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Pol: Didn’t know ‘tar baby’ was an insult to Obama
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "tar baby" as a sticky situation, but the phrase originated with the Uncle Remus stories, told in dialect, by Joel Chandler Harris. Many people consider the term "tar baby" to be a racial epithet. Among them, noted the New York Daily News, is Rosemary Harris Lytle, president of the Colorado Springs … Continue reading
DJIA always climbs before US presidential elections
Press Release Source: Dow Jones Indexes On Tuesday July 19, 2011, 10:11 am EDT DJIA Components' Dividends Represent 38% of Total U. S. Stock Market Payouts. DJIA always climbs before US presidential elections. Pensions & Investments By Bloomberg President Barack Obama's dispute with Congress cost US stockholders $680 billion last week but it may be … Continue reading
Obama Warns of Economic Crisis If US Goes Into Default
Obama Warns of Economic Crisis If US Goes Into Default July 26, 2011 Washington. President Barack Obama painted a bleak picture of the impact on the United States if leaders in Washington fail to reach a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling by next week.He argued Monday night against opposition proposals for a short--term … Continue reading
Stocks, Greek Bonds Rally on Aid Plan; Caterpillar Shares Slump
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Global stocks rose for a fourth day while Greek, Irish and Spanish bonds rallied after European officials agreed to a $229 billion bailout to contain the debt crisis. U.S. equity-index futures erased gains after Caterpillar Inc.'s earnings trailed analyst estimates. The MSCI All-Country World Index climbed 0.4 percent at 8 a.m. … Continue reading
San Diego Comedy
After a two year hiatus from performing comedian, Carlos Mencia has returned to the stage and will be taping his new one-hour special for Comedy Central this Saturday July 16, at Pechanga Casino in Temecula. He'll be back to San Diego in August for a show at Humphrey's by the Bay. Mencia began his career … Continue reading
ATMs, jobs & profits
EDITORIAL Published Jun 26, 2011 10:19 PM Every worker knows that the “economic recovery” has been jobless.President Barack Obama has caught a lot of flak for admitting it. Obama told Ann Curry on NBC’s “Today Show” on June 14,“There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot ofbusinesses have learned to become much … Continue reading
Rod Blagojevich found guilty on 17 charges, Twitter says goodbye
Rod Blagojevich, the bushy haired former governor of Illinois, was found guilty Monday on 17 of 20 federal corruption counts, including attempting to sell Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat. After the verdicts were announced Monday, Blagojevich said he and his wife, Patti, were shocked. "I frankly am stunned," he said. "There's not much left to … Continue reading
St. Louis’ Claire Moseley lands a role on this season’s “The Real L Word”
ON THE SMALL SCREEN: Watch for our town'sClaire Moseley, a blonde, green-eyed beauty whorecently landed a role on Showtime's "The Real L Word," and was onlast week's cover of In Touch magazine with the show's ensemblecast of lesbians. Moseley, 26, daughter of cinema honcho HarmanMoseley (whose St. Louis Cinemas chain includes the ChasePark Plaza, Galleria … Continue reading
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed fοr talks іn Washington οn Friday observant thаt U.S. President Barack Obama’s prophesy οf the Palestinian state οn thе borders οf 1967 сουld leave Israel “indefensible.” “Thе viability οf the Palestinian state саnnοt come аt thе responsibility οf Israel’s existence,” hе ѕаіd іn the matter … Continue reading