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Monsanto sees 2010 earnings at low end of range - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK – Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, said Tuesday it expects full year earnings at the low end of its previous expected range and is cutting up to 700 more jobs.

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Consumer confidence and home prices edge up - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence edged up in August while prices for U.S. homes gained more than expected in June, providing a little relief for those concerned about a slowdown in the economic recovery.

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Football star Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1 million - Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – American football star Troy Polamalu has a price on his head -- with an anti-dandruff shampoo brand taking out a $1 million insurance policy on his trademark mane of black ringlets.

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Stock futures fall in jittery market ahead of data - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures were lower on Tuesday as investors awaited data on housing and consumer confidence to gauge the pace of the economy recovery.

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Obama, advisers discussed more steps on economy - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday he and his economic team discussed additional steps to promote economic growth, including looking at tax cuts for businesses.

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AP Impact: U.S. wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq - Yahoo! News

KHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq – A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets.

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Stars do sunset shades on Emmys red carpet - Yahoo! News

A late-summer sunset with vibrant purple, red and blue gowns dominated the horizon at the 62nd Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. One-shoulder silhouettes, updos and bold jewelry also were big trends.

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Battling the Boys: Educators Grapple with Violent Play - Yahoo! News

In her 30 years as a kindergarten teacher in Illinois and Massachusetts, Jane Katch has watched graham crackers, a pretzel, celery, tree bark and fingers all become transformed into imaginary guns and other weapons. And she has learned to work with, rather than against, the violent boyhood fantasies that accompany these transformations.

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Beck: Help us restore traditional American values - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march.

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Obama: Iraq war is ending, Baghdad to chart future - Yahoo! News

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. – President Barack Obama said the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq means "the war is ending" and Baghdad is in position "to chart its own course."

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