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Renters Are Celebrating In This Recession
WHEN Whitney Pettyjohn and her 19-year-old sister, Chelsey, moved to Brooklyn last August, the best deal they could find in their price range was a two-bedroom in Bushwick with unreliable heat, nine blocks from the Morgan Avenue stop on the L train. It cost $1,700 per month.
When they looked again this year, they found a [...]
Opinion – Ruben Navarrette: Obama Is Flunking Economics
Welcome to March Madness on the Potomac.
Many Americans are so emotionally invested in the Obama presidency that they consider it too historic to fail.
They won’t tolerate any criticism of the president or his administration, finding it easier to simply attack critics. And whatever goes wrong that they can’t defend or deflect, they just blame on [...]
A Parent’s Guide To Cyberspace Safetly For Your Children
Dear Parent:
Our children are our Nation’s most valuable asset. They represent the [...]
6 Cars That Will Redefine The Way We Drive
Biodiesel. Natural gas. Propane. Methane. Americans have grown up on cars that run on one thing–fuel derived from oil–but a century after the automobile began to transform American life, a new revolution is underway. And this time, drivers may have to get used to a new kind of fuel in the tank.
For starters, President Obama [...]
Dismal Mess Of Massachusetts’s Health-Care Program Offers Preview of Why Barack’s Health Care Will Fail
Praise Mitt Romney. Three years ago, the former Massachusetts Governor had the inadvertent good sense to create the “universal” health-care program that the White House and Congress now want to inflict on the entire country. It is proving to be instructive, as Mr. Romney’s foresight previews what President Obama, Max Baucus, Ted Kennedy and Pete [...]
Facebook Hit By Negative Feedback, Makes Changes To Layout
Facebook users haven’t exactly been reticent about their dislike for Facebook’s recent redesign. And Facebook staff want you to know they’re listening.
Facebook has been deluged with feedback on its new layout, much of it negative but constructive, according to a blog posted Tuesday by Product Director Christopher Cox.
Hundreds of thousands of people gave the redesign [...]
Obama Will Face Defiant World Leaders & Protesters on Foreign Visit This Week
President Obama is facing challenges to American power on multiple fronts as he prepares for his first trip overseas since taking office, with the nation’s economic woes emboldening allies and adversaries alike.
Despite his immense popularity around the world, Mr. Obama will confront resentment over American-style capitalism and resistance to his economic prescriptions when he [...]
Baghdad On High Security Alert After Killings And Clashes with Sunni Militia
Security forces in Baghdad have taken control of main roads leading to a district where at least three people were killed on Saturday. Clashes between US and Iraqi forces and a patrol group broke out when a local Sunni militia leader was arrested.
On Sunday, troops drove through the Fadil neighbourhood urging fighters to hand over [...]
Major Cyber Spy Network Uncovered In 103 Countries
An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers from government offices around the world, Canadian researchers say.
They said the network had infiltrated 1,295 computers in 103 countries.They included computers belonging to foreign ministries and embassies and those linked with the Dalai Lama – Tibet’s spiritual leader. There is no conclusive evidence China’s [...]
Gov’t Lingo: ‘Better-Than-Expected’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Good’
After a week with some surprises — “upside” surprises, as economic apologists describe them — the stage is set for more numbers that might exceed expectations as the new week unfolds.
It’s rather easy to create the mood: just paint a dour picture — perhaps dourer than evidence would support — then announce and let investors [...]
