Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

August Foreclosure Filings Still High but Growth Slowed

"According to reports released by RealtyTrac, there was still a considerable number of foreclosure filings recorded for the month of August compared to the same period last year. Despite this, the growth rate is...

McCain fortune traced to organized crime

This is from World News Daily and Jerome R. Corsi, who is so often quoted by the right's charges against Barack Obama." ELECTION 2008 McCain fortune traced to organized crime Mob...

Starbucks plans to close 600 U.S. stores, fire 12,000

I am quite surprised by this. Just yesterday while I was driving back from dinner, I saw two starbucks that I have not noticed before. In Vancouver it seems like Starbucks is more prevalent than ever, but I guess...

Bell Ordered By CRTC to Publicly Prove Internet Congestion

Bell Canada has been left scrambling after a CRTC ruling ordered them to make public documents 'proving' Bell's claims that net congestion was forcing them to throttle users. Bell gave the CRTC a confidential...

Too fat for Air India

"A dramatical ruling from an Indian high court has agreed with Air India for ‘controlling’ the weight of their air hostesses.Further to five Air India hostesses filing a case against Air India for not letting...

Canadians Have Until May 6th To File Online Tax Returns for 2007

Good news for last minute filers, due to huge traffic volume to the Canada Revenue Agency website, you've got until midnight on Tuesday, May 6th to get your taxes filed online, that is, assuming you don't owe...

At Least 50 Die in Iraq At Funeral for Slain U.S.-Friendly Sunni Tribesmen

A funeral for two anti-al Qaeda Sunni men turned from tragedy to devastation on Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked.At least 50 people were killed and 55 were wounded in the blast, which occurred north of Baghdad."A suicide bomber struck the funeral of two anti-al Qaeda...

A Legal Filing Alleges a Detainee Was Abused

SALIM AHMED HAMDAN was Osama bin Laden's personal driver and bodyguard was formally charged by The Department of Defense with conspiracy, for trial by military commission under the President’s Order of...

Luxury Living on the Campaign Trail

Res ipsa loquiturAnd be sure to see the CNN photo link. "This has got to be a first. Here in Austin, on the night before that make-or-break Texas primary, the Clinton campaign has set up a filing center for the traveling press corps ... in a men's room. Insert metaphor...

Latest Walk-Away: Toll Brother Family Member

"One of the Toll family members decided to walkaway from a condo purchase: "Luxury builder Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), hurt as many buyers to try to get out of contracts for new homes amid falling prices, says a member of its founding family is trying to walk away from an...

Flat Tax Fred

"Flat Tax Fred Thompson's reform leads the GOP field. Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST Fred Thompson's Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda. But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is...

Civil Servants Caught On Camera Having Sex, Breakdance Competitions at Work

Boy, and here I thought NowPublic was the best place to work. These employees (civil servants, no less) were caught on camera having sex in the bathrooms, jumping naked off filing cabinets, etc."Civil servants on...

Getting in the Habit of Doing Things...You know Filing, Bills and other Borin...

Should we put dealing with bills, paperwork and that type of boring but necessary stuff in the category of 'healthy habits' in the same way that we get healthier by changing what we eat and exercising.  Streamlining the amount of paperwork we have to deal with can help....

Microsoft's Bach Sold Additional Stock Before Xbox News

"Microsoft Corp. executive Robbie Bach sold $3 million more in company stock during the period leading up to an announcement about a costly flaw in its Xbox video game console than previously reported, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange...

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