Estimates Show Sarah Palin's Assets Top $1M

"Estimates Show Sarah Palin's Assets Top $1M(WASILLA, Alaska) — Sarah Palin and her husband have pieced together a uniquely Alaskan income that reached comfortably into six figures even before she became governor,...

Estimates show Palin assets TOP $1 million

" WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin and her husband have pieced together a uniquely Alaskan income that reached comfortably into six figures even before she became governor, capitalizing on valuable fishing rights, a series of land deals and a patchwork of other...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

Canada National Election - With Inflation at a High, Harper Says No Troubles

The financial disasters that have plagued the US lately are 'not a domestic problem' for Canada, said prime minister Stephen Harper in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. This comes despite a record high inflation rate rise of...

19 million U.S. homeowners "financially burdened"

In the banking world, the term "financially burdened" applies to homeowners with housing cost equal to or greater than 30% of total household income.  A study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 38% of American homeowners fall into the financially burdened...

MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users

"MediaDefender Secretly Sells Porn to P2P Users Written by Ernesto on September 20, 2008  MediaDefender is widely known for their anti-piracy operations, spoofing and...

Rangel pays IRS, says he is target of GOP 'guerrilla war'

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Charles Rangel wrote six checks for about $10,800 in back taxes and then penned an open letter to New Yorkers on Friday, saying he has done nothing dishonorable and is the target of a GOP...

Biden Gave Average of $369 Annually to Charity in Last Decade

This from the man who says paying more taxes is Patriotic"Biden Gave Average of $369 Annually to Charity in Last Decade Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Delaware Senator Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for vice president, and...

Student aid records exposed in Internet security breach

The privacy of 90 post-secondary students has been compromised in a security breech of a student aid records database at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland.  The security breech was detected after students using an online form reported that they could see...

Barack Obama: "More celebrity than statesman?"

A new attack ad by the McCain campaign again accuses democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama of being "more celebrity than statesman."" The ad, called "Temple," mocks Obama's speech at the Democratic...

End of council tax in Scotland to widen divide with England

The Scottish National Party, a party seeking independence for Scotland which gained power in the Scottish parliament last year, is going to try to abolish council tax in Scotland over the next 12 months. Council tax is payed by residents in the UK to their local council,...

Study shows that generous KD donations aren't so in reality

A study done by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research has found that higher income households who are "food secure" are likely to donate things like mac and cheese to food banks. While the lower income families who are not "food secure" who need to use the...

Obama sticks to the facts except when he streches them.

Under development From that ever vigilant site factcheck, come some interesting slap downs on spin."We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following: Obama said he could “pay for every dime” of his spending and tax...

Mountain People: Innovative Ways to Help the World’s Most Vulnerable

Physically isolated and socially and politically marginalized, mountain dwellers are among the most vulnerable in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. A disproportionate number of the...

Plano, Texas the richest city in America

Looking for the richest city in America?  For the second year in a row, you need to look to Plano, Texas.  A city of 260,000 outside of Dallas, recent census data shows that it has the highest income and...

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