POT OF GOLD: Dope smoker Robbie Moloney takes on the law – and scores
DOPE smoker Robbie Moloney has scored more than half a million dollars from the state government – thanks to a mind-blowing bungle by the justice system.
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Newspaper: Deal on the edge of financial ruin
In the midst of his campaign for governor, Nathan Deal faces such dire financial troubles that he must sell his home to avert foreclosure or bankruptcy.
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Senate to pass small business lending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-delayed legislation designed to open up credit to small businesses and award them with other incentives to expand and hire new workers is on track to pass the Senate on Thursday.
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August median home price 0,000 in Santa Cruz County
By Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif. Sept. 15–SANTA CRUZ — Brian Schabel and Vivian Chan could have bought a house. The young couple, orthodontists with offices in Santa Cruz and Aptos, decided to invest in commercial property instead.
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US homes lost to foreclosure up 25 pct on year
(AP:LOS ANGELES) Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis.
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New protests in Greece over austerity cuts
As Greece backs away from the brink of bankruptcy, protesters lashed out against Prime Minister George Papandreou Saturday as he reaffirmed his drive to cut Greece’s mounting deficit with new austerity measures.
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Igor Could Become Category 5 Hurricane
MIAMI — Powerful Hurricane Igor is threatening become a Category 5 storms as it churns far out over the Atlantic. Igor is currently at Category 4 strength Monday with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph (240 kph).
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Price home right if you want to sell
Question: I have been trying unsuccessfully to sell my home for the last few weeks after being told by my company that I would have to relocate. I am single, so I have no family concerns, but I am worried about having these payments hanging over my head after my move.
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How many casinos are too many?
How many casinos are too many?
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Local, state officials tout colonia redevelopment
No doubt Juan Carreon was eager to get back into the air conditioning of his new Cameron Park home, since being outdoors late Wednesday afternoon was like being wrapped in a hot, wet blanket.
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School Board to request grants
If the St. Tammany School Board approves three resolutions that were passed at Thursday’s Committee as a Whole for Business Affairs and Administrative meeting, it will allow Superintendent Trey Folse or in some cases, School Board President John Lamarque to apply for community development block grants.
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Karzai’s brother made 500,000 dollars on Kabul Bank property deal
London, Sept.9 : Afghan President Hamid Karzai brother Mahmoud made a half-million pound profit in eight months on a luxury villa in Dubai bought with a loan from the Kabul Bank, which is at the centre of the country’s current financial and political crisis.
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Karzai’s brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai made nearly $ 1 million on a Dubai property deal financed with money from Kabul Bank, according to a person familiar with the transaction and a property sales registry. Dubai – Afghanistan – United Arab Emirates – Kabul – Kabul Bank
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Karzai’s brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai made nearly $ 1 million on a Dubai property deal financed with money from Kabul Bank, according to a person familiar with the transaction and a property sales registry.
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Elgin still pretty as a picture
Michael Baker looks around Elgin County Museum and likes what he sees. In time for the International Plowing Match Sept. 21 to 25, three complementary exhibitions being installed this week at the museum celebrate the essence of rural Elgin.[...]
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Jones Log Barn project needs 0K more to become reality
The Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust, established in 2001 to locally teach the importance of historic preservation, continues to work on its original project: preserving and reconstructing the historic Jones Log Barn. Now in its final phase, the project has two obstacles, funding and time.
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The remix
By recent standards Barratt’s announcement that it has cut its losses and debt looks like good news for housebuilding but it seems markedly more cautious about the future than many of its rivals.
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School Board to request grants
If the St. Tammany School Board approves three resolutions that were passed at Thursday’s Committee as a Whole for Business Affairs and Administrative meeting, it will allow Superintendent Trey Folse or in some cases, School Board President John Lamarque to apply for community development block grants.
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New town hall, fire station work begins
SEABOARD — Former mayor of Seaboard Melvin Broadnax remembers when the town operated out of the backseat of a car.
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Third candidate for House officially on ballot
The North Platte Telegraph Dan Hill is officially on the ballot in the 3rd District race for the U.S. House of representatives. On Tuesday, the Nebraska Secretary of State office confirmed that Hill had collected enough valid signatures to place his name on the ballot by petition as an Independent candidate, challenging incumbent Adrian Smith. Hill joins Smith and Democratic candidate Rebekah …
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Businessman hid in shed from bailiffs for a year
A businessman hid in his shed from bailiffs for a year after his company collapsed.
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Future jobs will welcome the skilled
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all. Job creation will likely remain weak for months or even years.
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Cancer label can make or break home sales in Acreage
Kim Adamczyk had been trying to sell her Acreage home for at least two years when she finally got a decent offer in July.
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Deciding to walk away from mortgage
Baltimore resident joins the growing ranks of ‘strategic defaulters’ Criticized by some as immoral, hailed by others as righteously logical, these “strategic defaulters” have launched a national debate about personal-finance right and wrong in the wake of the worst housing slump since the Great Depression.
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Nightclub employee slashed to death
A nightclub employee was found slashed to death in the kitchen of her rented unit at the Pandan Villa Apartments in Ampang near here last night, police said.
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Throw book at wildlife trader: conservationists
Environmentalists have called on Da Lat authorities to make an example of Tu Loan, a prominent wildlife meat trader that was implicated in last week’s restaurant raids.
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Plano church provides homes for deserving families
Ronnie Baker / staff photo – Christ United Methodist Church in Plano is closing in on completion of their seventh House on the Corner project. The project will enable a lower-income family to take ownership of the new home built by the church and its many helping hands.
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KiwiRail sends water to quake-hit Christchurch
KiwiRail is sending almost 300,000 litres of water to quake-struck Christchurch.
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Future hiring will mainly benefit those with specialized skills
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.
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Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.
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Business Highlights
This year’s back-to-school season isn’t as big a bust for retailers as they feared – or as last year’s – but it’s not great either.
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Summer was time for improvements in Bogalusa schools
When Bogalusa students arrive on campus for the first day of the new school year tomorrow they are likely to notice some improvements.
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One bridge or two? Michigan Senate mulls DRIC plan as sides state their cases
DETROIT — Residents of southeastern Michigan and southern Ontario share more than a love of hockey.
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New town hall, fire station work begins
SEABOARD — Former mayor of Seaboard Melvin Broadnax remembers when the town operated out of the backseat of a car.
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Soccer-Beckham hoping to return to MLS action next week
David Beckham hopes to make his return to action in LA Galaxy’s match against Columbus Crew on Sept. 11, the midfielder said on Thursday.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson: ‘I never heard the rules’ on scholarships
CourtesyThe Dallas Democrat told radio station KRLD-AM (1080) this morning that she had never heard the rules on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation aid discussed and that written rules delivered to her office last year were “very ambiguous.”
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Federal monies used to buy local homes
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program of Lee County (NSP) has reached an important milestone, by obligating all of the $ 18 million received from the Federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act.
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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 1% and 2%
Gold traded mostly slightly lower in Asia and London before it jumped higher in early New York trade and saw an over $ 10 gain at $ 1247.35 ahead of a slight dip midmorning, but it then advanced to new highs in the last few hours of trade and ended near its last minute high of $ 1249.75 with a gain of 0.86%.
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Two area cities receive funding for clean water
CLAREMONT — The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority recently approved loans and grants to improve water quality in two cities in Dodge County — Claremont and Mantorville.
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CCFFA prepares for move to new station
The Coon Creek Fire Fighters Association (CCFFA) held its August meeting at the new fire station on Anderson Street. The group had planned on being set up in new meeting room but freshly grouted floors left limited access to the new meeting room area.
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School district braces for tax initiatives
The Douglas County School District hopes for the best but is prepared for the worst at the November polls.
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Markey should focus on GOP record, local issues, top Dem says
DENVER – Targeted Democratic incumbents such as Betsy Markey need to tout their local accomplishments and make clear that Republicans want to return to failed economic policies of the past, the head of the Democrats’ effort to retain control of the House said Wednesday.
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