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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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Spain's broadband subscriber base increases 15.8 percent in July to reach 8.692 million.(SPAIN)
; ...subscriber base of Spain increased 15.8 percent in July when compared to June, increasing...its top position in Spain, grabbing 76 percent of the total subscribers in July, while...cable firms had to be content with 13.7 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The report...
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September new home sales rise by 2.7 percent
; ...drop from August levels, but instead they rose 2.7 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...factor motivating homebuilders: an increase from 3 percent to 3.5 percent in the down payment required to qualify for a Federal...
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OBAMA AT 2ND LOWEST PERCENT OF JEWISH VOTE SINCE '72
; POLL FINDS JEWS PREFER THE DEMOCRAT 57-30, WITH 13 PERCENT UNDECIDED Carter was lowest An American Jewish Committee...Obama to his Republican opponent John McCain by 57 percent to 30 percent (with 13 percent undecided), the preference shown...
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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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FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INDEX (TSI) FELL 2.5 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER FROM AUGUST
; The index has dropped 4.3 percent in the past two months, dropping to...months of 2008, the index declined 0.3 percent, the fourth consecutive December-to-September decline. The index declined 0.8 percent in the first nine months of 2007 before...
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