Archive for January, 2010

Looking For More Money – Dad’s Depression-era advice: Slow down, and the environment benefits – Burlington Free Press

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Dad’s Depression-era advice: Slow down, and the environment benefits – Burlington Free Press
If I really want to learn to live a green life, I need look no further than to my dad, Henry “Red” Sutkoski, who has lived in West Rutland almost all of his life. Dad turns 90 in April, and he’s a treasure trove of memories dating back to the

Wisconsin Ice Fishers Feel The Recession’s Chill – NPR News
It’s not the GDP or the unemployment rate, but in one northern Wisconsin community, there’s something else that might be considered an economic indicator: the number of ice-fishing shanties popping up. Across the upper Midwest, fishing shanties are a

Iron Chef comes to Morris Twp., raises funds for Haiti – Morris County Daily Record
MORRIS TWP. — Iron Chef Mario Batali walked his famous orange Crocs into Morris Township this weekend, signing books at the 17th annual Home and Landscaping Show at the Morristown Armory Saturday. The line of people waiting to meet Batali coiled

Employers wanted: Federal funds up for grabs – San Francisco Chronicle
President Obama says he’s all about creating jobs, but that’s easier said than done. Nearly a year ago, the federal government gave states a big pot of money to pay employers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to hire low-income parents

Dad’s Depression-era advice: Slow down, and the environment benefits – Burlington Free Press
If I really want to learn to live a green life, I need look no further than to my dad, Henry “Red” Sutkoski, who has lived in West Rutland almost all of his life. Dad turns 90 in April, and he’s a treasure trove of memories dating back to the

Wisconsin Ice Fishers Feel The Recession’s Chill – NPR News
It’s not the GDP or the unemployment rate, but in one northern Wisconsin community, there’s something else that might be considered an economic indicator: the number of ice-fishing shanties popping up. Across the upper Midwest, fishing shanties are a

Iron Chef comes to Morris Twp., raises funds for Haiti – Morris County Daily Record
MORRIS TWP. — Iron Chef Mario Batali walked his famous orange Crocs into Morris Township this weekend, signing books at the 17th annual Home and Landscaping Show at the Morristown Armory Saturday. The line of people waiting to meet Batali coiled

Employers wanted: Federal funds up for grabs – San Francisco Chronicle
President Obama says he’s all about creating jobs, but that’s easier said than done. Nearly a year ago, the federal government gave states a big pot of money to pay employers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to hire low-income parents

Looking For More Money – Interview with Malcolm X – Monthly Review

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Interview with Malcolm X – Monthly Review
The following interview with Malcolm X, formerly the minister of the New York City and Washington, D.C. mosques of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam, headed by The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, was held on March 19, 1964. The interview, conducted by poet

Grammys countdown: Tributes, rehearsals, parties, gifts – AZCentral.com
Here’s a look: TIMELESS TRIBUTE: Elton John, James Taylor, Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists honored Neil Young as the MusiCares Person of the Year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The singer-songwriter and more than 2,000 other

Music World Preps for Sunday’s Grammys – ABC News
The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here’s a look: TIMELESS TRIBUTE

National Tea Party Convention Organizers Push Back – The Washington Independent.com
In one of their more egregious statements a former member wrote that Judson stated, “I want Members are then able to choose their own way to spend their money without any involvement from TPN. PayPal Account – We are using a business PayPal

Letters: Nation Shifts To the Center – Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sadly, the good news is that the secretary of the Army has decided to look into the mindset of the Army officers who apparently This could potentially cost Virginia taxpayers more money in the end. This is comparable to the Richmond Metropolitan

Interview with Malcolm X – Monthly Review
The following interview with Malcolm X, formerly the minister of the New York City and Washington, D.C. mosques of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam, headed by The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, was held on March 19, 1964. The interview, conducted by poet

Grammys countdown: Tributes, rehearsals, parties, gifts – AZCentral.com
Here’s a look: TIMELESS TRIBUTE: Elton John, James Taylor, Dave Matthews and more than a dozen other artists honored Neil Young as the MusiCares Person of the Year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The singer-songwriter and more than 2,000 other

Music World Preps for Sunday’s Grammys – ABC News
The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here’s a look: TIMELESS TRIBUTE

National Tea Party Convention Organizers Push Back – The Washington Independent.com
In one of their more egregious statements a former member wrote that Judson stated, “I want Members are then able to choose their own way to spend their money without any involvement from TPN. PayPal Account – We are using a business PayPal

Letters: Nation Shifts To the Center – Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sadly, the good news is that the secretary of the Army has decided to look into the mindset of the Army officers who apparently This could potentially cost Virginia taxpayers more money in the end. This is comparable to the Richmond Metropolitan

Looking For More Money – At these Olympics, Canada wants to win, not just host – USA Today

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

At these Olympics, Canada wants to win, not just host – USA Today
Canadian moguls star Jennifer Heil takes to the air on her way to winning a World Cup race Jan. 9 in Calgary. Heil, who has 25 career World Cup victories and won Olympic gold four years ago in Torino, could win the host nation’s first gold medal at

Cashing in on Kids – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Journal Sentinel has spent more than a year investigating the $340 million taxpayer-financed child-care system known as Wisconsin Shares and uncovered a trail of phony companies, fake reports and shoddy oversight. Following is the continuing

Weekly Countdown: This year could drastically alter league’s future – CNN Sports Illustrated
But a more ominous date is 2011, as owners and players look ahead to a new collective bargaining agreement that will take effect in 2011-12. Four team executives have told me they’re anticipating a hard cap on payrolls, which will clamp down on

Letters: Los Gatos caring about senior citizens isn’t how it appears – San Jose Mercury News
The students and their families worked past sundown and collected more than 800 trees and more than $7,000 to support our music program. Special thanks to West Valley Collection and Recycling for donating six dumpsters, Los Gatos High School and the

Oromin Provides Exploration and Development Highlights and 2010 – MSN Money
– Government Mining Permit expected shortly, following recent approval of the Company’s Strategic Environmental Evaluation (SEE) Report. — Upgraded feasibility study in progress and scheduled for completion at the end of Q2 2010, to allow OJVG to

‘Someone who is truly remarkable’: Clara Hughes named flag-bearer for – Canada East
Over a successful career spent on the ice and on her bike, Clara Hughes has grown into more than simply an accomplished amateur athlete. Speedskater Clara Hughes, of Winnipeg, Man., poses with a Canadian flag after being named Canada’s flag bearer

Into the Ryan’s Den: President Obama Attends House GOP Caucus for – ABC News Blogs
President Obama held a lively give and take with the loyal opposition this afternoon, as the House Republican Conference hosted him at its retreat in Baltimore. The goal: a serious discussion of issues and how to forge bipartisan consensus going

Crist Optimistic With Budget – The Ledger
Charlie Crist on Friday presented a financially optimistic $69.2 billion spending plan that calls for increases for schools, health care and environmental programs, while also offering more than $100 million in tax cuts. Crist’s budget for 2010-11

An expert’s tips on making the most of your money – KOMO News
SEATTLE — In these tough economic times, many people are wondering how to make There’s no fairy that’s going to come and all of a sudden create a mountain of gold for you,” she said. Young people should look ahead and make sure they meet certain

George F. Will / A brain divided will not stand: The president hates – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
President Barack Obama tiptoed Wednesday night along the seam that bifurcates the Democratic Party’s brain. The seam separates that brain’s John Quincy Adams lobe from its Sigmund Freud lobe. The dominant liberal lobe favors Adams’ dictum that

At these Olympics, Canada wants to win, not just host – USA Today
Canadian moguls star Jennifer Heil takes to the air on her way to winning a World Cup race Jan. 9 in Calgary. Heil, who has 25 career World Cup victories and won Olympic gold four years ago in Torino, could win the host nation’s first gold medal at

Cashing in on Kids – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Journal Sentinel has spent more than a year investigating the $340 million taxpayer-financed child-care system known as Wisconsin Shares and uncovered a trail of phony companies, fake reports and shoddy oversight. Following is the continuing

Weekly Countdown: This year could drastically alter league’s future – CNN Sports Illustrated
But a more ominous date is 2011, as owners and players look ahead to a new collective bargaining agreement that will take effect in 2011-12. Four team executives have told me they’re anticipating a hard cap on payrolls, which will clamp down on

Letters: Los Gatos caring about senior citizens isn’t how it appears – San Jose Mercury News
The students and their families worked past sundown and collected more than 800 trees and more than $7,000 to support our music program. Special thanks to West Valley Collection and Recycling for donating six dumpsters, Los Gatos High School and the

Oromin Provides Exploration and Development Highlights and 2010 – MSN Money
– Government Mining Permit expected shortly, following recent approval of the Company’s Strategic Environmental Evaluation (SEE) Report. — Upgraded feasibility study in progress and scheduled for completion at the end of Q2 2010, to allow OJVG to

‘Someone who is truly remarkable’: Clara Hughes named flag-bearer for – Canada East
Over a successful career spent on the ice and on her bike, Clara Hughes has grown into more than simply an accomplished amateur athlete. Speedskater Clara Hughes, of Winnipeg, Man., poses with a Canadian flag after being named Canada’s flag bearer

Into the Ryan’s Den: President Obama Attends House GOP Caucus for – ABC News Blogs
President Obama held a lively give and take with the loyal opposition this afternoon, as the House Republican Conference hosted him at its retreat in Baltimore. The goal: a serious discussion of issues and how to forge bipartisan consensus going

Crist Optimistic With Budget – The Ledger
Charlie Crist on Friday presented a financially optimistic $69.2 billion spending plan that calls for increases for schools, health care and environmental programs, while also offering more than $100 million in tax cuts. Crist’s budget for 2010-11

An expert’s tips on making the most of your money – KOMO News
SEATTLE — In these tough economic times, many people are wondering how to make There’s no fairy that’s going to come and all of a sudden create a mountain of gold for you,” she said. Young people should look ahead and make sure they meet certain

George F. Will / A brain divided will not stand: The president hates – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
President Barack Obama tiptoed Wednesday night along the seam that bifurcates the Democratic Party’s brain. The seam separates that brain’s John Quincy Adams lobe from its Sigmund Freud lobe. The dominant liberal lobe favors Adams’ dictum that

Looking For More Money – Clarion County mansion and its 1,500 acres are on the market for $24 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Clarion County mansion and its 1,500 acres are on the market for $24 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The 11,000 square-foot Riverstone Estate mansion and its south pond. FOXBURG, Pa. — Working for decades as an orthopedic surgeon Arthur Steffee found time to invent a plate-and-screw device to straighten spines. In 1998, he sold AcroMed. Corp., a

Clarion County mansion and its 1,500 acres are on the market for $24 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The 11,000 square-foot Riverstone Estate mansion and its south pond. FOXBURG, Pa. — Working for decades as an orthopedic surgeon Arthur Steffee found time to invent a plate-and-screw device to straighten spines. In 1998, he sold AcroMed. Corp., a

Looking For More Money – Investors buy Dublin retail complex, look for more purchases – Inside Bay Area

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Investors buy Dublin retail complex, look for more purchases – Inside Bay Area
An investment group has snapped up a big East Bay retail complex anchored by a Safeway store, paying an estimated $44 million, and saying it has begun to scout for other centers to buy. Through a private fund, Loja Group earlier this month bought the

Obama claims progress in easing loss of jobs, says much more needs to – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE – President Barack Obama says his administration has “stopped the flood of job losses,” but much more needs to be done to help the millions of people still out of work. Appearing Friday at Chesapeake Machine Co. in Baltimore, Obama put in a

Officers’ payouts to be $1.2 million – Tulsa World
As more than 150 Tulsa police officers turn in their guns and badges and leave the force Friday, they will take $1.2 million with them. Each of the laid-off officers will receive an average of $7,847 in vacation, compensation time and two weeks

Investors buy Dublin retail complex, look for more purchases – Inside Bay Area
An investment group has snapped up a big East Bay retail complex anchored by a Safeway store, paying an estimated $44 million, and saying it has begun to scout for other centers to buy. Through a private fund, Loja Group earlier this month bought the

Obama claims progress in easing loss of jobs, says much more needs to – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE – President Barack Obama says his administration has “stopped the flood of job losses,” but much more needs to be done to help the millions of people still out of work. Appearing Friday at Chesapeake Machine Co. in Baltimore, Obama put in a

Officers’ payouts to be $1.2 million – Tulsa World
As more than 150 Tulsa police officers turn in their guns and badges and leave the force Friday, they will take $1.2 million with them. Each of the laid-off officers will receive an average of $7,847 in vacation, compensation time and two weeks

Looking For More Money – Obama claims progress in easing loss of jobs, says much more needs to – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Obama claims progress in easing loss of jobs, says much more needs to – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE – President Barack Obama says his administration has “stopped the flood of job losses,” but much more needs to be done to help the millions of people still out of work. Appearing Friday at Chesapeake Machine Co. in Baltimore, Obama put in a

Officers’ payouts to be $1.2 million – Tulsa World
As more than 150 Tulsa police officers turn in their guns and badges and leave the force Friday, they will take $1.2 million with them. Each of the laid-off officers will receive an average of $7,847 in vacation, compensation time and two weeks

Stocks Pare Gains Even As GDP Surges 5.7 Percent – NPR News
month, which could be a sign for how the rest of the year will unfold for stocks. Since 1950, the S&P 500’s full-year direction has matched its January performance more than 90 percent of the time, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac.

Investors buy Dublin retail complex, look for more purchases – Inside Bay Area
An investment group has snapped up a big East Bay retail complex anchored by a Safeway store, paying an estimated $44 million, and saying it has begun to scout for other centers to buy. Through a private fund, Loja Group earlier this month bought the

EP Global Communications, Inc. Welcomes Stephen DeFelice, MD, to – MSN Money
Dr. DeFelice is the Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine and a leading authority on nutraceutical products worldwide. “This addition to our team of experts will enable EPGL to more authoritatively evaluate and provide

Latest football title in hand, University of Alabama works to protect – Everything Alabama Blog
Another national college football title means another wave of products adorned with the logos of the University of Alabama. Many are legally licensed such as this hammer. Others are the products of people out for a fast buck without the benefit of

Apple’s iPad vs. Amazon’s Kindle: It’s not zero sum – ZDNet Blogs
Amazon provided its most detailed figures on sales of its Kindle put the units in the marketplace in the millions. The big questions: How long can Amazon can defend its turf vs. Apple’s iPad? And will consumers consider the iPad and Kindle to be

Russia offers to help NATO, but not for free – FederalNewsRadio.com
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia is willing to help NATO in Afghanistan, but not for free, the Russian envoy to the alliance said Friday. Dmitry Rogozin also slammed NATO for failing to do more to fight the drug trade in Afghanistan, saying Russia has suffered

Push To Send FEMA Trailers To Haiti Stirs Backlash – ClickOnDetroit.com
For the recreational-vehicle and trailer industry, which lost thousands of jobs during the recession, the push to send the units to Haiti is motivated by more than charity. Bidding is under way But look at how we are living already.

Obama claims progress in easing loss of jobs, says much more needs to – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE – President Barack Obama says his administration has “stopped the flood of job losses,” but much more needs to be done to help the millions of people still out of work. Appearing Friday at Chesapeake Machine Co. in Baltimore, Obama put in a

Officers’ payouts to be $1.2 million – Tulsa World
As more than 150 Tulsa police officers turn in their guns and badges and leave the force Friday, they will take $1.2 million with them. Each of the laid-off officers will receive an average of $7,847 in vacation, compensation time and two weeks

Stocks Pare Gains Even As GDP Surges 5.7 Percent – NPR News
month, which could be a sign for how the rest of the year will unfold for stocks. Since 1950, the S&P 500’s full-year direction has matched its January performance more than 90 percent of the time, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac.

Investors buy Dublin retail complex, look for more purchases – Inside Bay Area
An investment group has snapped up a big East Bay retail complex anchored by a Safeway store, paying an estimated $44 million, and saying it has begun to scout for other centers to buy. Through a private fund, Loja Group earlier this month bought the

EP Global Communications, Inc. Welcomes Stephen DeFelice, MD, to – MSN Money
Dr. DeFelice is the Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine and a leading authority on nutraceutical products worldwide. “This addition to our team of experts will enable EPGL to more authoritatively evaluate and provide

Latest football title in hand, University of Alabama works to protect – Everything Alabama Blog
Another national college football title means another wave of products adorned with the logos of the University of Alabama. Many are legally licensed such as this hammer. Others are the products of people out for a fast buck without the benefit of

Apple’s iPad vs. Amazon’s Kindle: It’s not zero sum – ZDNet Blogs
Amazon provided its most detailed figures on sales of its Kindle put the units in the marketplace in the millions. The big questions: How long can Amazon can defend its turf vs. Apple’s iPad? And will consumers consider the iPad and Kindle to be

Russia offers to help NATO, but not for free – FederalNewsRadio.com
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia is willing to help NATO in Afghanistan, but not for free, the Russian envoy to the alliance said Friday. Dmitry Rogozin also slammed NATO for failing to do more to fight the drug trade in Afghanistan, saying Russia has suffered

Push To Send FEMA Trailers To Haiti Stirs Backlash – ClickOnDetroit.com
For the recreational-vehicle and trailer industry, which lost thousands of jobs during the recession, the push to send the units to Haiti is motivated by more than charity. Bidding is under way But look at how we are living already.

Looking For More Money – Bellaire mayor blasts stadium proposal – Houston Chronicle

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Bellaire mayor blasts stadium proposal – Houston Chronicle
A preliminary schematic of what a proposed soccer stadium site in southwest Houston might look like if taxes and $10 million more in county property taxes to supplement the Dynamo’s pledge to secure $60 million of its own money to build the

Apple’s iPad vs. Amazon’s Kindle: It’s not zero sum – ZDNet Blogs
Amazon provided its most detailed figures on sales of its Kindle put the units in the marketplace in the millions. The big questions: How long can Amazon can defend its turf vs. Apple’s iPad? And will consumers consider the iPad and Kindle to be

Push To Send FEMA Trailers To Haiti Stirs Backlash – WFMZ-TV Online
For the recreational-vehicle and trailer industry, which lost thousands of jobs during the recession, the push to send the units to Haiti is motivated by more than charity. Bidding is under way But look at how we are living already.

AMERCO Schedules Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Release and – MSN Money
Certain of the statements made in this press release regarding our business constitute forward-looking statements as contemplated under the Private Securities Litigation results, please refer to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009

Stocks pare gains even as GDP surges 5.7 percent – San Francisco Chronicle
The market was heading toward a loss for January on the last trading day of the month. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the economy, expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 percent during the fourth quarter

Miss America, My First American Idol – Salon
“The pursuit of beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” Albert Einstein In a world where people are starving, out of work, under fire, fighting to stay afloat, suffering countless setbacks, you’d

How to make 2010 the Year of the Financial Tiger – FederalNewsRadio.com
So the first month of 2010 has come and nearly gone. Resolutions about saving money or getting out of debt or doing more than living from paycheck to paycheck may be weakening. Certified Financial Planner Art Stein told Federal News Radio it helps to

Bellaire mayor blasts stadium proposal – Houston Chronicle
A preliminary schematic of what a proposed soccer stadium site in southwest Houston might look like if taxes and $10 million more in county property taxes to supplement the Dynamo’s pledge to secure $60 million of its own money to build the

Apple’s iPad vs. Amazon’s Kindle: It’s not zero sum – ZDNet Blogs
Amazon provided its most detailed figures on sales of its Kindle put the units in the marketplace in the millions. The big questions: How long can Amazon can defend its turf vs. Apple’s iPad? And will consumers consider the iPad and Kindle to be

Push To Send FEMA Trailers To Haiti Stirs Backlash – WFMZ-TV Online
For the recreational-vehicle and trailer industry, which lost thousands of jobs during the recession, the push to send the units to Haiti is motivated by more than charity. Bidding is under way But look at how we are living already.

AMERCO Schedules Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Release and – MSN Money
Certain of the statements made in this press release regarding our business constitute forward-looking statements as contemplated under the Private Securities Litigation results, please refer to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009

Stocks pare gains even as GDP surges 5.7 percent – San Francisco Chronicle
The market was heading toward a loss for January on the last trading day of the month. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the economy, expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 percent during the fourth quarter

Miss America, My First American Idol – Salon
“The pursuit of beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” Albert Einstein In a world where people are starving, out of work, under fire, fighting to stay afloat, suffering countless setbacks, you’d

How to make 2010 the Year of the Financial Tiger – FederalNewsRadio.com
So the first month of 2010 has come and nearly gone. Resolutions about saving money or getting out of debt or doing more than living from paycheck to paycheck may be weakening. Certified Financial Planner Art Stein told Federal News Radio it helps to

Looking For More Money – Eurozone worries send euro lower; Currency sinks beneath $1.40 for – Chicago Tribune

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Eurozone worries send euro lower; Currency sinks beneath $1.40 for – Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) — The euro fell below $1.40 Thursday for the first time in six months as risk-averse investors parked money in dollars following disappointing economic reports. More worries about public finances in the eurozone also brightened the

SD Business Weighs In On President’s Plan – KELOLAND TV
Whether you need a job or are looking to startup or expand a business, President Obama says he wants to help. In his State of the Union address, Obama proposed taking $30 billion Wall Street paid back in bailout money and using it to help small

$590M set for high-speed Seattle-Portland rail – MyNorthwest.com
Washington and Oregon are in line to receive nearly $600 million for projects to increase the speed of trains between Seattle and Portland, Ore., an improvement that could eventually cut an hour from the current 3 1/2-hour trip. Sen. Patty Murray, D

Toyota recall highlights supplier issues – Marketplace.publicradio.org
Kai Ryssdal: Boy, you’ve got to feel at least a little bit sorry for Toyota. Last night, it expanded its enormous recall to include another million-plus vehicles in North America. Not to mention a whole slew in Europe and China. The culprit, as you

Ohio explores ways to pay for passenger train – FederalNewsRadio.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio will find a way to pay for a new passenger train system without increasing the state tax burden, transportation officials said Thursday, a day after winning a $400 million federal stimulus grant that adds the state to the

Eurozone worries send euro lower; Currency sinks beneath $1.40 for – Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) — The euro fell below $1.40 Thursday for the first time in six months as risk-averse investors parked money in dollars following disappointing economic reports. More worries about public finances in the eurozone also brightened the

SD Business Weighs In On President’s Plan – KELOLAND TV
Whether you need a job or are looking to startup or expand a business, President Obama says he wants to help. In his State of the Union address, Obama proposed taking $30 billion Wall Street paid back in bailout money and using it to help small

$590M set for high-speed Seattle-Portland rail – MyNorthwest.com
Washington and Oregon are in line to receive nearly $600 million for projects to increase the speed of trains between Seattle and Portland, Ore., an improvement that could eventually cut an hour from the current 3 1/2-hour trip. Sen. Patty Murray, D

Toyota recall highlights supplier issues – Marketplace.publicradio.org
Kai Ryssdal: Boy, you’ve got to feel at least a little bit sorry for Toyota. Last night, it expanded its enormous recall to include another million-plus vehicles in North America. Not to mention a whole slew in Europe and China. The culprit, as you

Ohio explores ways to pay for passenger train – FederalNewsRadio.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio will find a way to pay for a new passenger train system without increasing the state tax burden, transportation officials said Thursday, a day after winning a $400 million federal stimulus grant that adds the state to the

Looking For More Money – Power plants, other infrastructure under hacking assault; 54 pct say – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Power plants, other infrastructure under hacking assault; 54 pct say – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO – More than half of the operators of power plants and other “critical infrastructure” say in a new study that their computer networks have been infiltrated by sophisticated adversaries. In many cases, foreign governments are suspected

Time for Tim Geithner to go – CNN Money
With Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke now looking like he will get reconfirmed by the Senate, Geithner’s head looms large on the What’s more, he’d have to be tone-deaf to not have realized the uproar that would follow once the public found

AT&T U-verse Voice Digital Home Phone Service Reaches 1 Million Lines – MSN Money
DALLAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T* today announced that it now serves 1 million AT&T U-verse(SM) Voice digital home phone lines. The milestone comes two years after AT&T introduced the advanced VoIP service, which is now available to

Power plants, other infrastructure under hacking assault; 54 pct say – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO – More than half of the operators of power plants and other “critical infrastructure” say in a new study that their computer networks have been infiltrated by sophisticated adversaries. In many cases, foreign governments are suspected

Time for Tim Geithner to go – CNN Money
With Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke now looking like he will get reconfirmed by the Senate, Geithner’s head looms large on the What’s more, he’d have to be tone-deaf to not have realized the uproar that would follow once the public found

AT&T U-verse Voice Digital Home Phone Service Reaches 1 Million Lines – MSN Money
DALLAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AT&T* today announced that it now serves 1 million AT&T U-verse(SM) Voice digital home phone lines. The milestone comes two years after AT&T introduced the advanced VoIP service, which is now available to

Looking For More Money – Dollar mixed after Obama speech – CNN Money

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Dollar mixed after Obama speech – CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The dollar was mixed Thursday as traders mulled President Obama’s pledge to create jobs and ongoing concerns about global economic growth. What prices are doing. The dollar was up 0.1% versus the euro to $1.4008 and gained

Dollar mixed after Obama speech – CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The dollar was mixed Thursday as traders mulled President Obama’s pledge to create jobs and ongoing concerns about global economic growth. What prices are doing. The dollar was up 0.1% versus the euro to $1.4008 and gained