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Home Depot to launch Martha Stewart paint line
Published on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:18 in Business | Viewed 93 views times | No Comments
The Home Depot Inc. will start selling Martha Stewart-branded paint and cleaning products next year in addition to the home decor and closet organization lines announced in September, the nation’s largest home improvement retailer said Monday. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.’s deal with Kmart ends in January. Home Depot said it will start selling the
Crude prices, gas prices fall
Published on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:18 in Business | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
Crude prices have trended lower for well over than a month and grew even cheaper Monday, which might lead some to believe prices at the pump would follow along. That’s not necessarily been the case so far. Demand for gasoline, jet fuel and diesel is edging only slightly, but not enough for refiners to make
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN–TOO BAD
Published on 15 Dec, 2009 at 8:38 in Politics | Viewed 91 views times | No Comments
Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation’s history as any of the other 42 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House. The only asset he had when he
Weather of Mass Destruction
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:31 in Politics | Viewed 85 views times | No Comments
by The Souther Avenger YouTube Tue, Dec 8th, 2009 12:00:00 am By The Southern Avenger for The American Conservative
A lonely voice against the Fed now leads a chorus
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:28 in Politics | Viewed 117 views times | No Comments
Rep. Ron Paul’s attempt to rein in central bank is finally close to passing — just don’t expect him to vote for it. By Tomoeh Murakami Tse Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Ron Paul is used to going it alone. During 20 years in Washington, the libertarian Republican congressman from
High-stakes duel between Rep. Paul and Bernanke intensifies
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:20 in Politics | Viewed 93 views times | No Comments
By Silla Brush - 12/08/09 06:00 AM ET Rep. Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke are locked in a clash of titans. Paul, the 74-year-old House libertarian from Texas with the high-pitched voice, has fought for decades to kill off the Federal Reserve. Bernanke, the mild-mannered ex-Princeton professor and chairman of the bank, is waging a
NJ woman who dodged foreclosure locked out of home
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:04 in Real Estate | Viewed 198 views times | No Comments
A New Jersey woman returned home from Thanksgiving to find her door locks changed just days after she had avoided foreclosure. Bank of America says it made a mistake. Nina Morra was locked out of her fully furnished Trenton home for three days by an inspector hired by the bank, according to reports. The 57-year-old
Struggling media will need government help: US congressman
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:03 in Politics | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
The newspaper industry is suffering “market failure” and the government will need to help preserve serious journalism essential to democracy, an influential US congressman said Wednesday. “The newspapers my generation has taken for granted are facing a structural threat to the business model that has sustained them,” said Representative Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California.
Gold hits new record high
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:02 in Money | Viewed 88 views times | No Comments
The weakening dollar propelled gold prices in American markets almost to $1,200 an ounce Tuesday morning, Reuters reported. U.S. gold futures for February delivery hit a new record of $1,200.50 an ounce before falling back. Investors are buying the precious metal as an alternative asset. Early Tuesday morning, gold’s spot price reached $1,198.70, as opposed
BPA found in 90 percent of newborns
Published on 8 Dec, 2009 at 16:00 in Health | Viewed 126 views times | No Comments
A recent study has found that nine of 10 babies tested were born with bisphenol A in their systems, causing renewed calls for the chemical to be banned. In the Wednesday-released study, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, scientists reported they had found the chemical in nine of 10 randomly selected samples of umbilical cord