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Obama calls for 90-day moratorium on foreclosures

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation’s ailing economy including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs.
With the economic turmoil weighing down his Republican presidential rival, Obama also proposed allowing people to withdraw up to $10,000 from […]

Obama to meet economic advisers to offer new plans

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Barack Obama turned to a team of advisers that shaped America’s economy in happier days to fashion fresh ideas for calming the stomach-churning financial crisis that has thundered from Wall Street to Main Street.
Some of the most respected names in the business world were pitching in Friday, including billionaire investor Warren Buffett, former Federal Reserve […]

Hackers break into Sarah Palin’s e-mail account

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska’s governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.
“This is a shocking invasion of the governor’s privacy and a violation of law. The […]

Bush to skip Republican convention

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

President George W. Bush will not attend the Republican convention and will instead address the assembly via satellite so he can oversee the federal response to Hurricane Gustav, the White House said on Sunday.
“The president and vice president decided not to travel to Minnesota due to the hurricane,” White House spokeswoman […]

No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain

Monday, August 18th, 2008

So much for hugging in church.
A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. economy a disaster thanks to “John McCain’s president, George W. Bush,” and chided his Republican rival’s campaign team for trying to make him look unpatriotic and weak.
At […]

US: Russia must keep its word to leave Georgia

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The United States challenged Russia to keep its word to end a crushing invasion of U.S.-backed Georgia, siding decisively with the former Soviet republic and rejecting Russian justifications.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, headed for emergency meetings on the crisis in Europe and in the Georgian capital, said Russia’s six-day-old military action in Georgia is a […]

Tax Services are Available for Free

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Tax Services are available to those in need of assistance in the preparation and filing of their tax returns. Many of these services are actually available for free.
Free Services from the IRS
The IRS can be contacted either by phone, through their website or at their local offices. Materials and information are readily made available for […]

Would you vote for Condoleeza Rize?

Friday, October 26th, 2007

1. Absolutely!!
2. No. The President needs to be intelligent and powerful enough not to be a puppet.
3. Nope.
4. Oh my god no. She is the freakiest person I ever heard of. She makes absolutely no sense when she talks. She speaks in that government speak and does not make any sense. Have I mentioned she […]

Which party tried to make women suffrage legal?

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Theodore Roosevelt bull moose/republican party.

Do journalism and politics mix?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

People’s opinions on what defines relevant news varies, and objective presentation, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Hyperbole is maligned by some, praised by others. It’s less a matter of what is objective than it is of who can determine what is objective.
Journalists have the duty to seek and present the truth, […]