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China addresses stimulus doubts with proposal list BEIJING - Trying to dispel doubts about the true size and effectiveness of a giant economic stimulus package, Beijing rolled out an eye-popping figure to show its determination to spend its way out of trouble: a $1.4 trillion shopping list of possible investments.   Nations:China   Activities:2008 China Stimulus Plan   Source:(AP)   2008-11-24 Bug-sized spies: US develops tiny flying robots DAYTON, Ohio - If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record voices, transmit video and even fire tiny weapons?   Nations:Afghanistan U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-11-21 China's industrial output growth lowest in 7 years BEIJING - Growth in China's industrial output slowed in October to its lowest in seven years, adding to signs an economic downturn is worsening as Beijing rushes to launch a massive stimulus package.   Nations:China   People:Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao   Source:(AP)   2008-11-13 Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide SEATTLE - Expect a bumpier drive. An asphalt shortage is delaying road maintenance projects in communities nationwide. Asphalt is becoming scarce as U.S. refiners overhaul their equipment to maximize output of highly profitable fuels such as diesel and gasoline, using inexpensive -- and hard to process -- crude oil.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-11-09 China considering 730-bln-dollar transport investment SHANGHAI - China is considering a plan to invest five trillion yuan (730 billion dollars) in the transport sector in the next three to five years, state media reported Wednesday.   Nations:China   2008-11-05 Headlines China addresses stimulus doubts with proposal list 2008-11-24 Bug-sized spies: US develops tiny flying robots 2008-11-21 China's industrial output growth lowest in 7 years 2008-11-13 Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide 2008-11-09 China considering 730-bln-dollar transport investment 2008-11-05 Service sector shrinks as new orders drop 2008-11-05 Japan detects pesticide in frozen beans from China 2008-10-15 Manufacturing shrinks to lowest level since 2001 2008-10-01 FDA defends plastic linked with health risks 2008-09-16 China says flaws may have led to school collapses 2008-09-05 Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears 2008-08-28 Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops 2008-08-27 New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders 2008-08-24 New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes 2008-08-23 US home construction plunges to 17-year low 2008-08-19 Evacuations as rain bursts dam near Grand Canyon 2008-08-18 China's factory, construction spending up 27.3 pct 2008-08-15 A 'Frankenrobot' with a biological brain 2008-08-13 Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts 2008-07-20 Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June 2008-07-17 Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol 2008-07-13 Nissan, Dongfeng to build engine plant in China: report 2008-07-12 Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot 2008-07-05 Beijing boasts stunning new buildings 2008-06-30 Burrowing muskrat causes levee to fail in Missouri 2008-06-27 The Floods: A Manmade Disaster? 2008-06-26 Midwest floods may leave small towns smaller 2008-06-26 Plastics expert wins $500K Lemelson-MIT award 2008-06-25 Swollen Mississippi defeats another levee 2008-06-24 EU seeks to ban most dangerous pesticides 2008-06-24 Can farmers salvage a soaked planting season? 2008-06-23 Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy 2008-06-22 Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts 2008-06-22 No answers for Chinese who lost children to quake 2008-06-20 Floods engulf archaic levee system 2008-06-20 Why Oil Prices Skyrocketed 2008-06-20 Japan companies unite to bring robots to homes 2008-06-18 Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee 2008-06-17 Pomi the robot penguin has hidden depths 2008-06-15 Des Moines levee breach threatens neighborhood 2008-06-14 Cedar Rapids flood recedes; Des Moines levee fails 2008-06-14 Upper Midwest flooding forces evacuations 2008-06-13 Sandbagged levee holds in Iowa, protects city 2008-06-11 Iowa city looks to sandbags as levee breach looms 2008-06-11 Damming China's River Wild 2008-06-11 Wisconsin checks other dams for flood damage 2008-06-10 The job market's big slump 2008-06-09 EU, Brazil meet in Slovenia to discuss biofuels 2008-06-07 New breed of robots could soon wander Antarctica 2008-05-29 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed China's industrial output growth lowest in 7 years 2008-11-13 Japan detects pesticide in frozen beans from China 2008-10-15 As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fear 2007-11-14 China faces twin woes of floods, drought 2007-07-31 Asphalt shortage delays road repairs nationwide 2008-11-09 Blackstone to buy stake in China's BlueStar: source 2007-09-06 'Still Life' director says Venice prize a sign of respect for Chinese 2006-09-10 China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 2008-05-12 China floods put Three Gorges Dam to the test 2007-07-31 Venice film awards leave critics vexed 2006-09-10 Japan looks to a robot future 2008-03-02 To China's migrants: Stay west, young man 2007-08-30 Robots clear waterways of deadly mines 2007-07-27 FDA defends plastic linked with health risks 2008-09-16 Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts 2008-07-20 Loose dykes spur China flood fears as hundreds die 2007-07-24 Cracks in Three Gorges Dam to Be Fixed 2003-06-12 Service sector shrinks as new orders drop 2008-11-05 China considering 730-bln-dollar transport investment 2008-11-05 New breed of robots could soon wander Antarctica 2008-05-29 China's massive dam project causes worry 2007-12-30 Honda robots pair up to lend a hand 2007-12-11 Sci-fi meets rock in madcap Japanese ensemble 2007-07-16 Corps asked to explain pump contract 2007-04-30 Chinese film added to Venice line-up 2006-09-04

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