victim. Article | |  | | Why Eggs Became a Hazard
The reasons the American food safety system has not been able to eliminate the threat of salmonella. |
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At Least 30 Killed in Somalia Hotel Attack
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Somali insurgents disguised as police officers stormed a Mogadishu hotel, killing six lawmakers.
To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand
By THANASSIS CAMBANIS
The Egyptian government is building two megacities outside Cairo from scratch.
Pakistan Flooding Disrupts Afghan War Supplies
By CARLOTTA GALL
The floods that have inundated Pakistan have also affected supply lines for military forces in Afghanistan.
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Washington Veterans Take Senate Primaries
By DAMIEN CAVE
Results on one of the last big nights of the primary season suggested that even in a year when voter dissatisfaction is high, incumbents should not be counted out.
Boehner Urges Obama To Fire Economic Team
By CARL HULSE
In his case for restoring Republicans to the Congressional majority, Representative John A. Boehner unveiled a five-point plan to turn the economy around.
Eastern States Dominate in Winning School Grants
By SAM DILLON
Many educators in states that did not win or even participate in President Obama’s Race to the Top competition said the rules favored densely populated eastern states.
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