Archive for the 'Business' Category
Friday, December 12th, 2008
December 12, 2008: 03:45 PM ET
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Ky. Sen. Bunning, ex-Tigers pitching great, gets booted from Detroit-area fair for autos vote
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Jim Bunning was the toast of Detroit when […]
Posted in Business, Baseball, Automobiles, Michigan, Financial Institutions, Jim Bunning |
Friday, December 12th, 2008
FOOD!!
When I stepped into the shower this morning,
I found a new entrant to the realm of body washes.
Its name forced me to think we were at the beginning of a long process
in the association of eating and everything else which gives pleasure.
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There can be no mistake here. Three foods in one bottle.
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Posted in Business, Personal Products, Cuisine |
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
In Hard Times, Russia Tries to Reclaim Industries
The New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: December 7, 2008
BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin’s top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the […]
Posted in Business, Energy, Russia, Vladimir Putin |
Monday, December 8th, 2008
I believe autoworkers should find the name of the god to whom
Nardelli, Wagoner and Mulally pray.
It is obvious that god knows how to shower followers with good fortune.
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Detroit Churches Pray for ‘God’s Bailout’
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PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE
S.U.V.’s sat on the altar of Greater Grace Temple, a Pentecostal church in Detroit, as congregants prayed to […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Business, Congress, Religion, Automobiles |
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Here is George Will on ABC’s THIS WEEK…
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“All will be forgiven if things turn out well. And it’s just possible, Donna, that the economy is not going down the drain. 94, 95 percent of all mortgages in this country are being paid off on time. Ninety-four percent of those who want to work are working. […]
Posted in News Media, Business, Health, Books, Automobiles |
Monday, December 1st, 2008
AP IMPACT: US diluted loan rules before crash
By MATT APUZZO – 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Business, Bush, Financial Institutions |
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Safety Rule Obama Opposes
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: November 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the […]
Posted in Business, Bush, Labor, Department of Labor |
Monday, November 24th, 2008
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NRA Propaganda At Nation’s Largest Gun Show: Obama Is An ‘Enemy Of Your Gun Rights’
Since Barack Obama’s election, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other pro-gun groups have been warning that the new president will take away their second amendment rights. This multi-million dollar campaign is already having effects. Not only is the […]
Posted in Business, Weapons, Barack Obama, N.R.A., Guns, Joe Biden |
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
What about Gift-Related?
November 23, 2008 — Updated 0851 GMT (1651 HKT)
1 dead, 1 wounded in mall shooting near Seattle
(CNN) — One man died and another was critically injured Saturday evening after they were shot at a shopping center in Tukwila, Washington.
The men who were shot were taken from the Westfield Southcenter on stretchers and placed […]
Posted in Business, Crime, Violence, Consumer Safety, Retail, Holidays |
Friday, November 21st, 2008
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Images: (Big 3 faces) via huffingtonpost.com; (Logos)-GM–via stainlessworks.net; Chrysler–via jalopnik.com; Ford–via oracle.com:
(blue sedan) via sedanchairs.co.uk (black sedan) via foolfestival.com; (Egyptian sedan) via toysoldiers.com; (hearing room) sun-sentinal.com;
Posted in Business, Congress, Automobiles, Financial Institutions |
Monday, November 10th, 2008
A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks
With Attention on Bailout Debate, Treasury Made Change to Tax Policy
By Amit R. Paley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, November 10, 2008; A01
The financial world was fixated on Capitol Hill as Congress battled over the Bush administration’s request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. In the midst of this […]
Posted in Business, Taxpayers, Financial Institutions, Treasury Department |
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Bank executives enjoy SECRET £300,000 champagne party… just weeks after £20bn bail-out by taxpayers
By Sam Greenhill
Last updated at 12:22 PM on 10th November 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland has blown £300,000 on a secret champagne junket for executives - less than a month after being given a £20billion handout by the taxpayer.
Bankers and their partners […]
Posted in Business, Great Britain, Scotland, Greed, Financial Institutions |
