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Fed Rate Cut Won't Stop a Recession
"The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut a key interest rate for the second time in just over a week, reducing the federal funds rate by a half point. It signaled that further rate cuts were possible.The Fed action pushed the funds rate to 3 percent. It followed a three-fourths...
Concern at growth in Irish sex industry
"Ruhama, the organisation working with women involved in prostitution, has said people who pay women for sex should know that a big proportion of that money is going to criminal gangs.
The charity is taking part...
created by infomatique | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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US govt cuts interest rate amid global stock sell-off
"The Federal Reserve has cut a key interest rate amid a global stock sell-off. The Fed is cutting the federal funds rate to 3 and a-half percent, from 4 and a-quarter. The rate is what banks charge each other on...Republican justifies corporate tax breaks by arguing "Americans llike working...
Can YOU BELIEVE THIS S***????"At a press conference today unveiling the stimulus proposal, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) justified the conservative plan to give tax breaks to corporations - instead of working Americans - by arguing that people actually like working long hours." Inflation rate is worst in 17 years
Troubling numbers on the economy today. Hopefully this doesn't signal stagflation:"WASHINGTON - Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas.... Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Fuels Medicare Spending
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that health care spending growth in the United States accelerated slightly in 2006, increasing 6.7 percent in 2006 compared to 6.5 percent in 2005. However, CMS reports that the Medicare Part D...New Years Resolution: MuscleBound Made Easy
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYeah, we have all been there, Advertisements since the 1950's showing the typical 98 pound weakling getting sand kicked in their faces at the beach by a muscle...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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The Club for Growth: slouching towards irrelevance (Iowa Caucus)
"Over the next few days, we will hear a great deal about the meaning of the Iowa Caucuses, as pundits and bloggers will sift through the demographic data to interpret trends, and voter preferences. There were two obvious winners. There were several losers. The Big Loser...Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens
" The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007. On average,...Unrest, Asian growth and speculation explain $100 oil: analysts
"Oil prices have quadrupled in five years, propelled by geopolitical tensions, surging demand from Asia and new buying interest from investment funds, analysts say. The weakening US dollar, which fell again on the foreign exchange market on Wednesday, is also to blame because...Kenya rioting death toll at 125
This is very sad a situation in Kenya and Africa politics" NAIROBI, Kenya - Police fired tear gas and bullets Monday as they struggled to contain tens of thousands of opposition supporters accusing President Mwai...
created by Obi-Akpere | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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High steppin’ and fancy dancin’
"I ran across this a few days ago and posted it as an update on the previous thread. Rather than be accused of burying the lead, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask our readers this question: “Is it legal for dead people to make political contributions?” I don’t...2007: the Year of Facebook
This is essentially a case study highlighting a Facebook success story--successful in that thousands of people quickly mobilized around an issue and had their voices heard.Note the use of the NowPublicism...AIDS virus: Don’t use it as a means of population control
"AIDS virus: Don’t use it as a means of population control Roberto Carlos Alvarez-galloso, 16 December 2007, Sunday Views: 163 Comments: 0 Leading Western thinkers propose using the AIDS virus to achieve population control. They have no respect for the dignity of human...Brand Swarming
In Ad Age's yearly review of trends they've identified 'Brand Swarming'. "Marketers will move decidedly in the direction of DDB CEO Chuck Brymer's "swarm theory" -- the notion that people and their opinions...Top Members Today
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