Congress returns to an ‘intense’ opening

With more robust majorities in both houses of Congress and a deepening global financial crisis, ... and Inauguration on Jan. 20, House Democrats plan to move legislation on issues key to their base – ... recovery plan expected to cost between $850 billion and $1 trillion. Not since President Franklin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:10:39

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I ♥ My L.C.S.

This summer I ♥ Comics returns to Blog@Newsarama. Each week comics creators, bloggers and fans discuss the things they love about the medium ... MARVEL ZOMBIES 3. He coordinates his various insidious plans for global domination through his web ... my local comics shop, Rocketship, which is a few short blocks from my house in beautiful Brooklyn, New [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 17:44:39

Global Bailout Linkfest

Lots of news breaking this weekend on the coordinated, global bank recapitalization and bailout. Here are a few headlines ( ... Funds (WSJ) • White House Overhauling Rescue Plan (NYT) • Despite New Policies, Worse Crisis (Barron's) • Morgan may benefit from latest Treasury plans (Marketwatch) • Fannie, Freddie to Buy $40 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 13:15:00

OBAMA’S CARBON ULTIMATUM

Liberals pretend that only President Bush is preventing the United States from adopting some global warming "solution," ... with his climate agenda, says the Wall Street Journal. The complaint has been that the White House blocked ... bludgeon. He plans to issue an ultimatum to Congress: Either impose new taxes and limits on carbon [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 13:35:55

New Era, New Czars

In the LA Times (as well as the Chicago Tribune, Agence France Presse and others) ... European global warming plans in the Washington Post... On PBS Nightly Business Report Deron Lovaas talks ... seriously by creating an "energy czar" position to help guide White House energy leadership... New [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 21:21:00

BBC Caribbean News in Brief

BBC Caribbean News in Brief January 19th, 2009 ... have announced plans recently to leave Bermuda amid the global financial crisis and fears of tighter ... secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Orville London, that’s because the island [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:35:00

SeaO2 : Ecological Housing Project

Today with lot of environmental developments happening world over like global warming, energy crisis, lifestyle changes, ... . More and more architectural designs are using digital technologies with respect to modeling, simulation, evaluation ... is an experimental ecological housing project. The project poses an alternative to current plans for Tel Aviv [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 08:02:54

Today’s Science Policy News for November, 20th 2008

A look at today’s science and health policy news: Bush attacked over wildlife plans BBC–US environmentalists have accused President George W Bush ... to the global environmental threat once he moves into the White House. Obama Advisers May Signal ... emergency funds into old economic sectors like the auto industry, the federal government should look [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:56:13

The Global Economy Is Reeling - What Should Be Done?

  By CNNMoney.com staff Last Updated: September 30, 2008: 9:13 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Senate plans to vote on the $700 billion bank rescue plan Wednesday evening - two days after the House failed to pass it. The bill adds new provisions - including raising the FDIC insurance cap from $100,000 to $250, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 18:38:01

Countdown to the end of Bush-Cheney regime: War with Iran: What Could Happen If … ?

Dandelion Salad by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Global Research, June 8, 2008 If war is averted, hopefully a Democratic President may enter the White House, then, who knows? Dialogue with Iran ... plans for the Bush cabal to attack Iran by August. His “informed source” told him, that two members [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 23:26:47

Louis Vuitton scraps plans for Tokyo store amid recession

Tokyo - French fashion house LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA has abandoned its plans to open a flagship store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district as the global financial crisis hits Japan's booming luxury market, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Declini... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:45:08

Congressman Warns Global Warming 'Could' Harm Christmas Trees

With an impeccable sense of poor timing due to a snowstorm in Las Vegas and unusually cold weather throughout the nation, ... change could alter the state's Christmas trees. Shuler and others plan to hold a press conference ... in the White House. But the trees rely on the cool temperatures in the southern Appalachians [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:50:07

The Global Warming Deniers Are Restless

Just when you thought it was safe to acknowledge the unequivocal reality of global warming….. Just when you thought the U.S ... progressive environmentalist Rep. Henry Waxman take over as chairman of the House Energy and Environment Committee and Senator Barbara Boxer announce plans to introduce two major climate bills early [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 15:48:48

TOPWRAP 3-Fissures open over how to rescue global economy

TOPWRAP 3-Fissures open over how to rescue global economy December 11th, 2008 * Germany sparks row over stimulus plans * China CPI drops to 22-month low, adds to deflation fear * U.S. auto bailout passes House, faces grim Senate * Bank of Korea slashes rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 10:08:40

Not As Planned

I've been absent from the blog for a few days because I have been sort of stuck in my head thinking about the craptastic state of the global economy, ... these days have revolved around pretty heady and heavy things. Paul and I had lots of plans ... of living so that we could focus on saving a down payment for a house, have enough money to take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 01:03:17

Bush On Global Warming: Decider Or Dissembler?

President George W. Bush once famously declared: “I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best ... from the White House Rose Garden to consider new climate change strategies, the president set ... . Unfortunately, the president offers no actual plan for achieving the new goal, instead calling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 05:08:07

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