Apr 3rd, 2009 - The Huffington Post
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As world leaders ponder how to remedy the global economic mess, a shout-out to the team at the Starbucks at Third Avenue and 23rd Street in Manhattan, for acting as though life is good. As though they do not work for a company that has closed hundreds of stores and live in a city where Wall Street's woes have made it possible to get a restaurant reservation after 5:30 and before 10:30 on a weekend, where hotels are still proclaiming "winter sales" in a desperate attempt to draw customers, where landlords are slashing rents and offering places to people with less than sterling credit.
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Motor City looks to Final Four for economic boost
Apr 4th, 2009 - CNN
DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- It's a stimulus plan on sneakers. The NCAA men's basketball Final Four couldn't come at a better time for the city of Detroit -- the hard-hit capital of the U.S...
Colorado farmers, ranchers, homebuyers to get $81M under stimulus plan
Apr 2nd, 2009 - bizjournals
Rural Colorado will receive about $81.5 million from the federal stimulus package to support farmers, ranchers and homebuyers, the state's senators said. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds -- administered through the U.S...
Patrick Takahashi: A Solution for the American Auto Industry
Mar 31st, 2009 - The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama took steps to re-invent General Motors and Chrysler for the better, hopefully. The current focus is on survival. Unaddressed was how to regain American leadership in the automobile industry.
China Stocks Undervalued to Invesco on Stimulus Plan
Mar 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stock market, the world’ssecond-best performer this year, is “undervalued” as prospectsfor economic growth improved with the government’s efforts tostimulate demand, Invesco Ltd...
Senior citizens will receive $250 under stimulus plan
Mar 26th, 2009 - bizjournals
San Antonio residents who receive Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will receive a one-time check of $250 in May as part of the recently enacted economic stimulus plan. U.S...
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tinyurl.com - Get Prepaid Visa Card. No credit check. Quick approval. Shop online, pay bills, use ATMs WASHINGTON — Reluctant to call it quits, key lawmakers bargained into overtime Thursday on the $790 billion economic stimulus ...
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9:58Ron Paul: Obama Stimulus Package Will Turn Recession Into Depression
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