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Eagle Archive: Budget and the economy were worries in 1837 ... and still are
This is the time of the year when many citizens turn their attention to the budget processes of Carroll County government and its eight municipalities. No matter where you live in Carroll County, money matters. Statewide, Gov.Martin O'Malleyhas announced...Tags: Finance, Annapolis, Carroll County (Maryland)
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As economic crisis goes on, financial fears can push some over the edge
Baltimore Sun reportersThe headlines have had a similar ring: A Frederick County man underwater on his mortgage kills himself and his family. A man accused of financial improprieties does the same while staying at a Towson hotel. A top official with Freddie Mac, a company...Tags: Frederick County (Virginia), Stress, Emergency Planning, Middletown, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Reaction to Bush's calls for stiffer laws mixed
Times Staff WriterPresident Bush's corporate reform initiatives will do little to restore confidence in America's battered business culture, whether by shoring up investor trust or discouraging genuinely fraudulent behavior in the executive suite, according to business...Tags: WorldCom Incorporated, Fraud, New York University, George Washington University, Eliot Spitzer
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JPMorgan's fantastic dividend
— JPMorgan Chase has spent upward of $20 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in the past three years. On Tuesday, the bank received a healthy dividend on that investment. Its chairman, Jamie Dimon, has admitted that the firm was "sloppy"...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Crapo, Finance, Richard Shelby, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Facebook shareholders are wedded to the whims of Mark Zuckerberg
So, against all odds, you managed to get your hands on a few shares of Facebook stock via one of the most hyped initial public offerings of all time and managed to survive its messy first day of trading.
Congratulations. You're now married to Mark...Tags: Google Inc., Initial Public Offerings, Brigham Young, Advertising, Sergey Brin
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
He had already been proclaimed "the Picasso of children's books" by Time magazine when Maurice Sendak, then in his 30s, wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are," a dark fantasy that became one of the 10 bestselling children's books of all time....
Tags: Barack Obama, Nickelodeon (tv network), Bill Clinton, Awards and Prizes, Opera (genre)
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Making war against love
We seem to be living in a time warp. Conservatives are denouncing not just abortion, but birth control. There was the Rush Limbaugh "slut" episode. Actor Kirk Cameron called homosexuality "unnatural," "detrimental" and "ultimately destructive." Meanwhile,...Tags: Columbia University, Harvey Milk, Birth Control, Democratic Party, Stock Market
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Couple's success spreading kabbalah yields to discord, tax probe
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFirst of two parts Philip Berg's new wife was young, beautiful and worldly, everything that he, a middle-aged orthodox rabbi, wasn't. Karen Berg could be pushy too. She brought a television into their home over his objections. She tossed out his...Tags: Religious Education, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Internal Revenue Service, Religious Texts, Substance Abuse
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Economy improves while high unemployment continues
Staff WriterImperial County has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, even as this figure retreated from 32.5 percent in August to 28.9 percent in October, according to the latest report by the state Employment Development Department. That statement holds no...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Agriculture, Colleges and Universities, Economic Policy
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Jon B. Lovelace dies at 84; head of American Funds
Jon B. Lovelace, who led the Los Angeles-based American Funds mutual fund company as it became one of the country's largest money management firms, has died. He was 84.
His family said Lovelace died of natural causes at his home in Santa Barbara on...Tags: J. Paul Getty Trust, Heart Attack, John Muir, Yosemite National Park, Princeton University
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Good times for San Antonio's River Walk
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDining alfresco on the famed River Walk has its risks. Trust me. I know. One pleasantly temperate afternoon not long ago, while gearing up to ravage a plate of chicken enchiladas slathered in verde sauce, I unrolled my cloth napkin to fetch the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, World War II (1939-1945)
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