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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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US Imports its Drug-Sniffing Dogs for $4,500 Each

American breeders outraged over European preference

May 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US government purchases hundreds of untrained bomb- and drug-sniffing dogs from Europe every year for as much as $4,535 each, quadruple the price of American dogs, a new federal report says. Domestic breeders and spending watchdogs are angered by the government's penchant for expensive foreign purebreds. "What... More »

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homeland security • US government • spending • dog • bomb-sniffing dogs • dog breeders • canines

Candidates
Run the Gamut on Earmarks

Clinton in top 10; Obama near bottom; McCain has none

Feb 15, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - This year’s presidential frontrunners represent a wide array of stances on congressional earmarking—a term for garnering funds for home-state pork, reports the Washington Post. Hillary Clinton is one of the Senate’s biggest earmark recipients, Barack Obama is in the bottom quarter, and John McCain is one of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Senate • earmarks • funding • spending • Senate Appropriations Committee

US Economic Woes to Slow Tech Spending

Researchers say the sector will continue to grow, but belts will be tightening

Dec 11, 07 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Tech-spending growth, on a roll since recovering from the 2000 dot-com bust beginning in 2004, is likely to slow next year, dragged down by US economic woes and rising oil prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. Research firms say companies are likely to keep spending, but more slowly. As... More »

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technology • budget • US economy • spending

Weak Wal-Mart Profits Turn Smiles Upside-Down

Stock dips in early trading on anemic report

Aug 14, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart stock saw its biggest dip in five years in early trading this morning, after Q2 profits rose less than analysts had expected. The Arkansas-based behemoth says full-year profit will total $3.13 a share, 3 cents lighter than its projections: Bloomberg reports that surging gas prices, faltering home sales... More »

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stock market • retail • consumer • stocks • shares • H. Lee Scott • spending • gas prices • mortgage rates • Wal-Mart

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