Tag: United States
"Once In A Century" Economic Crisis Afoot [Breaking News]
HidingFromGoro.
Posted to Business on Sun Sep 14, 2008 at 10:56:31 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
So says Alan Greenspan.
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Petulant Pierre Beats Out Ugly American As #1 Tourist Terror
port1080.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 11:30:12 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Despite the common wisdom, according to a recent survey of hotel employees, Americans aren't the worst tourists to deal with - in fact, it's not even close.
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Time To Sell Your Dollars?
thefadd.
Posted to Scoop on Thu Oct 11, 2007 at 08:09:45 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
America's current precarious economic situation is well documented. The leanings of its federal government toward ever-expanding internationalist programs is also well documented. Enter the perfect storm: new currency.
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All Your Exchange Rate Are Belong To Us, Eh?
pO157.
Posted to Business on Sun Jun 17, 2007 at 08:39:13 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
Canada, once "America's Attic" and the place to go for ridiculously cheap merchandise due to the once favorable exchange rate is now poised to take the upper hand on its southern neighbor.
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Nouri Maliki: I'm Bringing Baathification Back!
pO157.
Posted to Legal on Tue May 15, 2007 at 02:47:48 AM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
To the surprise of some, both the Prime Minister and President of Iraq have proposed allowing members of Saadam Hussein's former ruling party to resume employment government and economic offices.
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Axis of Opposition
rEvolution inAction.
Posted to Politics on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 08:29:13 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Yeah we heard of the Axis of Evil, well guess what.. it's really here.. if you subscribe to the 'US vs Them' mentality. India, China and Russia have started talks regarding cooperation on a number of different subjects ranging from trade (including oil) to foreign policy to terrorism. They've essentially agreed that they have no real disagreements.
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