Obama's poll numbers dropping
Boston Globe
... as his his approval rating among nearly every demographic group. But he is less popular among conservatives than the share of their vote he won, and more popular among liberals. The new survey, conducted Friday through Sunday, has a mar...
Tongan ferry boss admits error
Stuff
The failed Christchurch businessman who ended up running the Tongan shipping company whose ferry sunk with the loss of 73 lives has admitted he was wrong about the safe condition of the ship. John Jonesse (formerly John Jones), the managing...
Shoppers, small businesses planning to spend less
Boston Globe
The random survey of 500 small business owners or managers was conducted over the phone from Oct. 6-14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
New Yorkers Continue to Report High Levels of Stress
AOL
... 2009 among 1,568 adults aged 18+ who reside in the U.S. and an oversample of 208 adults aged 18+ who reside in New York City. In the 2008 research, 228 NYC residents were included in the oversample. No estimates of theoretical sampling ...
Bears feel need to improve despite routing Browns
Daily Oklahoman
That means the Bears' margin for error figures to be slim, and if the Cleveland game showed anything, it's that there's plenty of work to do. Cutler again was running for his life behind a struggling line and got sacked a season-high four t...
Financial Crisis ‘Bad Luck’ for U.S. Carbon Plans, Traders Say
Bloomberg
The U.S. would be making a “serious error” if it doesn’t choose to limit greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade program, Derwent said. Under cap-and-trade, the government would issue a limited number of permits, each carrying the ...
N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds lead over William Thompson Jr. as ...
Bridgeton News
... Republican opponent. Thompson told voters at a senior center that Tuesday is the "day of decision" and said, "If we vote, we will bring real change to New York City." The latest Quinnipiac poll had a plus or minus 2.7 percentage point m...
PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - Nov 4
Reuters
Tongan ferry boss admits error: The failed Christchurch businessman who ended up running the Tongan shipping company whose ferry sunk with the loss of 73 lives has admitted he was wrong about the safe condition of the ship. - - - - 44,000 f...
Woman's wheelchair goes unfixed because of state's budget woes
Chicago Tribune
After the Problem Solver spoke to the state about Dworkin's case, the state said there was a billing error on her November 2008 claim. Thompson, speaking on behalf of the state's Department of Central Management Services, said that claim sh...
NJ race down to the wire
New York Post
The Quinnipiac poll gave him a 42-40 edge over Corzine, within the margin of error, making it a virtual tie. Meanwhile, polls from Monmouth University and Fairleigh Dickinson University gave Corzine a slight advantage, but both were within ...
Senegal says $200,000 given in error to departing IMF representatve as ...
Los Angeles Times
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's president said Tuesday that his top aide gave nearly $200,000 "in error" to an International Monetary Fund representative as a parting gift. President Abdoulaye Wade said his top aide gave the cash to IMF cou...