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Thursday, February 5, 2009

State Employee: "I Do No Work And I Get $93,000"

He spends much of his workday at the State Insurance Fund donning headphones, listening to rock 'n' roll, blues or classical tunes and his superiors are cool with that...

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Source: timesunion

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

‘Collusion part of doing business’

The World Bank recently barred three Filipino contractors from bidding for agency-funded projects after a bank investigation found that the three firms and four Chinese companies had colluded to rig the bidding for a $33-million WB-funded road project in the country…

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Source: business inquirer net

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Obama Admits He "screwed up' over Daschle

"I don't want to send a message to the American people that there are two sets of standards, one for powerful people, and one for ordinary folks who are working every day and paying their taxes," Obama said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday....

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Source: smh.com.au

Monday, February 2, 2009

CBS Orders Arranged Marriage Reality Series

The show introduces four adults age approximately 25-45 who are anxious to get married but have been unsuccessful in their search for a mate. Their friends and family select a spouse for them, and the newly paired couple exchange marital vows. The series follows their marriages.

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Source: thrfeed.com

British films beat the economic gloom

British films accounted for 31 per cent of cinema takings in 2008, the second highest in a decade. And while it was a record year for box-office receipts, foreign investment was down significantly, in a mixed year for the domestic film industry….

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Source: the independent

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Barack Obama getting tough on Wall Street idiots

"We must have our financial institutions survive but not with a culture that thinks it's all right to kick the taxpayer in the shins," Senator Claire McCaskill said proposing a law that would prevent executives from making more than the $400,000 salary of the US president….

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Source: times of india