Tag: Spent
NBC, ABC and CBS to tone down 'upfront' advertisi...
The networks are still having a tough time as viewership remains down after the writer's strike, and the sluggish economy is making advertisers hesitant to spend."TV lineup presentations to advertisers are being scaled back because of the sluggish economy and lingering...
Celebrating 10 years of the euro?
"When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn.Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn't achieved everything its founders hoped.Wednesday is...
Why I Hate Cops
"I don't hate cops. I've had friends who were cops in every town where I've ever lived. One pal o' mine--Cuddles to his friends--drove the meat wagon (picking up corpses) for the Chicago police department. Another was Ziggy, a ex-junkie who submitted an application to the...
Prince William makes secret Afghan trip to meet w...
Though he's not serving in a combat zone like his brother Prince Harry, Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, flew into Afghanistan over the weekend to meet with British troops. The news comes...
Single-family home sales stabilize
" Americans Spend More Time Researching a Car Purchase than Their Home Loan, According to Recent Zillow.com® Survey. Despite the fact a home is one of the largest and most expensive purchases most Americans will ever make, those adults who have obtained or refinanced a home...
Delusionary, Dancing Bush
"Events of the last week offer a metaphorical glimpse at the delusion pervading President George W. Bush's White House and other enclaves of Iraq supporters in Washington. Bush and the First Lady spent last Monday...
Basra: Iraqi Police Shed Uniforms, Switch Sides
"Abu Iman barely flinched when the Iraqi Government ordered his unit of special police to move against al-Mahdi Army fighters in Basra.His response, while swift, was not what British and US military trainers who have...
Superman Has a Great SEO Guy
"Here in Metropolis, online advertising is at a premium. You have to make sure it is catchy and if it isn’t, you have to sign a superhero (or villain) to a contract to endorse your product. It’s a cut-throat world and in constant change.So how does Superman stay at the...
Woman recovering from toilet ordeal
I still don't get this story." WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A woman who may have spent nearly two years in a bathroom, sitting on the toilet so long that the seat adhered to sores on her body, remains hospitalized and in pain from medical procedures, family members said...
Men who do housework may get more sex
"NEW YORK - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in, according to a...
Trucking in Peril - Life on the Road Trucking New...
"This is probably the worst story I’ve seen in awhile, but it’s all too true. It does contain a little good news, but first the bad news -
"Independent truckers see end of the road
By ELLEN SIMON
Associated Press
As the cost of diesel doubled over the last four years,...
MI6 admit keeping a dossier on Mohamed Al Fayed
"After their brief trip to Paris, Diana spent virtually every free moment with Dodi at his apartment in London’s Park Lane or together at Kensington Palace, which rankled the royals greatly. Prince Philip was...
Multiple 9/11s every day of the year
"Multiple 9/11s every day of the year
Almost 10 million children die needlessly every year.Why is there no war on this terror?by Shreeram Krishnaswami" "Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence. And the death of that child, a child who had a...
Seven rescued from cargo ship
"Seven people have been taken off the cargo ship the Horn Cliff by helicopter this morning. This includes the injured captain and six passengers.
The captain has spinal injuries, one passenger has minor head injuries and another passenger has a suspected broken clavicle.
The...
Is the Surge Working?
"Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch has spent years thinking about the war in Iraq, both as a senior strategist in 2005 and now as a division commander. He has seen strategies, missions and buzzwords come and go, but he now believes U.S. commanders finally have a feel for the...
