Since Bush lifted the Oil Drilling Ban oil has dropped to 90 dollars a barrel

Since Bush lifted the Oil Drilling Ban oil has dropped to 90 dollars a barrel"NEW YORK (AFP) — Crude oil nosedived below 90 dollars a barrel Monday as deepening global financial turmoil and plunging stock markets...

The Seedier side of NY's Dollar -dance clubs

" NEW YORK (AP) -- As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them...

House Approves Bailout For Financial Markets

" The House approved a revised $700 billion financial rescue package, ending a weeklong battle over a controversial measure after lawmakers came under pressure to head off a growing financial crisis. CNBC.com Bailout Approved The plan, which was...

Where is the money? Trillions Missing!

"The US Government cannot account for trillions of dollars. The DoD reported $1.1 trillion missing in FY 2000 alone! See Rumsfeld "We cannot track $2.3 trillion"...

Consumer Reports: 2 of top US Cereals over 50% sugar

Growing up, my parents flat out refused to buy "sugary" cereal.  Their motto was if we let you eat badly now, you'll never learn to eat properly later.  Kudos to them for never having put up with me and my...

The Trickle-Up Bailout

A People and public interest focused alternative to the Wall Street and Republocrat-backed no-strings attached hand over of $700 billion dollars to corporate criminals in exchange for their bad debts.Call, email and fax your "representatives" and tell them to stop this...

Need a Job? $17,000 an Hour. No Success Required.

"By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: September 17, 2008 Are you capable of taking a perfectly good 158-year-old company and turning it into dust? If so, then you may not be earning up to your full potential.You should...

Remittances from non-resident Pakistanis set to hit $7bn mark

" The inflow of remittances into Pakistan from non-resident Pakistanis in 2008-09 is set to surpass the mark of $7 billion for the first time in the country’s history. In FY [fiscal year] 2008 the inflow of remittances amounted to 6.45 billion dollars while the finance...

$521,000: The average pay of Goldman Sachs employees ­ and that includes sec...

Just in case you thought you were paid enough for what you do...... " They call it Goldmine Sachs. And well they might. Because the Wall Street giant has become the first major investment bank to see its average salary top half a million dollars. ...

jaw dropping

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration on Friday laid out a radical bailout plan with a jawdropping price tag -- a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or more in worthless mortgages and other bad debt held by tottering...

New York City Broker Charged With Scamming Elderly Clients

"NEW YORK  --  A New York City stockbroker has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients -- many of them elderly -- and sending the money...

Iran leads calls for OPEC oil cut

" Monday, 08 September 2008 VIENNA (AFP) — Iran led calls on Monday for OPEC to cut output ahead of a meeting of the oil producer group, with analysts expecting the cartel to begin scaling...

Fidel Castro says Gustav like atomic bomb on Cuba

" 2008-09-03 18:45:03 - HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav's destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist...

Former Meals on Wheels charity worker moonlighting as escort?

It is an absolute shame when someone is just trying to service their community and they get in trouble for it. An investigative report from my local news station."SPOKANE - The one-time office manager for Mid-City...

Hitman: Sniper Spam

So if you get an email from a purported assassin threatening to ice you (or a loved one), rest assured that it's not Agent 47, but a garden-variety spammer.""The online Hitman scammer, who threatens to kill...

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