Construction spending fell 0.6 percent in July (AP) AP - Construction spending took a bigger-than-expected tumble in July as housing activity dropped to the lowest level in seven years and nonresidential activity fell for the first time in seven months. Publ.Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:28:33 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady (AP) AP - The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Publ.Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:09 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Hundreds of thousands lose power in the Gulf (AP) AP - Three years after being punished by Hurricane Katrina, utilities along the Gulf of Mexico were buffeted by 110 mph plus winds from Gustav with customer outages topping 500,000 and growing. Publ.Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:55:01 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
