City Governments are now going into Debt Billions of Dollars

While this story focuses on Houston, other large cities are mentioned to be in the same boat as Houston.  Failure of city governments is an area that will effect local citizens on various levels."HOUSTON -- The...

How to protect yourself in a recession

"Here are some things you can do to protect yourself in a recession:Debt: The government, and Americans as a whole are carrying large sums of debt. The fact is that you can't get to prosperity by borrowing. However, that has not stopped the federal government from increasing...

Pakistan incurred $34.5 bn losses in war against terror: FM

"NEW YORK: Pakistan suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war against terror and wants regional ownership of the crisis in a bid to bring peace and stability to the troubled region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said...

libya compensate terror victim

" Libya has paid $1.5bn into a compensation fund for US victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli in the 1980s, the US state department says. The fund was agreed in August by the US and Libya to settle all...

Kidnapped aid worker freed by Abu Sayyaf

Kidnapping activities seem like a game of forever. I wonder when will this end."Abu Sayyaf kidnappers released before dawn Thursday one of two abducted humanitarian workers after ransom was paid, ending her 45-day ordeal on the island-province of Basilan."

Dog Risks Life to Guard Newborn Kittens in House Fire

THIS will be the cutest video you may see today.  It involves a dog named Leo who stayed put at a fire in Melbourne, Australia, to stand guard over four little kittens in a box.  Poor Leo had to have his...

Wall Street Banks Pay $70 Billion in Pork Bonuses

Though CEO's of major banks have had their bonuses cut due to the magnitude of bank failures and the ensuing taxpayer bailout, it now comes to light that 10% of the $700 billion given to financial institutions by the...

Obama illegally took, "Speaker Fees" while in the General Assembly

"Joe and Barack's Tax Problems. I was stunned to see some document showing Joe the Plumbers' tax problems on my 10pm (CT)newscast on the local NBC affiliate in Chicago on Thursday night. They have very little time...

Class war crime: Wall Street bankers receive $70bn payout = 10% US bailout

Make it easy, time for banker's guillotine At one point last week the Morgan Stanley $11bn pay pot was greater than the entire stock market value of the business. Morgan staff could buy the bank Goldman Sachs $11bn...

McCann 'Tapas Seven' friends win £375,000 in damages

The friends of Kate and Gerry McCann who were dining when the couple when their daughter went missing in Portugal, who came to be known as teh "tapas seven" in the UK media, have won libel damages from Express...

Fat boy executed

Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...

Pelosi Calls for Investigation into Congressman Mahoney (D-FL)

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on the House Ethics Committee to "immediately and thoroughly" investigate a report by ABC News today that Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney secretly paid his former alleged mistress...

India vs Australia, 1st Test: Australia placed strongly

"Australia were placed in a somewhat strong position at the end of the first day of the first test against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Zaheer dismissed Hayden in the first over of the day and with Ishant Sharma kept the scoring on a tight leash. But Katich and Ponting...

Fed to Ask 'Mrs Jeeves' About Tax Evasion

She has charged a lot on her carrier and has never paid her taxes. Now the FED is asking her to pay the bill over the income she earned as prostitute in 2003. Maybe she can escape from that taxes saying she was...

Nicole Kidman Most Overpaid Celebrity in Hollywood

Nicole Kidman is the most over-rated...er...the most overpaid, celebrity in Hollywood. Why am I not in the least bit suprised that Jennifer Garner and Tom Cruise round out the top three? "[Nicole] Kidman was named...

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