Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan

Personal responsibility is still a pillar of Conservatism, believe it or not. So, they forgive the mortgage companies, AIG, all the Big Banks, hedge funds, Ford, GMC, and Chevy, but not the college girl with her...

India vs Australia, 1st Test: Review

"India and Australia drew the first of the four test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The series stands at 0-0. Scorecard Although the match was drawn, both sides would like to take the credits away from this game. Australia will...

Locked & Loaded - PCM Rejoins The Fray At Watkins Glen :: The EDJE

"Pacific Coast Motorsports' primary transporter parked alongside the Ventura County headquarters location getting filled with the tools for the rest of the 2008 ICS season. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE)...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision...

Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town

"Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town By JAMES MacPHERSON, AP Posted: 2008-06-15 21:28:09 BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high."I dare say a...

GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi

"In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of...

Understanding Maoist’s victory in Nepal

"“The results of the general election in Nepal on 10 April 2008, won overwhelmingly by the Maoists - officially the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - have come as a complete shock. Many people thought the former armed rebels would be a distant third, winning perhaps...

Monster Storm Coming

"A few snow showers will linger from Upstate New York to Maine Sunday while the remainder of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states enjoy a quiet end to the weekend with temperatures near early March averages....

Update: Suspect found in Vancouver: Explosion rocks Broadway

Updates will follow as news on this story develop.Police have a suspect in the case, though not under arrest the Surrey Man is in hospital suffering from burns to 40% of his body, based on his grave condition...

Congo arrests for allegedly dumping highly radioactive minerals into a river

I have no words for this. Pure disregard for nature, lives...terrible. "Congo arrests after toxic dumping Miners examine find of copper stones Katanga has one of the world's richest belts of copper and cobalt Six people have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Fats Domino takes the stage at Tipitina's New Orleans

"Fats Domino takes the stage On Saturday night, rock n’ roll legend Fats Domino took the stage at Tipitina's in New Orleans. The Times-Picayune reports that the 79-year-old icon behind hits like “Blueberry...

Map of Ireland

"The island of Ireland is divided into four historic regions: Ulster, Connaught, Leinster and Munster. Each region contains multiple counties. The counties of Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan in Ulster belong to the...

Good News for Real Estate in 2007

"Daily Real Estate News | December 18, 2006 Real Estate Rebound Expected in 2007 Doug Duncan, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, expects the 30-year mortgage rate to hover around 6.5 percent for the remainder of the year, but climb to 6.8 percent by the...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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