TERRORISM IS NO LONGER THE BIGGEST RISK TO THE ECONOMY–BAD CREDIT IS

Hedge funds losing their luster

INVESTMENT NEWS: Major losses at prominent hedge funds are causing pension fund managers to second guess hedge fund investments.

Housing sales continue to slip

Purchases of existing homes in the Unites States slipped 0.2% in July, the fifth consecutive monthly decline, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Bin Laden wanted US to invade Iraq, author says

As coalition troops continue to die on Iraqi soil and the US Government’s military spending on the war bleeds into billions of dollars, a new book says that not only could this have been avoided, but it was all predictable, as long as you had read the Al Qaeda manual.

JOURNALISM INITIATIVES

Power to the People?

Station seeks “public sources” in a groundbreaking effort that promises to revitalize how the news is reported.

RELEASE: August 27, 2007, PORTLAND, Ore. – Soon, what you know may become a part of what we all know.

“Oregon Public Broadcasting is partnering with American Public Media in a pioneering effort – the Public Insight Network® – to open the station’s newsroom to the knowledge and insight of citizens,” announced OPB President and CEO Steve Bass. “The Public Insight Network®, or PIN®, will utilize the first-hand experience of a variety of people – from teachers and parents to nurses and farmers – anyone who has direct experience with the issues of the day.”

The Public Insight Network® launches on September 5, 2007 with a statewide call for public sources.