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President Obama has steered the nation wisely through troubled times
I was flabbergasted by Stanley Glinka's recent letter criticizing President Obama's performance in office ("Obama made U.S. weaker, more vulnerable," Oct. 31). He obviously lives in a different country than the rest of us. Let me point out that over...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Bill Clinton, Ben Bernanke, Economic Policy, Republican Party
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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, Carroll County (Maryland), Annapolis
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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: Suicidal Behavior, David Kellermann, Long Island, Hotels and Accommodations, Family
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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: Corporate Crime, University of California, Irvine, Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Stock Activities
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Frank Edwards Hufford: Greyhound driver happily ventured nation
When Frank Edwards Hufford was still a suckling babe, a Swedish immigrant started a company that would become the youth's work and enduring love. At 15-cents a ride, Carl Wickman began what would become the Greyhound Lines bus company, transporting...
Tags: Greyhound Lines Incorporated, Immigration, American Airlines, Inc.
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Hart to heart: Burbank's Colony Theatre fights to survive
The Colony Theatre in Burbank continues its fight for survival due to serious financial shortfalls, but you'd never know it from the venerable mid-sized venue's fine season-ender, "Falling for Make Believe." This world premiere musical by Mark Saltzman,...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Theater, Music Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Manhattan (movie)
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Austerity is hurting our health, say researchers
ReutersBy Kate Kelland LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday....Tags: Sweden, Malaria, Marketing, Suicide, Medical Research
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Jessica Chastain to star in Liv Ullmann's film of 'Miss Julie'
This post has been corrected, as detailed below. Jessica Chastain is currently on Broadway in "The Heiress," playing Catherine Sloper, a rich girl with boyfriend and daddy problems. Now Variety reports that she's been tapped to play another classic...
Tags: Saffron Burrows, Neil LaBute, Long Island, Samantha Morton, F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Looking Back
Southern California’s love affair with the automobile is expressed annually at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which for over a hundred years has been a barometer of industry trends and public tastes in all things car-related. As a city, Los Angeles...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Oldsmobile, Manufacturing and Engineering, World War II (1939-1945), Auto Trends
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Obama slanders the 1920s to justify his failures
"When it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s," President Barack Obama told Mitt Romney in their final debate. Obama...Tags: Unemployment, Mitt Romney, Steve Jobs, Ben Bernanke, Economic Policy
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Margaret Talbot's 'The Entertainer' an engaging tribute
-------------------- The Entertainer Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century Margaret Talbot Riverhead: 432 pp., $28.95 -------------------- In "The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century," New Yorker staff writer...
Tags: Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Trips and Vacations, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple
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STOCK-tober: Trick, treat or crash?
Funny MoneyIt looks like we'll make it through STOCK-tober without the 10th month's traditional heart-stopping fright. And I don't mean Halloween, even if it includes your elderly neighbor in that sexy-nurse costume. Which, I must say, is in extremely bad taste,...Tags: Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Taylor Swift, Halloween, Bird Flu, The Detroit News
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