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Microsoft Buybacks Help Stocks to Five Session Winning Streak

NEW YORK – Wall Street ended a strong week on a solid note Friday, as investors ignored slumping consumer sentiment and were instead cheered by word that Microsoft plans to expand share buybacks. The Dow Jones industrials, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 all ended the week on five-session winning streaks. …

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Fighting Rages in Sri Lanka, Artillery Fire Kills 18 in Shelters

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Artillery fire hit three schools being used as shelters from fighting raging Thursday between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, killing 18 people in a northeastern town, the military said. A military spokesman, Maj. Upali Rajapakse, blamed the rebels for the artillery attacks on the schools …

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Report: Goverment Anti-Drug Ads Ineffective

WASHINGTON – The government’s anti-drug ad campaign has not been proven to deter children from using drugs, and lawmakers should consider reducing funding for the $1.2 billion program, congressional auditors said Friday. The Government Accountability Office based its recommendation on its review of an independent evaluation of the media campaign …

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