Aug 31 2009
Independent Republic Coffee is meeting-friendly; friendly place to meet, too
Fitz Dearmore believes you don’t have to be "gritty" to serve good coffee.
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Archive for August, 2009
Aug 31 2009
People in business
The following attorneys with Burch, Porter & Johnson have been named to the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
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Aug 31 2009
LA-area blaze size doubles, threatens 12,000 homes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive fire in the Angeles National Forest nearly doubled in size overnight, threatening 12,000 homes Monday in a 20-mile-long swath of flame and smoke and surging toward a mountaintop broadcasting complex and historic observatory….
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Aug 31 2009
US general calls for new strategy against Taliban
KABUL (AP) — The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Monday in an assessment of the war that a new strategy was needed to fight the Taliban, while NATO officials disclosed he is expected to separately request more troops….
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Aug 31 2009
Frantic Ga. 911 caller: `My whole family is dead!’
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A frantic caller told authorities he had just come home to find several relatives apparently beaten to death and another barely breathing, according to a 911 tape released Monday from the weekend attack at a mobile home park in southeastern Georgia….
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Aug 31 2009
U.S. commander: Afghan strategy must change
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies must change strategy and boost cooperation to turn around the war in Afghanistan, the commander of Western forces in the country said on Monday after completing a much-anticipated review.
Aug 31 2009
Los Angeles wildfire doubles in size overnight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A deadly wildfire burning out of control for a sixth day in the parched mountains north of Los Angeles doubled in size overnight on Monday and posed a continuing threat to Mount Wilson, a key communications nexus for the region’s broadcasters and emergency services.
Aug 31 2009
Americans more confident on healthcare costs: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fewer Americans are afraid that they will be unable to pay for healthcare services and fewer expect to postpone medical treatments due to costs, according to a Thomson Reuters survey published on Monday.
Aug 31 2009
Fiscal challenges loom for newly elected Japan Democrats
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worried the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy or would ruffle ties with Tokyo’s closest ally, Washington.
