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Stimulus bill narrowly survives Senate test vote »
Posted by: STONERS 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
An $838 billion economic stimulus bill backed by the White House narrowly advanced in the Senate on Monday over strong Republican opposition, and Democratic leaders ...
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Obama pushing stronger fuel-efficiency standard »
Posted by: STONERS 5 months, 1 week ago in Political News
President Barack Obama ordered the government Monday to re-examine whether California and other states should be allowed to have tougher auto emission standards to combat ...
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Myths and falsehoods surrounding the economic recovery plan »
Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 5 months ago in Business & Finance
During their coverage and discussion of the economic recovery
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bill supported by President Obama, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , media figures have advanced several ...Read (1128) | Share | Discuss (133) | Read Full Story at mediamatters.org
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Social Security and Medicare finances worsen »
Posted by: STONERS 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The financial health of Social Security and Medicare, the government's two biggest benefit programs, have worsened because of the severe recession, and Medicare is ...
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Obama says waterboarding was torture »
Posted by: alakazam 2 months ago in News
WASHINGTON ; President Obama said Wednesday night that waterbarding authorized by former President George W. Bush was torture and that the information it gained from terror ...
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Obama aides to defend budget plan to Congress »
Posted by: STONERS 4 months ago in Political News
President Barack Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his proposed tax increases, which are being ...
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How Scary Is Nancy Pelosi’s Graph? »
Posted by: aStorygirl 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Visualizing job loss in the current recession compared to previous ones.
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Creepy Vintage Ads »
Posted by: aStorygirl 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
What were companies in the 50s and 60s thinking when they created these ads? If these ads actually managed to make products sell, the world ...
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UK Interest Rates Hit 314 Year Low »
Posted by: myfairlady 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The Bank of England has fulfilled most analysts expectations by reducing its base rate again, setting it at its lowest ever value of 1.5 ...
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Why Mothers Are Unhappy (Hint: It Has Nothing to Do with Work) »
Posted by: aStorygirl 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Family
A recent study ominously entitled “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness” shows increasing numbers of women in the workplace correlates with decreasing happiness reported by ...
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If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action. »
Posted by: sarahturner 5 months ago in Humor
Very funny business signs. They will give you some good laughs.
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Obama takes blame in Daschle, Killefer controversy »
Posted by: STONERS 5 months ago in Political News
Barack Obama on Tuesday abruptly abandoned his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second major appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing ...
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Why is Memory So Important in Service or Profession? »
Posted by: WikiMap 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A person in service should be alert, dynamic, punctual, loyal and love work. One can derive a great benefit from a good trained memory which ...
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Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis »
Posted by: sodakfritz 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The financial crisis seems as if it emerged from nowhere and struck as hard and fast as lightning. How did so many financial institutions crumble ...
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Netflix Improves Recommendations System »
Posted by: aStorygirl 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Netflix has improved its Web site's user-generated movie-ratings system by changing how suggestions and rankings are factored into its predictions of how much a ...
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