Alaska Is Bigger Than I Thought

Bush's stay there this past weekend with the the Danish prime minister marked Bush’s 70th visit as president. President Ronald Reagan, one of the modern presidency’s most “famous vacationer[s],” spent just 335 days at his ranch in Santa Barbara, CA.

The World's Most Expensive Rental Markets

Thinking of renting a home overseas? These prices might force you to reconsider.

Service sector slump wears on; Fed sounds grim (Reuters)

Reuters - The slumping U.S. service sector and a
weakening job market dealt further blows on Wednesday to an
economy teetering on the brink of recession, while bad news
continued unabated on the inflation front.

Big Auto Sales Drops for the Big Three

GM, Ford and Chrysler all report sales declines for February.

High-Speed Rail Coming to America...South America

High-speed rail is finally coming to America. However it's Argentina and not the United States that will be the first "New World" country to build a high-speed rail system and join the modern age of transportation.

Want a Higher Salary? Live Here

Learn about the places that will give you the best shot at getting ahead.

10 Tips: Frugal Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day sure can pack an unexpected financial punch. Consider these tips for dreaming up an approach to this year’s celebration that is both meaningful and economical.

Obama wins on civil liberties

NY Times editorial says our privacy rights not as big a priority for Clinton

Bush in denial?

President Bush said Thursday the country is not recession-bound and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "We acted robustly," he said.

Microsoft Will Slash Retail Prices for Vista With SP1 (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft said on Thursday it plans to slash prices on its Windows Vista operating system sold through retail channels. The company wants consumers to upgrade to the latest version of its flagship product.

Scare Tactics? FISA

An aggressive campaign by the White House and its allies to win approval of a new electronic spying bill is escalating partisan tensions on Capitol Hill. The contentious debate over the measure could spill over into this fall's election campaign. Contact House Representatives and tell them to stand strong against this nonsense. Spread the word.

Love can hurt — your bank account

From the first date until the time you finally head down the aisle, you can easily have spent more than $40,000 on vacations, jewelry, wedding expenses, and meals out, according to BusinessWeek's calculations .

Why I Called Fox News "Propoganda" Live on Fox News

I ripped into Fox "News" while on a Fox "News" morning show last week. I thought I'd answer a bunch of questions people had about the incident.

Pelosi calls for grand jury to investigate key Bush staffers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Justice Department on Thursday to open a grand jury investigation into whether President Bush's chief of staff and former counsel should be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

'The Economist' Scores the Debate for Obama!

IT HARDLY seems possible, but there have been no fewer than 20 televised debates in the long struggle to settle the Democratic nomination. The latest was in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday February 26th. For Hillary Clinton it represented a final chance to unsettle Barack Obama ahead of the next round of primaries, and she failed.

More people are tapping their 401(k) for cash

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half.

Answer Desk: A hostile takeover playbook

If Microsoft has the cash to buy rival Yahoo, why can’t it just call up a stock broker and? buy? all of Yahoo's stock? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.

A Sit-Down with Warren Buffett - Thoughts on Business

Noted from a Q & A at Emory's Goizueta Business School with (according to Forbes) the world's second richest man, Warren Buffet.

Hollywood's Greatest On-Screen Pairs

When the right chemistry is in place, one plus one equals big box office hit.

The most overpriced suburbs in America

While many of the nation's homeowners are worried about falling home prices, others would argue they're not falling fast enough.

The End of America

A must see

Early Voting Wave as Reaction to Systemic Disenfranchisement

Texas Republicans have worked overtime to make it harder for key Democratic voting groups to vote and be represented fairly. The redistricting games they’ve played are infamous. And for the Prairie View A&M University precincts, they put the early-polling place more than seven miles from the school. So what did the students in this video do?

Seldom-read home loan docs must change: experts (Reuters)

Reuters - The papers that U.S. borrowers sign
when buying a house are piled so high that few people read them
all, and even fewer absorb the information.

Answer Desk front page

There are ways to minimize losses in a stock market downturn, and you can even profit from one. But each technique, from stop-loss orders to short sales to “put” options, has drawbacks.

Existing home sales hit 9-year low (AP)

AP - Sales of existing homes fell for the sixth straight month in January, dropping to the slowest sales pace on record. Median home prices were also down and many analysts predicted further price declines in the months ahead given high levels of unsold homes.

Clinton to Obama: "Shame on you"

(CNN) -- A visibly angry Sen. Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at Sen. Barack Obama over campaign literature that she said he knows is "blatantly false." Clinton jabbed the air with her hands as she told a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio, that two Obama mailings spread lies about her positions on universal health care and the North American Free Trade

Best Buy to ramp up China expansion, shuns partners (Reuters)

Reuters - Top U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy
Co , facing stagnant sales at home, said on Friday it
would ramp up its expansion in China but would not grow through
partnerships with local rivals.

AP Survey: Superdelegates Jump to Support Obama

The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters—straight to Barack Obama. In just the past two weeks, more than two dozen of them have climbed aboard his presidential campaign, according to a survey by The Associated Press. At the same time, Hillary Rodham Clinton's are beginning to jump ship, abandoning her for Obama.

Amtrak's New Look: Screeners, Dogs, Guns

Amtrak says new procedures won't hold up the flow of passengers.

Russ Feingold: "I Voted for Barack Obama"

Senator Russ Feingold, a progressive icon who was the only Senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001, proposed the first timeline for bringing the troops home from Iraq and sought to censure Bush over warrantless wiretapping, said he voted in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary for Barack Obama.

"Ready on day one?" - How about ready in time for primaries?

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign failed to file a full slate of convention delegate candidates for Pennsylvania's April 22 primary despite a deadline extension. That's a full 10% of delegates she could be missing in a time when every one of them seems to count so much... if they are from the right states, of course.

No Oil, No Peace, No Problem

In 'Fuel of War,' players can have fun as an oil shortage spurs a new world war.

Bloomberg claims "fraud" in count of Obama votes in New York

Mayor Bloomberg charged yesterday that "fraud" was behind the unofficial results in the New York Democratic presidential primary that produced zero votes for Barack Obama in some districts. Get ready for Texas and Ohio.

JC Penney quarterly profit falls (Reuters)

Reuters - J.C. Penney Co Inc on Thursday
reported a lower quarterly profit on Thursday after sales fell
as its middle income shoppers clamped down on spending in the
wake of a shaky U.S. economy.

Buffett: Bank Woes Are 'Poetic Justice'

Legendary billionaire investor says people drank "toxic Kool-Aid."

Commodity prices help lift Wall Street (FT.com)

FT.com - US stocks rose on Tuesday as energy and mining companies were lifted by soaring commodity prices.

Deval Patrick: I asked Obama to use my words

Two days after the Clinton campaign first published videos on YouTube that sparked allegations of plagiarism on the part of Barack Obama, the press was still on the case. And in an appearance on ABC News' Good Morning America on Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, an Obama friend and supporter, addressed the issue.

In Recessions, Doing the Job Is Not Enough

Career coach says no job is safe, and the workplace is no place for modesty.

Answer Desk: Tax rebate riddles

As readers sit down to the annual brain-teaser of filing their income tax returns, this year offers a new enigma. Will I get one of these tax rebates from the government?

The Campus Emergency Business Boom

The Ill. shooting may aid the already booming emergency notification business.

Answer Desk: Not a win for tax dodgers

Actor Wesley Snipes' recent acquittal on tax fraud charges is being taken as a victory by a band of tax "protesters." But, they are overlooking a key fact: Snipes still faces jail time.

United to Charge $25 to Check Second Bag

The airline, struggling with high fuel costs, hopes to raise more money this way

New York Times Plans to Cut 100 Newsroom Jobs

"The newspaper will bow to growing financial strain and cut 100 newsroom jobs this year, primarily through attrition and buyouts, but layoffs are a possibility, the executive editor said."

Bush: Seize the property of those not of our vision in Iraq!

Official Executive order from Whitehouse.gov! "I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq"

Raising Obama

To those who have known the candidate since boyhood, it’s not just those “dreams from my father” that make Obama a contender, but also his mother’s daring, his grandmother’s grit, and his own relentless drive.

Possible Election Fraud in New York Primary

City election officials this week said that their formal review of the results, which will not be completed for weeks, had confirmed some major discrepancies between the vote totals reported publicly — and unofficially — on primary night and the actual tally on hundreds of voting machines across the city.

Who's No. 1? $14.3M License Plate Buyer

Man pays record amount for car license plate at Abu Dhabi auction.

At Halliburton/KBR, sexual assault is part of the workplace.

Jamie Lee Jones, a young computer tech, was gang-raped on her fourth day by coworkers after being drugged; the other, Tracy Barker, was sexually assaulted by a State Department employee. Both immediately reported their assaults, only to have KBR first lock them in isolation, then question their accusations.

Countdown Special Comment on FISA: President Bush Is A Liar

Not that it's a big surprise..

Fox News Radio Compares Obama to Hitler [AUDIO]

Fox News Radio host Tom Sullivan took a call from a listener who stated that when listening to Barack Obama speak, "it harkens back to when I was younger and I used to watch those deals with Hitler, how he would excite the crowd and they'd come to their feet and scream and yell." Sullivan then played a "side-by-side comparison" of a Hitler speech a

Housing's Hot in S.D. and … Nowhere Else

Sales of existing homes fall in 45 states but S. Dakota sales rise.

The Clintons' Terror Pardons

The FALN clemencies provide a disturbing example of how the abuse or misuse of presidential prerogative, under the guise of policy, can be put in service of the personal and private activities of the president's spouse -- and beyond the reach of meaningful congressional oversight.

Air Rebel: 'Any Publicity Is Good Publicity'

Irish airline's Ryanair's cheeky ads draw censure, but get everyone talking.

Treasurys fall on strong retail sales (AP)

AP - Treasury prices fell Wednesday after a new retail sales report showed an unexpected increase in consumer spending for January after the dismal holiday season.

Buffett bond insurer offer boosts US stocks (FT.com)

FT.com - Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday after Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, offered to take over $800bn in municipal bonds currently insured by bond insurers Ambac, MBIA (NYSE:MBI) and FGIC.

Want a Mortgage? Now is Not the Time

Survey shows "significant numbers" of lenders have tightened credit standards.

Sad, self-absorbed shoppers spend more

If you’re sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people’s spending judgment goes out the window when they’re down, especially if they’re a bit self-absorbed.

Countrywide to Help More Borrowers

Troubled lender will expand programs to aid those behind on payments and others.

Fed Cuts Interest Rate - Again

How the Fed's latest rate cut impacts credit cards, mortgages and student loans.

Hillary Clinton's "Mission Accomplished" banner

Frank Rick of the NYT writes a FRICKIN ESSAY on the Clinton campaign, backed up with facts.

Scientology Raid Austin, Texas

Pictures from this morning's events in Austin, Texas.

"We have brought to Iraq the worst of America" (Leaked Memo)

In a confidential memo, a long-time Republican, Manuel Miranda, who has served in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for the past year says the State Department's efforts in Iraq are so poorly managed they "would be considered willfully negligent if not criminal" if done in the private sector.

Are Muscle Cars Uncool?

Makers of the Camaro and the Challenger now cringe at the term "muscle car."

10 Tips: How to score big at yard sales

With a little bit of advance planning, you can greatly improve your experience at garage sales and save serious cash on all sorts of purchases, both big and small.

Too Many McMansions: Ride Storm or Sell?

Many homeowners struggle to find buyers for their million-dollar properties.

ABC News: Cash Strapped Clinton Campaign - Stunt?

Clinton Campaign Staffers Not Going Without Pay

In uncertain times, invest in the long-term

While Wall Street debates whether the U.S. is headed for recession, investors don't have to wait for an answer — they can take steps to limit their risks.

Oval Office Eats for Just $500

Enjoy dishes created for past presidents; plus recipes to cook them yourself.

Anonymous makes it to NPR

NPR Morning Edition find out about Anonymous and the worldwide action day. Interview an Anonymous member/coordinator in California? Seriously.

AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo

For the first time, the top commander of detention operations at Guantanamo has confirmed the existence of the mysterious Camp 7. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby also provided a few details about the maximum-security lockup.

Women who sexually abuse children and teens

75% of sexual predators are male and 25% are female. 86% of the victims of female sexual predators aren't believed, so the crimes go unreported and don't get prosecuted. Considering these facts, arrest statistics for child sexual offenders by gender are meaningless.

Confidence Slides to 14-Year Low

Poll shows decline similar to start of 1990-91 and 2001 recessions.

Another Recession Sign? Spending Slows

December consumer spending showed the weakest growth in more than a year.

Several dead in Israel explosion

At least two people were killed Monday morning in a terror attack carried out by a suicide bomber at a commercial center in the southern Israeli city of Dimona. Magen David Adom emergency services declared a multi-casualty incident.

Recession? Public Says Yes

Poll says six in 10 see recession, while eight in 10 rate economy negatively.

Stocks See Not-So-Super Tuesday

Bad news from the service sector stokes recession fears, stock plummet.

Clinton Push Poll in California: Dirty Tricks Again

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton or one of her well monied supporters is up to the old style down right Rovian dirty politics again. So buyer beware. If you are getting a "POLL" call and they start talking "POLICY" you are not taking a poll at all. You are getting lied too.

Your 2008 Plan for Success

It's a new year, and 2008 can be the best year ever for you and your business.

Airport Luxe: Terminals Spare No Expense

Virgin, British Airways fight for the sleekest, hippest terminal in London.

Mega deals boost Asian stocks (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian stocks rose on Monday, gaining
2.5 percent as Microsoft Corp's $45 billion bid for
Yahoo and China's purchase of a stake in takeover
target Rio Tinto boosted investor optimism over share
valuations.

Americans slow to spend down IRA balances

Americans who have money stored in Individual Retirement Accounts tend to hang on to it for use in the later years of their retirement, according to a study being released Monday.

As economy tumbles, retirees scramble to cope

Rising food and fuel prices, falling interest rates and screeching declines in global stock markets have retirees paring spending to levels some haven't seen in decades.

Where tax savings are: Detailing deductions

With the start of the new tax year, the hunt for tax-lowering deductions and credits is officially on. But new opportunities are scarcer this year.

Exxon Posts U.S. Record $40 Billion Profit

Exxon Mobil breaks its own Q4 and annual profit records.

10 Tips: What to do with tax rebate?

Under a federal government stimulus plan, checks would be sent out in amounts ranging from $300 to $1,200 per household. How should you spend it?

State of the Union by the Numbers

A look at what President Bush said in his final State of the Union Address delivered Monday night. Each word is scaled in proportion to the number of times it was used. Roll over a word for its frequency.

Clinton's Lead Erodes, Obama Pulls More Edwards Support

On the Democratic side, Clinton leads Obama 43 percent to 34 percent, with John Edwards - who is expected to drop out today – at 14 percent. Clinton’s lead is down 17 points since Jan. 24. Again, if past history provides any clue, polling during the campaign in some states indicated that Obama was the second choice of many Edwards supporters.

Owners Ditch Pets After Home Foreclosures

Animals are the newest mortgage victims as owners leave pets behind.

MBIA posts $2.3 billion loss (Reuters)

Reuters - MBIA Inc, a bond insurer
struggling to maintain the top credit ratings necessary for its
business, posted a fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after a $3.5
billion write-down.

Al Gore, Your Country Needs You...Endorse Barack Obama. Now!

It's time. Now. Before February 5th. If you wait, it'll be too late. You've won the popular vote, an Oscar and a Nobel Prize, and now it's time for you to give something back

Wall Street Journal Friends Facebook

WSJ.com lets viewers see what stories their Facebook friends like.

Interview with Romney, reporter decides who to vote for

This reporter has had enough with the lies of Candidate, and decides after an interview in which Romney laughed at his opponents just who to vote for.

Who are the traitors that voted in favor of REAL ID?

House Resolution 1268 contained the appropriations for REAL ID. Here is the official vote in the senate. Please contact your Senator expressing your disgust.

Obama's win not, I repeat, not, about race

Exit poll nuggets from the Atlantic illuminating the fact that racists are a dying breed...literally.

Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves Woman's Life

Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV's "Johnny Johnny," in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. "The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge...So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge..."

The town that measures life in 15-second intervals

Life here is measured in intervals of 15 seconds. It is how long the people of Sderot have between the sounding of the sirens and the inevitable explosion.Hardly anyone walks outdoors unless they have to. There is fear in Sderot - fear of Hamas' rockets and fear for the psychological damage to the next generation. Reality check, Sderot 2008.

Ever Steal From a Hotel? Give it Back

D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel asks guests to retun pilfered items, promises amnesty.

Help! I Can't Sell My McMansion

In these tough times, even the rich find it tough to sell a house.

2008 Republican Candidates as 'Toons

Cartoonist Matt Wuerker pretty much nails it.

Desperately seeking Osama

The chappy from 'Super Size Me' has a new project. Last time he took it to McDonalds, this time he's looking for Bin Laden

CFO Allegedly Loved 'Em, Left 'Em w/STDs

Women say former WellPoint CFO spread STDs, pressured one for an abortion.

Mortgage analysis firm to cooperate in NY probe (Reuters)

Reuters - Mortgage loan analysis company
Clayton Holdings Inc , in an agreement with New York's
attorney general, said on Saturday it would detail how Wall
Street firms disregarded its warnings about the quality of home
loans later sold to investors.

Why the Cult of Scientology Needs to be Abolished

A former member of the Cult of Scientology describes some of the insanity she endured beginning at the age of six.

Victoria's Secret, Super Bowl Resume Affair

Lingerie chain to run ads during Super Bowl for first time since '99.

Rate Cut Puts Whiff Of Refi In The Air (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Even before Tuesday's 0.75% slash in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates had been sliding. Last week's cut pulled down home loan rates more.

CEO Allegedly Loved 'Em, Left 'Em w/STDs

Women say former WellPoint CEO spread STDs, pressured one for an abortion.

Read the Bible - Get Your Finances in Order

Some use religion to guide their personal finances.

Keep up to date on Anon's Scientology targets and results.

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Ford Offers Buyouts to 54,000 Workers

Automaker plans to replace those leaving with lower-paid workers.

Central Bankers Now Admit that Inflation is a HUGE Concern

The Fed’s move, which reflected a dire view of the state of the American economy, raised pressure on the European bank to concede that the slowdown an ocean away would drag down Europe, where the major countries are expected to show slightly softer economic growth after two years of robust performance.

What the Fed's big rate cut means to you

If you’ve been investing for a while, you’ve lived through the '87 crash and the tech-stock collapse , but that doesn’t make this year’s plunge easy to stomach. So, what’s it mean to you ?

Banter Is Enouraged at Some Workplaces

Small business owners should welcome employee chatter.

Israel launches advanced satellite into space This Morning

Israeli space program marks another successful launch, as TECSAR joins other Israeli intelligence, observation and commercial satellites hovering in orbit. The satellite – TECSAR – is a commercial intelligence satellite, designed for collecting intelligence and footage from space. The 772lbs satellite was sent into orbit atop an Indian missile.

Senator Edwards, We Need You To Lead

"John Edwards should challenge his rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to go back to Washington, DC and fight against retroactive immunity for the telecoms.Glenn Greenwald:'It will be increasingly difficult to listen to Edwards, Obama and Clinton tout their supreme leadership attributes and their commitment to' changing the Washington[...]"

Protecting investments from steep stock slides

There are ways to minimize losses in a stock market downturn, and you can even profit from one. But each technique, from stop-loss orders to short sales to “put” options, has drawbacks.

Gaza City plunged into darkness

Gaza City plunged into darkness

Fox gives "fair and balanced" interview with Ron Paul.

Excellent interview with Ron Paul. Jan 18/08. First story about this video has vanished so i figured we should just put it up again.

Watchdog: Congress causes biggest tax problem

End-of-year congressional votes to change the tax code have created havoc for the Internal Revenue Service and top the list of problems bedeviling taxpayers, according to an annual report released Wednesday.

How noble are the motives behind awarding of the Nobel Prize

The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong. As icon, myth and ritual, the Nobel Prize is well secured. But what do we actually know about the Nobel Prize?

Getting Us Out Of Iraq Can Get Us Out Of The Recession

How much money would we save and what could we do with it. Compelling set of facts.

Which businesses hold up well in a recession?

A reader wonders which businesses do well when the economy heads south.? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

Wall St. drops as Bush rescue plan disappoints (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks tumbled for a fourth day on
Friday to close out the worst week for the S&P 500 in five
years on worry that a White House effort to boost the economy
may not prevent a recession.

Who’s Really Sick? Tell Us

George W. Bush thinks that making us all use emergency rooms is the solution to our health care crisis. We beg to differ.

Bush Destroys American Credibility by Dismissing NIE Report

President George W. Bush hasn't accomplished much on his voyage to the Middle East, but he did take the time to inflict another wound on the entire U.S. intelligence community—and on the credibility of anything he might ever again say about the world because he "all but disowned" the agencies' Dec. 3 NIE on Iran.

How Religion's Stranglehold on America Harms Democracy

American politicians have regularly wielded religious language and symbolism in their moments of need, and such faith talk has always helped provide a sense of moral certainty in a shape-shifting world. But candidates used religion mostly as an adjunct to the real meat of the political process, a tool to whip up support for policies.

Fed Chief Testifies as Economy Teeters

Ben Bernanke hints he is open to a stimulus package to avert recession.

MPP doubles GOP medical marijuana offer to $20k

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Days before the first presidential caucuses in a medical marijuana state, the Marijuana Policy Project today doubled its offer to presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney to back up their statements opposing medical marijuana with scientific evidence. This brings the offer total up to $20,000!

Glenn Beck: FDR 'was one evil son of a b*tch.'

Today on his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck went on a rant against former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, blaming him for making the Great Depression "go on and on and on for a decade." He then said, "I love my grandfather, but I just want to slap himself across the face for liking FDR. I think that was one evil son of a bitch."

Michigan's Ominous Message for Hillary Clinton

Analysis of Hillary's inability to convincingly win a state where she had no opposition.

Porn on Blu-ray: Did Sony Sell Out?

There have been reports that Sony relaxed its position on Blu-ray porn. Sony never banned adult content on Blu-ray, but they weren't going out of their way to facilitate it, why would they?

Even Republicans Agree Rush Limbaugh Is Obsolete

Particularly when it comes to his head-in-the-sand stance on global warming, Rush Limbaugh is part of an old, tired machine that even conservatives are growing tired of.

Planning for Your Company's Future

Ensure that your company is headed in the right direction with these few steps.

Are we already in a recession?

Economists debate whether the economy may be headed for recession, but many readers believe we are already in one.? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com’s John W. Schoen.

New Challenge For Republicans: Voters Focus On Weak Economy (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - First, Hillary Clinton unveiled a $70 billion plan to stimulate the economy. Barack Obama followed with a $75 billion proposal. Neither can match the $100 billion in emergency government aid that John Edwards wants to dispense.

Late payments on consumer loans climb

Late payments on consumer loans, including those for autos, home improvement and certain home equity loans, have hit their highest point since the last U.S. recession.

71 People Arrested at Supreme Court

More than 70 people were arrested at the Supreme Court Friday in a protest calling for the shutdown of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

$325k bank robbery Across the Street From FBI HQ in DC

this guy is good

NH okays Kucinich recount. Kucinch has to pay,

The New Hampshire secretary of state will conduct hand recounts of Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primaries, reported Manchester, N.H., TV station WMUR. But Kucinich has to pay for it.

Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion (Reuters)

Reuters - Bank of America Corp said on Friday it
would buy mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4
billion in a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses
in the U.S. housing crisis.

Reagan On Giuliani: "I Think He's Crazy"

From Reagan's memoirs.

10 Tips: Fix credit-report errors

Have you ever been horrified to discover errors on your credit report? Such inaccuracies can and should strike fear into any conscientious consumer’s heart. Here are some helpful tips.