Danio Frangella of Project Runway Canada Dies of Cancer at 34

Project Runway Canada contender Danio Frangella passed away on February 10, 2009.  Danio had had a long battle with Leukemia and made the decision to bow out of the competition on the first episode of season 2...

The 25 Most Marketable Olympians from Beijing 2008 Games

Darren Rovell of CNBC names his 25 most marketable Olympians from Beijing 2008, excluding the every day professionals.   " Michael Phelps, swimmer, USA. Eight gold medals and millions of dollars worth...

Bank in Rookery Building robbed

"Bank in Rookery Building robbed"

Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public

"Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY HOWARD WITT HOUSTON _ Replying to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of U.S. media companies, the judge overseeing the trial of Mychal Bell, one of the teenage defendants in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in...

Shifting Sands: U.S. Winning Iraq War

NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His analysis comes from actual experience  The U.S. led military surge operations appear to be working. That...

Dallas South Blog

" 10 Opinions/Observations from September 20th rally in Jena, LouisianaPosted by Shawn Williams on September 23rd, 2007   I have had a chance to collect my thoughts since last Thursday's historic rally in Jena, Louisiana, and I wanted to share with...

White School Board Member in Jena Says District Attorney Reed Walters Prevent...

Thankfully, there are White residents of Jena, LA who are willing to stand up for justice.  Democracy Now has spoken to residents of Jena that confirm there are White people in the town who support the Jena...

ABN AMRO's final count down

Thursday the shareholders of the ABN AMRO bank will vote for one of the two bidders; UK's Barclays and an international consortium of UK's Royal Bank of Scotland, Belgian Fortis and Spains Banco...

This is America? This is 2007? Racial conflict in Jena

All Things Considered, July 30, 2007 ยท As at hundreds of other high schools across America, black and white students at Jena High School in Jena, La., rarely sit together. The white students gather under a...

B of A Jacks Up ATM Fees

Bank of America is set to raise their cashpoint usage fees, in what can only be an effort to drive non-customers as far from their machines as possible."US PIRG says they've obtained legitimate documentation that...

Bank of Montreal eyes LaSalle Bank assets - Scotsman

" VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal has indicated it would be interested in the Chicago-based assets of LaSalle Bank Corp. if they come on the market, a UBS analyst based in Toronto said on Monday. LaSalle is owned by Dutch bank ABN AMRO , which is...

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