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Fed officials discussed further stimulus steps

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402470&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.

Voters decide future of cash-strapped Calif county

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402444&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The fate of a rural hospital — and perhaps the solvency of the county that runs it — hang in the balance in California's far northeastern corner.

JoePa not ready to name Penn St. starting QB

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402442&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Just who will take the first snap behind center Saturday for No. 19 Penn State remains a mystery.

Ore. man charged with murder in deaths of parents

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402440&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A 20-year-old Oregon man has been charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of his parents at their home.

Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402437&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.

Obama says ‘most urgent task’ is to restore US economy

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402452&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US President Barack Obama said Tuesday his "most urgent task" was to restore the American economy and get the unemployed back to work, according to early excerpts of an Oval Office speech.

Summary Box: Treasurys up on more economy worries

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402436&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK ANOTHER RISE: Treasury prices gained again on Tuesday as worries persisted about the state of the economy.

Texas House halts plans to shred travel records

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402434&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Texas House officials have halted plans to shred legislator travel records after prosecutors asked that they be preserved as part of a criminal inquiry into possible abuses at the state capitol.

Economic angst sends Treasury prices up again

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402431&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Prices for Treasurys rose Tuesday, sending their yields lower, on more worries about the U.S. economy, troubles in Japan and technical moves by money managers to straighten out their books before the end of the month.

AP source: Unlikely that 2 men plotting terror

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402430&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday, casting doubt on earlier suggestions even as Dutch authorities held the pair on [...]