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- David Coates: The Dangers of Obama's Centrism Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:43AMWednesday's London Guardian newspaper carried a full report under the banner heading "Barack Obama battles left and right for debt ceiling agreement," documenting the...
- Bill Haslam’s transparency plan stalls after rough start Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:05PMNASHVILLE — Bill Haslam’s second executive order as governor was a pledge to promote greater transparency in Tennessee government. Almost six months into the Republican’s administration, there’s little that shows an enhanced dedication to openness.
- The One Stimulus Government Hasn't Tried Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:18AMLawmakers should face the facts: Intervention is hurting, not helping, the economy.
- Brazilians Buy Miami Condos at Bargain Prices as Real Gains 45% Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 12:29PMFrederico Azevedo went to Florida looking for a second home. He left with three, paying $300,000 and $500,000 for condos in two Miami towers, and $1 million for a unit at the Trump International resort in nearby Sunny Isles.
- Brazilians Buy Miami Condos at Bargain Prices After 45% Surge in Currency Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:25PMFrederico Azevedo went to Florida looking for a second home. He left with three, paying $300,000 and $500,000 for condos in two Miami towers, and $1 million for a unit at the Trump International resort in nearby Sunny Isles.
- Financial Drought Continues with 2011-12 Santa Cruz County Budget Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:05PMFor the fourth year in a row, Santa Cruz County faces another round of cuts in staffing, programs, and services to the community to close a $14.7 million budget shortfall.
- Bankruptcy, merger into Oakland County considered as solutions to Pontiac's financial woes Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 10:39AMPontiac Emergency Manager Michael L. Stampfler wants Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to consider “merging” the financially troubled city into the county.
- Guest Post: Congressional Research Service Confirms Big Banks Borrowed Cash For Next To Nothing, Then Lent It Back to ... Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:31PMNo wonder Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky, the Wall Street Journal and Bernie Madoff all say that the U.S. economy is a giant Ponzi scheme.
- Opinion: 33,000 may get out of jail early Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 7:55AMHasn't California suffered enough?
- Navarrette: Where will California put 33,000 inmates after court orders cuts? Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 7:55AMHasn't California suffered enough? Apparently not -- the Supreme Court handed down a decision that could set the stage for releasing tens of thousands of prisoners back into society.
- Observer Forum: Letters to the editor Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 6:02PMIn response to "Many CMS librarians losing jobs" (May 18): I've volunteered in two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools libraries for several years.
- Women Who Ran With the Republicans Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:45PMThe Nation -- In his no longer quite so prescient- looking book What’s the Matter With Kansas?, Tom Frank described social conservative voters in tragicomic terms: “The trick never ages; the illusion never wears off.
- David A. Love: The Incompatibility of Christianity and American Capitalism Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 10:40AMThe inequality in this nation -- and the flagrant manner in which concentrated power flaunts its excesses -- is so perverse that it offends the moral sensibilities and belief systems of everyday folks.
- Advanced Economies: Minutes to Midnight? Part II Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 12:57PMTo encourage growth, governments borrowed to finance infrastructure and current expenditures, and anticipated revenues to eventually cover the costs.
- Biden touts Recovery Act during Fairfield visit Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 7:11PMFAIRFIELD -- In his more than 40-year career, Jim Knell has lived through the construction industry's ups and downs -- from the lows during the gas crunch in the 1970s to the highs of the housing boom in the '90s into the new millennium.
- Bad Times Linger in Home Building as Economy Rises Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 10:12PMSales of new single-family homes in February were down more than 80 percent from the 2005 peak, signaling a shift in behavior from buyers seeking smaller places.
- First Thoughts: Obama steps into the fray Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 8:17AMOutside of campaigns for high office, nothing in American politics brings more passion, argument and risk than tackling entitlements and taxes.
- Letters: No way to treat seniors, poor Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 1:22PMThe more I think and read about Gov. Rick Snyder's budget proposal the more appalled I am. His plan places the heaviest financial burden on a target population composed primarily of low-income people and seniors. Most of these people spend their lives in some kind of service. They work hard for wages that range from poverty-level to marginally comfortable.
- Tea Party Tax Day Rally Set for April 15 Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 11:36PMMoore County's tea party group is hoping for a large crowd to attend its Tax Day rally April 15.
- Affordable housing in the budget cross-hairs Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 4:20PMTALLAHASSEE — Florida House and Senate budget-writers are taking different tracks toward giving Gov. Rick Scott a bigger economic-development arm, and one of the sticking points is whether to abolish a longstanding government fund for affordable-housing. The governor’s budget proposal last month abolished the two affordable-housing trust funds that have been used over the years to build ...
- More home buyers sign contracts Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 9:55PMWASHINGTON — More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, but sales were uneven across the country and not enough to signal a rebound in the housing market.
- Pre-empt the next crisis Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 3:02PMFalling house prices and a backlog of foreclosures have turned 2011 into the most desperate year yet for many American homeowners. The pain just keeps coming, and government programs have proven ineffective at assisting many of those in danger of losing their houses.
- Boxing takes center stage in a California court room over eminent domain | BoxingInsider.com Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 7:26AMWhen you usually think about the topic of boxing and court cases, the first thing that pops into your mind is a fighter suing a promoter or a promoter suing another promoter. What you normally don’t think of, however, are big-picture topics like eminent domain.
- WISCONSIN: Broke Unless You Count The $67 Billion Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 4:06PMThis article by Ellen Brown was written a couple weeks ago. Ellen offers a simple solution to states that have money issues (most). Own a bank.
- Lehigh Valley home sales lethargic Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 9:55AMThe housing market continues to founder as February prices drop. Lehigh Valley home sales remained sluggish in February and prices dropped, indicating the region's ailing housing market is still searching for bottom.
- Reps Push to Repeal Affordable Housing Program Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 7:45AMA growing number of Congressmen are pushing legislation to repeal the Treasury Dept.’s heavily criticized, $46 billion “Home Affordable Modification Program,” or Hamp.
- Lights Out Game On at Legislative Update Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 11:40PMScheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, at Kihei Charter School, a legislative update from Sen. Roz Baker (5th District South and West Maui) and South Maui Rep. George Fontaine was a meeting that almost didn't happen.
- Florida legislature to consider new real estate laws Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 7:10AMAs lawmakers begin the 2011 legislative session in Tallahassee on Tuesday, some crucial housing legislation is on the table.
- Romney: Obama missed N.H.'s message Saturday, March 5, 2011 @ 12:23PMBy Glen Johnson, Globe Staff Republican Mitt Romney defended the universal health care law he signed while governor of Massachusetts...
- City taking 'wait-and-see' approach on budget Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 8:40PMNEWMAN - City leaders are taking a wait-and-see approach to the 2011-12 budget, which won’t come into focus until local government learns with some certainty how the state’s budget will impact local finances.
- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: 'The private sector is strengthened when the public sector is restrained' Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 9:04AMRepublican Virginia governor cuts budget, invests in highways
- Putting the Wisconsin debate in (my) perspective Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 10:54AMOver the past three years the United States has suffered through the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Real unemployment hovers near 16 percent, foreclosures continue at an alarming rate, property values have plummeted, and the cost of food and fuel continues to rise.
- Getting money back on your taxes Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 9:51PMHere are some ways you can get more money back on your taxes even if you barely worked.
- Letters to the Editor: Mar. 2, 2011 Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 1:46PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News.
- Dave Johnson: Crappy Jobs Caused by Plutocracy and Austerity Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 3:24PMWhy isn't the economy producing lots of good jobs? Plutocracy forces the money and power to the top, and that power forces austerity measures on us to remove money and power from the rest.
- City Council At-Large Group 2 Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 9:29AMAs a reader service, the Daily Record plans to present daily information about candidates on the ballot in the spring election. The information is scheduled to be published in advance of early voting, which begins March 7 in Duval County.
- Shawn Vestal: In a recession, honesty is at an all-time low - Fri, 25 Feb 2011 PST Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 2:16AMSo, to recap: The country sinks into a massive recession, caused by a fraudulent, out-of-control, unwatched-over financial institutions and free-market wheeler-dealers. The rest of us suffer. Jobs vanish, pay cuts and furloughs reign, home values tank, foreclosures rise. Banks – still thriving, thanks to the bailout and unwavering access to cheap cash from the government – botch the federal ...
- 4 American hostages killed by pirates, US says Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 5:51AMNAIROBI, Kenya — A U.S. Navy destroyer was shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard when a pirate fired a rocket-propelled grenade, followed by bursts of gunfire. U.S. special forces scrambled onto the occupied vessel only to find the four Americans fatally wounded.
- The Dolan Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 4:04AMMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Dolan Company (NYSE: DM), a leading provider of professional services and business information to legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010. These financial results are preliminary pending the filing of an annual report on Form 10-K with the U.S ...
- The Dolan Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 4:00AMThe Dolan Company , a leading provider of professional services and business information to legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010.
- Christie challenges Democrats on making N.J. workers pay more for health benefits Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 8:47PM'The chance for middle-class taxpayers and seniors to receive double the property tax relief without raising taxes on anyone else is solely up to you, the Legislature,' said Christie
- The New Costs of Renting Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 6:02AMSome are discovering higher renting costs than they anticipated. Suddenly, buying doesn't look so bad.
- Renting, not owning, is part of 'rebalancing' effort Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 10:06AMAs Congress and the White House debate how to patch up the housing market after four years of crisis, one clear lesson has emerged: Political leaders for the first time in decades no longer see the American dream of homeownership as the all-consuming goal it once was.
- Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Deficit hysteria grips Washington Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 10:22AMThe federal budget deficit isn’t the real problem, contends columnist Darrell Delamaide, but the overwrought hysteria of deficit hawks may result in harmful cuts to programs that could cause real misery to millions.
- Marty: Don't cut me, don't tax me Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 12:34PMI believe Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate California's looming $25 billion budget deficit by saving half in real spending cuts and reducing the other half by tax increases is a plan that could work. Unfortunately, I'm in the minority. Most vested interests have rejected the idea. Their objections fall into three categories: don't cut me, don't tax me, or the budget deficit doesn't ...
- Letters to the Editor: Feb. 15, 2001 Monday, February 14, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News
- Central Pennsylvania homes sell, but it's still a tough market Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 8:45AMIf you want to sell your home quickly, you’d better have a good price and a good look, according to local real estate agents. Joe and Ashley Pistorio know this.
- Congressmember Sam Farr Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 5:06PMRepublicans have dubbed the healthcare bill the “job-killing” or “job-destroying” healthcare act. What is your response to this? What are the bill’s actual impacts on jobs and the economy? To the dismay of folks across the country, Republicans have opted for the status quo and have continued to operate with their same old games and political rhetoric. Bottom line—the healthcare reform is not ...
- PETER LANGLEY: Mayor Schroder delivers State of the City address Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 4:07PMOn Feb. 1, the Martinez Chamber of Commerce held its annual State of the City breakfast at the rustic Shell Oil Clubhouse on Pacheco Avenue.
- Q&A: Nasser Daneshvary, director of Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at UNLV Monday, February 7, 2011 @ 5:10AMNasser Daneshvary thought teaching economics in college would be his way to make a difference in the lives of young people.