As President Obama lobbies the Senate to pass an aid package for small businesses, several economists are challenging the notion that such firms  create the most private sector jobs.



Employment - Small business - Private sector - United States Senate - United States

U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.

Somalia - United States Navy - Africa - United States Marine Corps - Cargo ship

Airlines are nickel-and-diming passengers, and now a coalition of three travel advocacy groups is fighting back.



Airline - Transportation - Travel - Recreation - Air

While a text-only Braille edition of Playboy has been available for decades, volunteers at Taping for the Blind, Inc., in Houston record descriptions — in great detail — of the latest issue of the magazine for the blind.

Playboy - Houston - Magazine - Blind - Blindness

The oil well is capped and the coast is clear but fishermen are eyeing the economic tides and worrying.

Gulf Coast of the United States - Mississippi - United States - Gulf Coast - Oil well

Stocks extended their September rally Thursday with an early gain after another report indicated modest improvements in the job markets.



Government - Government debt - Business - Financial services - Finance

The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week as companies resist making even deeper cuts to their work forces.

Jobless claims - Unemployment benefits - Insurance - Unemployment - Work

KRQE
New Mexico ranks 5th in per capita fed spending
BusinessWeek
The Census Bureau says New Mexico ranks fifth in the nation in federal spending per person in the state. Federal expenditures were the equivalent of about ...
Sandia, Los Alamos make NM 4th in federal spendingThe New Mexico Independent

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Iran's Culture Ministry said Thursday that authorities will release one of the three Americans jailed for more than a year this weekend.

Iran - United States - Middle East - Politics - Travelogues

The international police agency Interpol warned governments worldwide on Thursday of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Quran by a Florida pastor went ahead.



Florida - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism - Interpol - Police

President Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday that the Quran-burning plan by a Florida pastor was "destructive" and a "recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida."



Barack Obama - United State - President of the United States - Al-Qaeda - President

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home on Thursday morning but was unhurt and attended a walk-through practice later in the day.

New England Patriot - Tom Brady - United States - New England - Traffic collision

As thousands of residents took in the news that at least 169 homes were destroyed by the wildfire outside Boulder, forecasters had more bad news Thursday: a hot, windy day is likely.

Colorado - Wildfire - Firefighter - United States - Boulder County Colorado

Moneycontrol.com
Fed's Beige Book sees 'modest' growth in New Mexico region
Bizjournals.com
The economy in New Mexico and six neighboring states saw "modest" growth in late July and August, the US Federal Reserve reports in its latest "Beige Book" ...
Beige Book finds modest economic growth in Texas, regionDallas Morning News
Beige Book: Kansas City Federal Reserve District economic growth 'modest'Bizjournals.com
Beige Book: Area economy grew modestly in July, AugustBizjournals.com
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Governor Richardson Highlights Southern New Mexico Job Expo
Gov Monitor
Governor Bill Richardson's Southern New Mexico Job Expo will be held Thursday, September 9 at New Mexico State University's Pan American Event Center. ...
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Census Bureau reports New Mexico ranks 5th in per capita federal spending
CanadianBusiness.com
SANTA FE, NM (AP) - The Census Bureau says New Mexico ranks fifth in the nation in federal spending per person in the state. Federal expenditures were the ...
Sandia, Los Alamos make NM 4th in federal spendingThe New Mexico Independent

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton likens surging drug violence in Mexico to war-torn Colombia

[0:00:00] ... We're -- reporting extensively on the drug violence raging across the border Mexico there was more of it just this week. Now secretary of state Hillary Clinton is comparing the situation there -- an insurgency. ...
[0:00:31] ... Director of the Woodrow Wilson center's Mexico institute good morning and welcome back to our program here she morning bill to make a fair comparisons this. Colombia from years ago is as Mexico taking -- out to a new level. Well I think there's a new level when in Mexico I'm not sure it's Columbia from the 1980s -- in Colombia you actually had a real insurgency you had a guerrilla war you have paramilitaries. In -- drug traffickers. The good news in Mexico City is good news is all you got -- drug traffickers you don't actually have a political movement anywhere. Albany it's pretty ...
[0:03:42] ... difference is we have really credible police forces of good judicial system. Mexico's just building those right now and so a lot depends on how well they do one there more headlines this week and ...

Bodyguard Fernando Flores maintains former boss Britney Spears physically abused her children while he was on the job, striking her young son with Flores' own belt.

Britney Spears - Music - Arts - Anti-Music - Lawsuit

Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville flips practice attire in preparation for New Mexico
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Texas Tech football has changed up what it is wearing on the practice field this week in preparation for its road game at New Mexico on Saturday. ...
Texas Tech (1-0) at New Mexico (0-1)Kansas City Star
Red Raiders not taking Lobos for grantedThe Daily Toreador (registration)
Texas Tech Now Pays Attention To DetailAlbuquerque Journal (subscription)
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The pop singer and her attorneys said in a statement on her website that they expect Fernando Flores' case to be dismissed. Flores sued the 28-year-old on Wednesday, claiming she repeatedly exposed herself to him and that he witnessed her abusing her young sons.

Britney Spears - Singing - Pop music - Fernando Flores - Music