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July construction down 5 percent
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4 percent were afraid of the ...
; 4 percent were afraid of the contractor's germs 30 percent said while fixing one thing, the contractor broke another
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Gas fireplaces are more likely to be burned (63 percent) than wood fireplaces (53 percent).(INDUSTRY REPORTS)
; Gas fireplaces are more likely to be burned (63 percent) than wood fireplaces (53 percent), but for a shorter length of time.
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Palm fell from more than 77 percent of the U.S. handheld market in 1999 to 72 percent of the market last year.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
; Palm fell from more than 77 percent of the U.S. handheld market in 1999 to 72 percent of the market last year. Competitor Handspring claimed almost 14 percent.
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Arkansas' unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent in June to 5.6 percent. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
; * Arkansas' unemployment rate rose **-tenth of a percent in June to 5.6 percent. U.S. unemployment advanced three-tenths of a percent to 6.4 percent. *[Text unreadable in original source]
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Diabetes facts and figures [] Approximately 17 million people in the United States, or 6.2 percent of the population, have diabetes. Of those, about a third are unaware they have the disease. [] Approximately 7.8 million, or 8.3 percent of all men over the age of 20 in the U.S., have diabetes. [] About 9.1 million, or 8.9 percent of all women over the age of 20 in the U.S., have diabetes. [] Nearly 7 million people, or 20.1 percent of the U.S. population age 65 and older, have diabetes. [] Approximately 2.8 million, or 13 percent of all African Americans, have diabetes. [] About 2 million, or 10.2 percent of all Latino Americans, have diabetes. [] Almost 105,000 Native Americans and Alaska Natives, or 15.1 percent of those receiving care from the Indian Health services, have the disease. [] The most life-threatening consequences of diabetes are heart disease and stroke, which strike diabetics twice more than they do people who do not have the disease. [] The total economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was estimated at $132 billion, or one out of every 10 health care dollars spent in the U.S. Source: American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)
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SkyePharma.(acquires 40.2 percent of RTP Pharma Inc.)(Brief Article)
; SkyePharma PLC has acquired 40.2 percent of RTP Pharma Inc.
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Total's chemical sales fell 19 percent to 4.2 billion [euro] ($4.7 billion) in the second quarter with operating income going down 24 percent to 184 million [euro]. (Europe in Brief).(Brief Article)
; TOTAL's chemical sales fell 19 percent to 4.2 billion [euro] ($4.7 billion) in the second quarter with operating income going down 24 percent to 184 million [euro].
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Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families says the share of Arkansas children not covered by health insurance has declined from 19.4 percent in 1996 to 11 percent in 2002, lower than the national average of 12 percent.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
; ...share of Arkansas children not covered by health insurance has declined from 19.4 percent in 1996 to 11 percent in 2002, lower than the national average of 12 percent. The group credits the ARKids First program for the improvement but said about...
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