The Independent stories:
Are We Witnessing the Demise of the Dollar?
Oct 6th, 2009 - ABC News
Is the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency in jeopardy? How are U.S. officials responding? And should the average American be worried?
A report in The Independent newspaper today...Gulf Officials Deny Plan to Replace Dollar
Oct 6th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
DUBAI -- Arab officials in the Persian Gulf strongly denied Tuesday a report that they're in secret talks to replace the U.S. dollar with a basket of currencies to price oil. "We have never heard of this or discussed this...
Australia's Rate Boost Hurts Dollar
Oct 6th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK -- The dollar dropped overnight Tuesday as the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked interest rates, the first G20 country to do so, putting added pressure on the low-yielding greenback. The rate hike comes at a time when U.S...
RPT-UPDATE 1-Gulf in talks on replacing US$ for oil-Independent
Oct 5th, 2009 - Forbes
SYDNEY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Britain's The Independent newspaper on Tuesday reported that Gulf Arab states were in secret talks with Russia, China, Japan and France to replace the U.S...
Pope Benedict's Visit to UK Fills Nation's Bishops 'With Joy'
Sep 24th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI’s possible visitto the U.K. next year, which would be the first papal visit inalmost three decades, was welcomed by the nation’s bishops...
The Independent videos from YouTube:
6:13Mickey Rourke Acceptance Speech Best Male Lead Film Independent's Spirit Awards 2009
Here is Mickey Rourke's amazing/wonderful acceptance speech upon winning Best Male Lead in the 2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards for his performance in The Wrestler. Uncensored, so cover your ears, kids.
4:45Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Music video by Ne-Yo performing Miss Independent with StarGate [Producer], Chris Robinson [Video Director], Megan Gutman [Video Producer] (C) 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group
3:48Independent Woman Destiny's Child
charlie angels soundtrack
2:06INDEPENDENT LENS | Miss Navajo | PBS
For more than 50 years, the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant has given its contestants opportunities to showcase not only their beauty but also their skills in dance, music and sheep slaughtering. Following contestants in their quest for the crown ...
The Independent from WikiPedia:
The Independent is a British newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. Originally a broadsheet newspaper, since 2003 it has been published in a tabloid format.
The Independent is regarded as leaning to the left politically, although it has not affiliated itself to any political party and a range of views can be found on its editorial and comment pages.
The paper had a certified average daily circulation of 215,504 copies in January 2009 – a drop of 14.02% on January 2008, as compared to sales of 842,912 for The Daily Telegraph, 617,483 for The Times, and 358,844 for The Guardian.
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