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Business|
Nov 17, 2009
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorkgave up efforts to save taxpayer money on American InternationalGroup Inc.’s rescue after the insurer’s biggest trading partnersrefused to make concessions, said a Treasury watchdog.
The regulator made “limited efforts” over ...Read More
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World|
Nov 13, 2009
Jonathan Safran Foer and I hold nearly the same beliefs about eating meat. That said, I have a freezer full of goat necks, marrow bones, and pork belly, and he decidedly does not. You see, I eat meat and Jonathan ...Read More
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World|
Nov 10, 2009
WASHINGTON (Nov. 10) — President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.
White House ...Read More
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Politics|
Oct 29, 2009
President Obama's campaign manager says that he was surprised at his boss's interest in Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate, but that worries about Bill Clinton ultimately ended that flirtation.
In excerpts of his new book published online and in ...Read More
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World|
Oct 26, 2009
BERLIN -- The effects of the financial crisis aren't over yet and in fact will continue for the next two years, making fiscal policy "incredibly difficult" for the new government, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday.
"I am fully convinced that ...Read More
Google on Monday plans to take its
ad campaign global by expanding its marketing efforts to London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, and Singapore.The campaign expansion comes just days before Microsoft, Google's nemesis, begins a massive marketing push to promote the October 22nd ...Read More
There’s so very much to like about Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers’ adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved book “Where the Wild Things Are” — it fleshes out the original’s themes brilliantly, it’s lovely to look at and listen to — ...Read More
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Business|
Oct 7, 2009
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. shouldn’t namecurrent executives Brian Moynihan or Gregory Curl to lead thecompany because they’re “tainted” by the Merrill Lynch & Co.takeover, according to Finger Interests Number One Ltd.
Finger Interests, controlled by the Houston-based ...Read More
Chief Justice John Roberts banged his gavel this morning and said he was honored to usher in a new Supreme Court term, a term that has had an unusual start.
In a rare circumstance, the justices met last month for a ...Read More
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U.S.|
Sep 29, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama revealed a hidden White House truth: If she's happy, chances are, so is her husband.
"Throughout my life, I've learned to make choices that make me happy and make sense for me. Even my husband is happier ...Read More