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GE, Abu Dhabi investment co. form ventures
General Electric Co. has agreed to a joint venture with an Abu Dhabi government investment company that will pump $4 billion of outside capital into its weakened commercial finance business, part of new global partnership to expand on GE's fast-growing sales in the Middle East.
Assault victims in military face tough recovery
EDITORS NOTE - With troops fighting on foreign soil since late 2001, the United States is learning about the long-term toll of modern war on the home front. The last of a three-part series looks at victims of sexual assault in the military.  Ancient Egyptian boat to be excavated, reassembledArchaeologists will excavate hundreds of fragments of an ancient Egyptian wooden boat entombed in an underground chamber next to Giza's Great Pyramid and try to reassemble the craft, Egyptologists announced Saturday.
Ohio students dive deep for architecture class
Jaimie Roudebush dons swim fins and a wet suit, straps on an oxygen tank and adjusts her scuba mask. The 20-year-old student isn't on a tropical vacation - she's on her way to class.  US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in IraqAfter intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.  Saudis praised for calling interfaith conferenceSaudi Arabia won praise Friday for taking a leading role in an interfaith conference, with participants saying it was another sign the conservative Muslim kingdom is opening up.
Time for old standbys in black community to be passed by
With any luck, we in the black community are beginning to see the end of the mainstream media’s tired old habit of designating Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson as the leaders and spokespersons for issues of concern to our community. For far too long, these two “media junkies” have used our issues and concerns mostly for their own self-promotion. The two of them, with all of their contradictions and moral baggage, have for far too long been allowed to marginalize and diminish legitimate concerns of black folk.  Dubai detains 79 for indecent behavior on beachesWesterners were getting too racy on the beaches of this Persian Gulf tourist haven, and a police crackdown on topless sunbathing, nudity and other indecent behavior has resulted in 79 arrests in recent days.
PERSPECTIVE: Ohio Democrats woo military veterans
It's election season, and supporting military veterans is a popular cause - one that both Democrats and Republicans would like to call their own.
Nassau strike group returning to Va.
More than 2,800 sailors and Marines are returning to Virginia from a five-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
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