Archive for April, 2008


29
Apr

SAIGON “FELL” TODAY; WHEN WILL BAGHDAD FOLLOW ?

VIETNAM WAR ENDED TODAY WHY? ONE SIDE WON! | CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS AGAIN | CREDIT CARD FEES RISE | FTC WONDERS WHY THEY ALLOWED SO MUCH DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING | OBAMA HAS HAD ENOUGH FROM REVEREND WRIGHT | NBC NEWS CONDEMNS FLUFF, PRACTICES IT | MORE


29
Apr

CREDIT COMPANIES SQUEEZE CONSUMERS AS FTC WHINES AT ITS FAILURE

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: DOWN AGAIN
NEW YORK - Soaring gas prices and weaker job prospects made Americans gloomier about the economy in April, sending a widely watched measure of consumer sentiment to a five-year low, a private research group said Tuesday.
The New York-based Conference Board said that its Consumer Confidence Index, which had plummeted in March, fell […]


29
Apr

Obama Finally Nixes Reverend Wright: Seeks to Recapture Momentum


29
Apr

NEW LOBBY CRITICAL OF ISRAEL FORMED; $10 A GALLON GAS FEARED

Why Mortgage Industry and Bankers Fear Regulation | More Signs of Showdown with Iran | New Supreme Court Rule May Make It Harder For Voters | MTV Accused of Cheating Staffers | NYCLU Study On NYPD Shows Racial Bias in Pot Busts | The Legacy Of Tom Paine | More, Much More


29
Apr

HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLETS: GAS PRICE MAY CLIMB TO $10 A GALLON


29
Apr

Can You Believe: RACE INFLUENCES WHO COPS BUST FOR POT?

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