(This is the second time I’m typing this entry–I swear it was really good the first time around but since it was inexplicably erased, I’m feeling less inspired now) I think Lauren Conrad is a beautiful girl–even more stunning in person than on The
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BANKING CRISIS: Wachovia Is Sold As Depositors Flee - Washington Post
The sale of Wachovia ’s banking business to Citigroup yesterday marked the second time in five days that a major U.S. bank was forced from existence in part by fleeing depositors, raising serious questions about the stability of other financial firms
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Main Street hunkers down amid uncertainty - Detroit News
When the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday rejected the most sweeping government intervention into U.S. financial markets since the Great Depression and sent the stock market swooning, the mood among Metro Detroiters was far from panic. After
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For residents of Nikolaevsk, Alaska, rhythm of life hasn’t changed since 1650 We are heading to a place few people ever find, a remote village in the Alaskan wilderness, a couple of hundred miles southeast of Anchorage. A moose munching lunch by the
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Sunderland Select Board looks to keep town’s budget in check - Bennington Banner
SUNDERLAND The Select Board last week discussed tightening the town’s budget in response to the recent jump in the combined town tax rates. The tax rate went up 31 percent from last year, the bulk of the increase coming from the education tax
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Although not exactly chasing Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez still doesn’t mind casting a shadow over his familiar opponent. Pacquiao scored a tight decision and fought to a draw against Marquez in two bouts over separate weight classes
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