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Stocks to Watch, Oct. 6: Starbucks, Costco

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Costco Wholesale Corp., Starbucks Corp., Marriot International and Accenture Ltd. Accenture Ltd. (ACN) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 36 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First Call. …

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Bush: Way Forward Is Clear for Iraq

WASHINGTON – The political process is moving forward in Iraq (search) and “the way forward is clear,” President Bush said Monday as Iraqi ballot-counters continued to tally Saturday’s referendum on whether to approve a draft constitution formulated over the past several months. “An increase in turnout was an indication that …

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Divers Seek Train Crash Survivors

VELIGONDA, India – Army divers searched Sunday for survivors and the dead in the submerged cars of a train that derailed and plunged into a rain-swollen river a day before in southern India, killing at least 110 people, officials said. The accident occurred early Saturday in the town of Veligonda …

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