Five reasons to feel better about 2011
Unless you stocked up on stocks, 2010 was a year to forget for your money. The much-anticipated recovery in real estate never arrived, and about 6.3 million people have been unemployed for at least six…
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Into The Tunnels: Exploring The Underside Of NYC
Steve Duncan lives dangerously. The urban explorer goes underground, examining the hidden infrastructure of major cities all over the world – their tunnels, subways, sewers. In New York City, his favorite underground adventure, he could…
Obama aide: Debt limit fight could be “catastrophic”
A fight over the budget loomed on Sunday as a top aide to President Barack Obama warned of catastrophic consequences if Republicans follow through on threats to reject an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit.…
Oprah’s Cable Channel Flickers to Life
At precisely 12 o’clock on New Year’s Day, Oprah Winfrey welcomed television viewers to OWN, a cable channel that she has said will espouse her “live your best life” mantra. OWN, short for The Oprah…
Brazil inaugurates first female president
Brazil’s first female president was sworn in Saturday amid cheers and tears from supporters, many of whom followed her rise from freedom fighter brutally persecuted in the 1960s to leader of her country. Addressing the…
Tax breaks may boost paychecks by $40 a week
NEW YORK — Your paycheck will either shrink by a few dollars or grow by nearly $40 per week in 2011, thanks to the tax compromise lawmakers passed earlier this month. Slated to take effect…
Why the Nobel Peace award upset China
Beijing, China — Keeping dissidents locked up, blocking prominent intellectuals from leaving the country and blacking out news reports — China is pulling out all the stops to keep news about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate…
Statement by the President on the House Voting to Approve the DREAM Act
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2010 Statement by the President on the House Voting to Approve the DREAM Act I congratulate the House of Representatives, Speaker…
Indonesian Military Torturers Unpunished
President Yudhoyono’s promise to prosecute torturers goes unmet Human rights activists are characterizing a court-martial ostensibly conducted to punish Indonesian soldiers for torturing two Papuan farmers as a show trial to provide cover for the…
Obama slams GOP, calls tax deal politically realistic
Washington — President Barack Obama vigorously defended his agreement with Republicans to extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts on Tuesday, arguing that it was a price that had to be paid to spare the…
In their own words: Journalists who covered Lennon’s murder
Music legend John Lennon was shot and killed on the night of December 8, 1980. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Journalists share their memories of the night John Lennon was killed Professor was an intern at WCBS-TV in…
Gingrich’s harsh words for Obama
Washington – Sounding more and more like a presidential contender, Newt Gingrich came out swinging Sunday against the Obama administration’s foreign policy. “I’ve never seen an administration, even the Carter administration was never as routinely…
China’s Skyscraper boom duoys global industry
BEIJING — The 121-story Shanghai Tower is more than China’s next record-setting building: It’s an economic lifeline for the elite club of skyscraper builders. Financial gloom has derailed plans for new towers in Chicago, Moscow,…
Democratic procedural votes on extending Bush tax cuts fail in Senate
Washington – Two Senate procedural votes on Democratic measures to extend George W. Bush-era tax cuts for people who are not super wealthy failed on Saturday, preventing the measures from moving forward. The votes sought…
Mortgage Payments Putting Pressure on the Holidays?
Make Financial Stability Your Resolution The holiday season is a time when people focus on family, friends, and holiday festivities. Unfortunately, owing more on a home than it is currently worth and overwhelming mortgage payments…
Give Us The Weekend
Cerritos, Saturday November 27, 2010/Indonesia Media. At Cerritos Baptist Church “The Wiguna Project” CD Release Event turned into an all-out rock concert sensation when the band performed some of the songs from their first album,…
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