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| Advisory firm urges shareholders vote "no" on Citigroup (Reuters)
April 10, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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| | Reuters - Shareholders advisory company RiskMetrics Group Inc recommended Citigroup Inc shareholders vote against electing some current and former leaders of the company's audit committee, citing poor risk oversight. |
| Budget deficit soars to $192.3 billion in March
April 10, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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| | The Treasury Department said Friday that the budget deficit soared to $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion just halfway through the budget year. |
| OBAMA AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Richard Reeves)
April 10, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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| | Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- George W. Bush's last press secretary, Dana Perino, whom I know to be a perfectly sensible person, was on CNN last Thursday playing her part as a loyal Republican by saying that President Obama had embarrassed all real Americans by bowing a bit as he shook the hand of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. That is the same guy Bush once held hands with when he was nothing but a crown prince -- Abdullah, not Bush. |
| VP announced Hearts of Iron 3, Elven Legacy games for Mac (Macworld.com)
April 10, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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| | Macworld.com - Virtual Programming has announced plans to release two new games for the Mac: Hearts of Iron 3 and Elven Legacy. Pricing and release dates haven’t been announced â€" Elven Legacy just began shipping for the PC, while Hearts of Iron 3 is expected to be released for the PC until later this year. |
| Congresswoman wants answers on KBR contract (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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| | AP - A New Hampshire congresswoman said the Pentagon has failed to justify giving a new, $35 million contract to a company whose electrical work on U.S. facilities in Iraq has been criticized as shoddy and unsafe. |
| Obama sees "glimmers of hope" in economy (Reuters)
April 10, 2009 at 3:15 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis |
| Reports: Microsoft, Yahoo chiefs meet on linkups (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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| | AP - News reports Friday say the chief executives of Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. met last week to discuss linkups |
| Officials: Navy has amphibious assault ship ready (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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| | AP - The Navy is moving a huge amphibious ship closer to the scene of the pirate hostage standoff off Somalia. |
| Rove: Biden a 'blowhard' and 'liar' (Politico)
April 10, 2009 at 8:24 am
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| | Politico - Karl Rove called Joe Biden a “blowhard” and a “liar” in response to some of the vice president’s comments about the Bush administration. |
| NYC church tweeting the Passion of Christ (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 8:16 am
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| | AP - Experience the Passion of Christ ? in 140-character bursts. |
| Boat captain tries to escape Somali pirates (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 8:11 am
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| | AP - Defense Department officials say the American boat captain held by Somali pirates tried to escape but was recaptured. |
| The SUV is dead — long live the SUV
April 10, 2009 at 7:54 am
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| | New York's smart set has declared the SUV dead, but you wouldn't think it is after visiting this year's New York auto show, where SUVs and crossovers abound. |
| Goldman Sachs mulls stock sale to repay TARP money: report (Reuters)
April 10, 2009 at 6:44 am
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| | Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering making a multibillion dollar share offering to investors as part of its efforts to repay a $10 billion government loan, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. |
| Summer movie video games seek to terminate stigma (AP)
April 10, 2009 at 6:31 am
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| | AP - Video games based on blockbuster movies typically get panned, yet shamelessly benefit from the buzz of their film inspirations. |
| World is awash with oil as demand sinks: IEA (AFP)
April 10, 2009 at 6:07 am
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| | AFP - The world is awash with oil despite a price rally but the glut is hampering investment in fields which will be needed when demand pulls out of a "relentless" plunge the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. |
| CIA fires contractors guarding secret prisons
April 10, 2009 at 6:04 am
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| | CIA Director Leon Panetta has ended the agency's association with private contractors that provided security at secret overseas CIA prisons, according to a message he sent Thursday to agency employees. |
| U.S. Treasury asking banks keep quiet on stress tests (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is asking banks not to mention the regulatory "stress tests" as part of their first-quarter earnings results, according to a source familiar with government discussions. |
| U.S. Treasury asking banks keep quiet on stress tests (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is asking banks not to mention the regulatory "stress tests" as part of their first-quarter earnings results, according to a source familiar with government discussions. |
| Proposed Nev. prostitution tax dies on panel vote (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| | AP - A proposal to levy a $5 tax on sex acts in Nevada has died in a state Senate committee. |
| Proposed Nev. prostitution tax dies on panel vote (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| | AP - A proposal to levy a $5 tax on sex acts in Nevada has died in a state Senate committee. |
| Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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| | AP - The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressional report says. |
| Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm
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| | AP - The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressional report says. |
| Obama seeks $83.4 billion in special war money (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 9:57 pm
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| | AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday for $83.4 billion for U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for special troop funding that he opposed two years ago when he was senator and George W |
| Obama seeks $83.4 billion in special war money (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 9:57 pm
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| | AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday for $83.4 billion for U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for special troop funding that he opposed two years ago when he was senator and George W. |
| CIA fires contract interrogators at secret prisons (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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| | AP - The CIA has stopped using contractors to interrogate prisoners and fired private security guards at the CIA's now-shuttered secret overseas prisons, agency Director Leon Panetta said Thursday. |
| Congressional report: 5 groups conduct most piracy (AP)
April 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | AP - Five well-organized pirate groups conduct most of the pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, but they hire local fisherman to ferry them out to their quarry to avoid detection, according to a memo prepared by the staff of the House Armed Services Committee in early March. |
| YouTube and Universal to launch premium music site (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 6:43 pm
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| | Reuters - Google's YouTube and Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, said on Thursday they will launch a premium music video website as they bid to increase revenue from YouTube's huge usage. |
| Boeing warns on Q1 profit, to cut plane output (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 6:25 pm
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| | Reuters - Boeing Co warned on Thursday first-quarter profit would be slashed by lower-than-expected airplane prices and production cuts on its lucrative widebody planes as cash-strapped airlines defer purchases, sending its shares down 4.5 percent in after-hours trading. |
| Chevron sees sharply lower Q1 profit (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 6:09 pm
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| | Reuters - Chevron Corp warned that first-quarter earnings would be sharply lower than the previous quarter as lower oil and gas prices took a toll and refined-product margins shrank significantly. |
| Newsweek: Why we should change the global reserve
April 9, 2009 at 6:04 pm
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| | Joseph E. Stiglitz, who pioneered the idea of "global greenbacks" and is now at the center of many debates over the future of global capitalism, talks about why the dollar shouldn't be the currency of the international reserve, America's bad loans and why the European welfare state still works. |
| Fed says plan now to avert inflation (Reuters)
April 9, 2009 at 6:01 pm
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| | Reuters - The United States economy will skid more deeply into recession in coming months, Federal Reserve policy-makers warned on Thursday, but it is time to start planning how to wind down spending to avert an inflationary surge. | | |
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