My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/15/2008

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[2:41]" Measures designed to protect doctors from an over 10% cut in their reimbursement rates and treating people on Medicare. The president says he likes the objective but says the plan would be financed on the backs of senior citizens. At one point today oil prices plunged more than ten dollars per barrel from the day's highs. OPEC is warning that high prices at the pump likely cut global demand for fuel. Wholesale prices rose by a larger than expected among one point 8% in June -- Economist Peter Marie -- at the University of Maryland on what lies ahead."

[3:16]" Americans can expect gasoline prices to continue -- and food prices to rise gradually at the rate of about five to 6% a year."

[3:22]" Over the past year wholesale prices have risen nine point 2% the most since the early eighties WBZ news time 36. In Iraq police in the -- say suicide bombers killed 28 Iraqi Army recruits. The -- blaze in the troubled Gallup province where security improvements have not had the desired effect. In Mosul to the north a dozen people died in bombings today still violence in Iraq is set to be at its lowest level in about four years. Both major party presumed presidential nominee is they're talking about the war Democrat Barack Obama says he'll stand by his plan to end the war in Iraq. By refocusing the fight to Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He told an audience in Washington that as president he would send two or more combat brigades to Afghanistan."

[4:12]" If another attack on our our homeland comes there will likely come from the same region. We're 9/11 was planned and yet today we have five times more troops in Iraq. And Afghanistan."

[5:27]" Of course we'll have be willing neo and Dave. We hope to have we hope to have. Robert plant T bone Burnett. Alison Krauss. I'm going to personally called James Taylor and make him come."

[5:43]" Farmers around New England will be selling there wares on the grounds well farm aid delivers its message that local family farms can provide healthy food at far lower cost than food that is shipped across the nation from the big agribusiness farms. Tickets for the event go on sale on Monday July 28 and are available at farm aid dot or Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030."

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[6:10]" And time to say hello once again John ward I -- marketwatch.com. Hello John either -- and oil fell almost seven dollars today dropping below a 139. Dollars a barrel that's the biggest drop for crude futures. In seventeen. Years there is concern a weak economy may eventually weaken demand. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up some 54 points the Nasdaq is tanking on 34 the S&P 500 is advancing for. Despite the weak economy the ailing housing market and rising gas prices. Used eleven need to buy toothpaste soap the -- helping Colgate-Palmolive. That company behind brands like Tom's of Maine Colgate and Irish spring confirms it's still on track. Terms of earnings Colgate stock today's -- just about a percent. Business report today in 38 past the hour on John where doc marketwatch.com. On WBZ -- Newsradio ten their deal would."

[7:08]" Now the weather -- taking -- work -- through Friday it's the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Bob Larson brought to you by discover -- student loans dot com mostly clear tonight and -- below 59 of the suburbs to 65 the city mostly sunny tomorrow nice day -- 78 along the coast. 85 -- mostly clear tomorrow night -- 68. Policies sunny warm and more humid on Thursday I 85 breezy on -- Friday an extra month the sunshine -- 91. -- weather in just ten minutes. I'm WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist. Bottlers breezy sunshine clouds as well in Boston 84 degrees. WBZ news signed 358 all star topped all day long and tomorrow too I'm sure is WBZ is Tom Cuddy would sports."

[8:03]" Red Sox have seven players of one man addressed the game throughout the album on appearing in his through an all star fest."

[8:09]" Now -- hopefully they'll be me healthy years of common many -- games to make you know. I really fake that this will be a very special interests. Because the whole aura Yankee Stadium amended. Filed Yankee Stadium all star game and everything else goes wrong -- and those who are being encouraged."

[8:30]" The Red Sox resume regular season play in Anaheim on Friday. On August 2 lifelong patriot linebacker Andre -- becomes a member of the football Hall of Fame in -- played in five consecutive Robles."

[8:42]" And he embodies that you know what you got -- chance to. By people who ignored. The people well you know. I don't know yet you know so I I took the attitude you know it -- it happened the year before I'd gotten for the final so you know it was it was getting closer so to say that. I expect you know they'll always. It's advocates say it today."

[9:05]" Football hall of -- Andre -- of the patriots a drive in August 2 right now wbz1030.com. You can listen in on hall of Famer Andre Tippett as he addresses the media on -- an honest national conference call. That's a wbz1030.com. Mrs. A-Rod wants to know that mr. A-Rod hired private detectives -- had her phones wiretapped during their marriage. He would not do that nothing new record on free agent James Posey -- still hoping at 7 o'clock at a website wbz1030.com. It's cape league baseball. -- and -- play by play WBZ radio's Dave Goucher that's at wbz1030.com. 317 -- WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports."