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According to Bloomberg, the retail giant is set to sell a 4GB iPhone for $99. The current 8GB entry-level model is $199 plus a two-year AT. (Read More)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers axed 533,000 jobs from payrolls in November, the most in 34 years, as the year-old recession hammered the economy and hardened calls for dramatic government action to restore growth. (Read More)
: Carly Roberts 7H5 Who: Employees of the U.S. What: They are losing there jobs. When: This happened in November. Where: This is going on in Washington. Why: This is happening because there not making enough money.
: Who-Workers in our country What-They're jobs are being unfairly "axed" away When-This is happening now in our economy crisis Where- This is happening all over the U.S. Why-This is happening because of the economy crisis. We should care because our friends and familys' jobs could be next.
Washington Post
President-elect Barack Obama today will introduce retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as his nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, bringing to his Cabinet a career military officer best known for running afoul of the Bush administration by questioning the Pentagon's Iraq war strategy.
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New York Times
With vast resources from stolen credit card and other financial information, cyberattackers are handily winning a technology arms race. . (Read More)
1. An opnline gang has stolen half a million credit card numbers using remotely controlled zombie computers. 2. These computers hack bank accounts. 3. This was disscovered in Bedford, Massachusets. 4. One spam engine was discovered on Nov. 11. 5. This relates to history because it can protect us and our money from hackers.
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The failure of any of the Big 3 automakers would be an "unmitigated disaster" in the midst of a recession, said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Speaking at the beginning of the second day of hearings on the automakers' request for $34 billion in loa (Read More)
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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC said on Thursday they would be open to a merger if the U.S. government mandated it as a condition for providing the emergency financing they say is needed to allow them to survive into 2009. (Read More)
: Who-General Motors Corp And Chrysler LLC When-tuesday december 6 Where-Detriot Mighan What-gobernent mandated it as a emergency financing that will need them to allow to survive in 2009 Why-It is importat because it is a good car company and many people would be carless without it
: While Chrysler's public perception of being a private company isn't helping them. What's the thought here, create a bigger problem that is in more need of emergency funding while rolling a private company into a a public company?
: john henderson Mr.large history7, period 5 dec. 6
who- general moteors corp and chrysler llc what if the government madates it as a emergency finance that they need to survive till 2009 When- tues. dec 6 where- detroit why- they could go out of buisness
washingtonpost.com - Business
President-elect Barack Obama wants the nation to derive 10 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2012, up from 2 percent today. That comes on top of the global push for green power, making wind and solar power companies a good bet.
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: Aside form pledges of developing renewable energy Obama has also the main goal of providing high standard education for all American kids; this is the reason why he doesn’t allow parents to use public school money for private school. One of the key ingredients to the success of a modern nation is education. America has recently had a presidential election, and education is a key issue. President-elect Barack Obama already has some ideas. According to this article, he wants to take a good look at the No Child Left Behind act. He doesn’t want to get rid of it altogether, but he does want reform, especially when it comes to the subject of standardized testing, and he is against having students “fill in bubbles” every year, and preparing them to only do so. Both he and Vice president-elect Joe Biden are both supporters of charter schools, provided they perform adequately. Teachers at private and charter schools will be in line for incentives such as the Teacher Service Scholarships, and pay bonuses and increases to perform to standards. He also wants to boost Early Head Start programs and give tax credits (or as he calls it the “American Opportunity” credit) for college education and these things are all at the forefront of his education plan. Repairing faith in America’s schools, and therefore the credit repair of the American workforce, is something that is definitely desirable.
washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor
Michael Kinsley suggested that President-elect Barack Obama may be fibbing about giving up cigarettes and said we should "offer him a light and look the other way" ["Let the Guy Smoke," op-ed, Nov. 20]. Mr. Kinsley may have said this in jest, but it's no joke that smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this co (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Washington Sketch by Dana Milbank (washingtonpost.com)
Barack Obama was called a socialist at most every stop the Republican ticket made during the campaign. So when Obama arrived in Washington yesterday for the first time as president-elect, the first thing the accused socialist did was sit down with an actual socialist: President Bush. (Read More)
: Creepy, desperate media...yea that a great idea...they may as well say the school his kids go to and what times they have recess at. American media will take whatever they can get for a story. Not that my government is any better, but we certainly are not THAT bad. lol
New York Times
The terrorist siege is likely to threaten India’s already murky economic future and thwart plans to transform the city into a regional financial center, economists said.
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: Trenten Per 6 The terrorist attack on the Mumbai hotel has hurt India's economy even more. The countries' economy is suffering since the downfall of real estate and credit. Many investors are going to be very careful in giving money to india. Sensex has also failed.
: what-terrosist attack on india mumbai hotel when-27 november 2008 where-mubai hotel india who-terroist from india why-because it could hurt indias econmy and make the people poor
New York Times
The prospect that the sitting government could be replaced by a coalition became more likely on Friday following a day of negotiations and agreements between opposition parties.
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: Sheffield Spence period 5 Who: Canada's government What: is in danger of replacement When: likely on Friday Where: Canada Why: because two other parties hope to take over this party How: by taking a vote
Wall Street Journal
Obama will nominate New York Fed President Geithner to be Treasury secretary, and plans to introduce his entire economic team next week.
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1.Who? Barack obama 2.What? hell anounce the economic team members 3.When? Mon. Nov. 24 4.Where? At a conference 5.Why? because the economy is very bad
guardian.co.uk Politics
A plan to create more than 10,000 jobs in the construction industry by insulating homes in the private and public sectors will be announced by Alistair Darling in today's pre-budget report.The government will bring forward future capital spending in an attempt to reduce energy bills this winter and to employ some of those l (Read More)
: Who?- Alistair Darling What?- a plan to create more than 10,000 jobs in the construction industry by insulating homs in the private and public sectors will be announced 11-23-08 in a pre-budget report Where?- When?- November 23, 2008 Why?- An attempt to reduce energy bills this winter and employ some of those laid off during the worst downturn in the property market for 2 decades.