Matthew Yglesias » Does The Money Have to Come From Somewhere?

Posted by hangmei08 in Uncategorized, featured on 03-09-2010

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This naturally prompted some smart-ass retorts about how the money has to come from somewhere. A fallacy that’s so commonsensical that even reasonable well-informed conservative economists sometimes fall into it. The problem, I think, …

Panhandlers seeking money to bury dead child called hoaxers, San …

Posted by vittomoroni in Uncategorized on 02-09-2010

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Authorities in San Bernardino County warned residents Thursday to beware of panhandlers asking for donations to bury a dead child. County sheriff’s officials arrested a 19-year-old transient last weekend near the Ontario Mills mall in …

Glendale woman kidnapped, forced to withdraw money from ATM | L.A. …

Posted by john in Uncategorized on 02-09-2010

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A Glendale woman was kidnapped, forced to withdraw her bank savings and then had her Pacific Avenue home burglarized, police said. The woman was walking home about noon at Pacific Avenue and Oak Street when she was approached by one…

3 Reasons to Know Your Chakras: Love, Money & Confidence | Crazy …

Posted by douggie in Uncategorized on 02-09-2010

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Does the word “chakras” sound at all familiar to you? What if I said this post was about love, money, and confidence – and how you can experience more.

Wonk Room » Perry To Accept Education Money, But Will 'Look For …

Posted by glutjens in Uncategorized, featured on 30-08-2010

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Texas will apply for about $830 million in education aid from Washington, but state officials, making a push Friday to get the money to their schools, expect a legal fight…Perry Chief of Staff Ray Sullivan told the Austin …

A Flood of Money Slow to Fix New Orleans Schools « The Washington …

Posted by anhhung in Uncategorized on 30-08-2010

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[Education1] Over the past five years, the recipient of the largest slice of rebuilding money in the state has been the Recovery School District, which took over most of New Orleans’ public schools after the storm. …

Lawmaker awarded CBC scholarship money to relatives – The Hill's …

Posted by thientu1984 in Uncategorized on 29-08-2010

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) admitted to awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to four relatives.

State, cities battle over money from traffic fines | L.A. NOW …

Posted by glutjens in Uncategorized on 28-08-2010

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The state Senate has approved a bill that seeks to halt a recent trend by cities that have diverted traffic ticket fines from the state to municipal coffers. “Several local governments have recently made it their official policy to …

Saving money with a plug-in hybrid conversion – Hybrid Cars and …

Posted by hangmei08 in Uncategorized on 27-08-2010

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“I’m going to use this to save money on my campaign. I’m running for Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder in November,” Ray Flesher recently told Denver 7 news about his recently converted plug-in Toyota Prius. But is his plug-in hybrid …

The Party needs private money. But it should raise smaller …

Posted by bobwhite in Uncategorized, featured on 26-08-2010

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By Paul Goodman There’s a Catch-22 about politicians and money, as follows. If they’re dependent on private money, they’re leeching off vested interests; if they’re dependent on public money, they’re sponging off the taxpayer.