Andy Rios couldn’t wait to get home to Southern California to have some french fries. There’s a big victory meal upcoming back in Chula Vista. Bulla Graft’s sharp single scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning and Kiko Garcia pitched three-plus scoreless…

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California beats Taiwan, takes Little League WS

TOKYO (Reuters) – A historic election win for Japan’s opposition Democratic Party on Sunday is likely to buoy Tokyo shares on hopes for less policy deadlock, putting pressure on Japanese government bonds and the yen.

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen was trading modestly firmer on Monday after the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ousted the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide, so putting an end to election uncertainty.

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In a final hour of surprises, Heath Slocum delivered the biggest one Sunday at The Barclays. One week after Slocum wondered if he would even make it to the PGA Tour Playoffs, he finished off a compelling afternoon at Liberty National by making a 20-foot par…

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With a solid training camp, two preseason touchdown catches and just the right amount of feistiness, seventh-round draft pick Marko Mitchell is on the verge of playing his way onto the Washington Redskins roster. If he knew how to tackle, he’d be a shoo-in….

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Executives at Swiss banks Julius Baer and Credit Suisse expect to avoid a U.S. tax investigation into their private banking businesses on the same scale as their peer UBS , they told The Financial Times on Sunday.

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The national association representing state highway safety officials on Sunday threw its support behind a growing movement to ban text messaging by drivers, reversing its previous stand. The Governors Highway Safety Association had come out against new laws…

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Q: I have not filed income taxes for the past 10 years. I want to do the right thing and get current. I am negotiating with a CPA firm to research the last time I filed and also to prepare…

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors that bought Citigroup Inc shares should take profits after the U.S. bank’s shares climbed almost 100 percent in the last month, Barron’s said in its August 31 edition.

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Space shuttle Discovery is closing in fast on the international space station. Discovery and its seven astronauts are aiming for a Sunday night linkup. The shuttle is delivering all sorts of gear. Shuttle commander Rick Sturckow (STIR-koh) will have a…

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Sen. Edward Kennedy’s family fortune not only fueled his brothers’ presidential campaigns and his eight terms in the U.S. Senate, it also helped drive the family’s liberal legacy and forge Kennedy’s lifelong crusade for universal health care. Just how wealthy…

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Derrick is planning for retirement, aching big-time from the stock market’s fall. He lost $90,000 – on paper. “I am still invested and haven’t sold any of my major stocks and I am hoping they will recover some or most…

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Annual federal financial disclosure forms give a glimpse into Sen. Edward Kennedy’s wealth at the time of his death. Kennedy, like other members of Congress, was required to report assets held by himself, his wife and any dependents. 2008 report: _Publicly…

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While investors go into the new week believing the economy is indeed emerging from recession, they still need to see more solid evidence of a rebound. The foundation for a recovery is there: Consumers are growing more confident and the housing market keeps…

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MARK SCHNURMAN To many, the economy seems to be turning a corner. In fact, no less an authority than Warren Buffet recently said that the economy is out of the emergency room. Ben Bernanke believes the economy is returning to…

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