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Large swaths of Britain came to a standstill in the grip of the worst snowstorms for 18 years. By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter 02 Feb 2009 Despite five days of severe weather warnings, transport bosses still appeared to have been completely caught out as up to a foot of snow fell across the country, bringing […]
MoreT H I N K P R O G R E S S Just weeks ago, the federal government extended $20 billion to Bank of America to keep it afloat, bringing its total in federal bailout dollars received to $45 billion. ABC News reports, however, that the bank managed to scrounge up millions of dollars […]
MoreFrom the great JAYSKI’S SILLYSEASON updated on 2/2/2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL Entry List Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway <!– From NASCAR.com –> Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner 1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine Robert Kauffman 2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt 3 2 […]
MoreBy Christine Harper Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in October, expects to pay $14 million in taxes worldwide for 2008 compared with $6 billion in 2007. The company’s effective income tax rate dropped to 1 percent from 34.1 percent, New York-based Goldman […]
MorePelosi lays down the law with Rahm By: John Bresnahan December 16, 2008 In a recent conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel offered some advice on a Democratic House leadership race. Pelosi’s response, according to several Democratic sources: It is “an internal House Democratic Caucus matter, and we’ll handle it.” Democratic insiders say […]
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