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Gallup: Obama 49 percent, McCain 47 Thursday, 16 October 2008, 4:26 pm

A new Gallup Poll of likely voters has Democrat Barack Obama with a 49 percent to 47 percent lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain.

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Arizona gas prices drop 15 cents Thursday, 16 October 2008, 4:10 pm

The price for unleaded gasoline in Arizona has fallen to $3.166 per gallon — a drop of 15 cents from last week and the largest single-week decline since 1999.

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Arizona job losses continue Thursday, 16 October 2008, 3:36 pm

Arizona has lost 65,600 private sector jobs over the last year with 47,900 of them in the Phoenix area, according to September state employment figures.

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Limelight Networks ups capacity, pushes for ‘broadcast quality’ Thursday, 16 October 2008, 3:28 pm

Limelight Networks Inc. has reached a delivery capacity of 2 terabits per second, and company officials say that will further push content on the Internet to reach broadcast standards.

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Dow, US Air gain as foreign markets fall Thursday, 16 October 2008, 3:23 pm

Foreign stock markets posted losses Thursday as the Dow bounced around and nipped at the 9000 mark again at the close of trading. US Airways Group Inc. made one of the day’s largest gains among Arizona stocks. (LCC)

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Stockholders to vote on Republic-Allied Waste deal Nov. 14 Thursday, 16 October 2008, 3:01 pm

Allied Waste Industries Inc. and Republic Services Inc. are moving ahead to seal their merger deal before the end of the year — a move they say will save $150 million beginning in year three and land the combined headquarters in Phoenix. (WMI) (AW)

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Foreclosures up 305 percent in Arizona metro areas since 2007 Thursday, 16 October 2008, 2:03 pm

New research shows that home foreclosure filings have tripled in Arizona’s most populated areas have in the past 12 months.

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McCain compares Obama’s tax plans to Hoover Thursday, 16 October 2008, 1:57 pm

Sen. John McCain compared Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama’s tax and trade stances to those of Herbert Hoover in their third and final debate Wednesday night warning they could exacerbate an already rough economy.