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Tuesday, December 16 2008

  • Big three wait for word of White House bailout December 16, 2008

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    • Big three wait for word of White House bailout December 16, 2008

      Congress and the big three automakers are waiting to see if and when the White House will step in with a helping hand for the industry. Congress failed last week to approve an emerge...

    • Russia facing stalled economy as price of oil drops December 16, 2008

      The collapse of oil prices has stalled Russia's burgeoning economy, slowed economic reform and it has reversed the Russian government's mission to re-assert its influence in Europe. B...

    • Caroline Kennedy throws her hat into the ring for RFK's senate seat December 16, 2008

      Caroline Kennedy says she’s interested in the New York's U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by current senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Some in the Democratic Party are already ques...

    • Obama to appoint Arne Duncan schools chief December 16, 2008

      Today the president-elect is expected to name Arne Duncan, superintendent of the Chicago public school system, as secretary of education. Veronica Anderson, editor-in-chief of Catalys...

    • Global reaction to Iraqi shoes thrown at President Bush December 16, 2008

      People around the world are still talking about the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush. The BBC are reporting that the clip of this encounter had over one milllion h...

    • While the SEC slept Madoff made a mint December 16, 2008

      Where was the Securities and Exchange Commission—the federal agency responsible for regulating Wall Street—when Bernard Madoff was allegedly pulling off a massive fraud that could lea...

    • Bernanke may go beyond zero December 16, 2008

      Zip. Zilch. Nada. Goose-Egg. The result of a series of meetings the Fed is holding this week may result in Chairman Ben Bernanke lowering the interest rate to 0%. But what is a Fed Ch...

    • The U.S. car industry: Not just Detroit anymore December 16, 2008

      Foreign carmakers have constructed massive plants in the South that now produce one-third of all cars manufactured on our shores. "A lot of these Southern senators don't see the...

    • The Bernie Madoff fallout hits more than just celebrities December 16, 2008

      Last week investor Bernie Madoff became a household name when he was arrested for securities fraud. His victims, including Mort Zuckerman, Steven Spielberg and Senator Frank Lautenbe...

    • Minnesota still has not elected a senator December 16, 2008

      While the Guinness Book of World Records may not actually have an entry for longest election, many Minnesotans are certain that their Senate race would win. Tom Scheck of Minnesota Pu...

    • Colonoscopy more likely to catch cancer on your left side December 16, 2008

      It has long been rumored that colonoscopy screening tests are 90 percent effective at locating cancer in your colon. Yet a new study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicin...