Tag archive for ‘Last September’
Shooting Craps - Vegas comes up “snake-eyes!”
Now I know recession is close at hand. When the purveyors of sex, drugs, and cheap thrills hit the skids - you know the rest of the economy can’t be too far behind. America’s most outrageous city, Las Vegas, is facing a growing multitude of problems, and they all boil down to a single, unavoidable [...]
At least one guy in Britian Gets it… Need more troops in Basra for Stability
Iraqi militia success means Britain must fight – or admit failure
London, UK (The Times Online) by Richard Beeston: The battle for Basra now raging on the streets of Iraq’s second city shows every sign of turning into a nightmare for the dwindling British forces based near by.
For months Britain has been quietly reducing its presence [...]
Federal Reserve Drops Fed Funds Rate to 2%
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a smaller move than the aggressive easing it undertook earlier this year.
The Fed action, announced Wednesday after a two-day regular meeting, pushed the federal funds rate down to 2 percent, its lowest level since late 2004. It marked the seventh [...]
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