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• Blighted San Francisco district touts its history
A man walks past an entrance to a building in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. The neighborhood's bid for historic district status will be submitted to the National Park Service this month. SAN FRANCISCO - In the Tenderloin, corner stores sell ...
• Text: Henry Paulson remarks Tuesday
Text of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's remarks Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. PAULSON: America is a strong nation. We are a confident and optimistic people. Our confidence is born out of our long history of meeting every challenge ...
• Wall Street sinks on profit-taking
NEW YORK - Wall Street turned lower Tuesday as investors examined the U.S. government's plans to spend $250 billion to buy stock in private banks and collected profits from the previous day's massive advance. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...
• Portland's quirky-chic cousin
The place pays homage to its 72-year history with black-and-white photos of founder Father Luke Sheehan on the walls and rooms named after former students. The parish hall is now a movie theater with comfy sofas and wrought-iron chandeliers, and ...
• Breast cancer gene tests — not worth the price?
For women without a family history of the disease, perhaps 1 percent would benefit from the test. On one hand, it would seem to make sense to seek out genetic testing to avoid becoming a breast cancer statistic. Or does it? Contrary to the marketing ...