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Gingrich contract with Freddie Mac leaves questions unanswered
Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:24 PM EST
The consulting firm founded by Newt Gingrich on Monday night released a copy of its 2006 contract with Freddie Mac showing it was paid $300,000 to provide unspecified "consulting and related services" for one of the federally sponsored housing agency's top lobbyists. The contrac …
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Ex-CIA agent charged with leaking classified info on Gitmo case
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:50 PM EST
A former U.S.
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Uzbek refugee arrested in Chicago, charged with terrorism support
Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:27 PM EST
A refugee from Uzbekistan has been arrested in Chicago and charged with providing support to a suspected Islamic terrorist group that U.S.
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Poker players sue to get to the bottom of online cheating scheme
Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:13 AM EST
Eight poker players who say they were victims of a cheating scheme on the popular Ultimate Bet website are suing a Canadian company and unnamed individuals, alleging they violated U.S.
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Obama's elite fundraisers receive plenty of perks
Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:12 AM EST
President Barack Obama’s administration is rewarding elite campaign donors in the same ways that its predecessors did, helping them win influence and access to power in Washington, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation published Thursday. …
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Occupy protesters bring their discontent to Congress
Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:51 PM EST
Hundreds of protesters gathered on a grassy knoll in front of the U.S.
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Rocky the Octopus aced his BCS picks
Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:17 AM EST
Move over, Paul. You’ve got company.
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'Tea and Occupy' -- a discussion/debate between members of the two movements
Mon Jan 9, 2012 5:01 PM EST
The Tea Party and Occupy movements have each generated considerable attention and helped shape the conversation heading into the 2012 presidential election.
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Meet the NBA tycoon and rapper's friend who could be president of Russia
Mon Jan 9, 2012 6:16 AM EST
Who is Mikhail Prokhorov? That’s easy. He is the most interesting man in the world! Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov, 46, is a singular figure in Russia and now the larger world.
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Can an octopus pick the BCS? Take it to the tank
Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:04 AM EST
Do octopi have amazing predictive powers?
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Manning defense's focus on gender identity disorder alarms some
Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:28 AM EST
Raising the hackles of some attorneys who work on transgender legal issues, defense attorneys for Bradley Manning apparently intend to make an almost novel legal argument -- that the Army private was suffering from gender identity disorder when his alleged crimes were committed …
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Today Investigates: Online puppy sales
Wed Dec 7, 2011 11:48 AM EST
Click to read Purebred Breeders' response to the Today segment.
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Brooklyn home 'liberated' by 'Occupy' protesters; cops hang back
Tue Dec 6, 2011 4:20 PM EST
The operation to occupy a vacant foreclosed home in Brooklyn on behalf of a homeless family from New York City appears to be a success.
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Marchers arrive at Brooklyn home they aim to 'liberate'
Tue Dec 6, 2011 3:45 PM EST
Marchers have arrived at the vacant foreclosed Brooklyn house they intend to “liberate” so a homeless New York City family can move in. "This is no longer a house, this is a home,” the Rev.
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Marching to foreclosed home, accompanied by cops
Tue Dec 6, 2011 3:01 PM EST
Several hundred housing activists and “Occupy” protesters are marching toward the home in Brooklyn that they intend to seize on behalf of the homeless Glasgow family. Police are escorting them toward their destination, and have so far taken no action to stop them.
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Homeless family in housing protest hoping to avoid 'a predicament'
Tue Dec 6, 2011 2:18 PM EST
Here’s a bit more on the Glasgows, the homeless New York City family being moved into a vacant foreclosed home in Brooklyn on Tuesday as part of a national protest by “Occupy” protesters and housing activists: Natasha Glasgow, 30, her former partner, Alfr …
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Sandusky's dinner with alleged victims raises new legal questions
Mon Dec 5, 2011 5:36 PM EST
While under investigation by a criminal grand jury for allegedly sexually abusing young boys, Jerry Sandusky said he spoke to and even dined with men now identified as his victims.
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Pakistan's 'Memogate' triggers U.S. ambassador's resignation
Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:49 PM EST
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., has resigned amid controversy surrounding a memo he allegedly drafted shortly after U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in May. The memo requested U.S.
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Sandusky charity faced contempt motion over missing records
Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:44 PM EST
Pennsylvania state prosecutors filed a secret motion to hold The Second Mile children’s charity in contempt in July after the organization failed to turn over expense records of founder Jerry Sandusky in response to a grand jury subpoena, according to a source familiar with …
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Second nonprofit says it sent kids to Sandusky charity
Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:50 PM EST
By Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News A New York-based charity sent about 30 children to a residential program run by The Second Mile, the charity founded by Jerry Sandusky. The nonprofit, A Better Chance, was founded in 1963 to provide better learning opport …
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Lobbying firm's memo spells out plan to undermine Occupy Wall Street
Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:18 AM EST
By Jonathan Larsen and Ken Olshansky, MSNBC TV A well-known Washington lobbying firm with links to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to take on Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests, according to a memo obtained by …
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Using a credit card induces euphoria, new research shows
Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:24 PM EST
Credit cards take us out of our right minds, inducing a kind of euphoria that makes people ignore the downsides to purchases, suggests a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Like a starry-eyed new lover who ignores the downsides of an obviously incompatible but ve …
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Defibrillator 'upgrade' apparently a dud
Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:13 AM EST
By Lilly Fowler, Fair Warning Just over a decade ago, hospitals around the country began spending millions of dollars to buy automated defibrillators to save the lives of more patients who go into sudden cardiac arrest.
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Warning accompanies restoration of 'bad docs' database
Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:07 PM EST
A database of disciplinary action against doctors and other medical professionals that was closed in September has been restored, but with new restrictions intended to prevent reporters from using it to “out” individual doctors with troubled track records. As detailed …
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Dear Mike,
How do I get my story to you? I am a member of a group of franchisees of the same company who have all lost our stores within a period of a year of opening. Of course, the economy affected sales and the banks (who had only just given us the loan to open our businesses) refused to help us out. Please advise.
Thanks.
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Mike, the owner of www.laidoffneedajob.com is going to be Elkhart tomorrow through Wednesday, I thought it would be a great idea for your team to interview her. She is an Elkhart Native and is bringing plenty of the wristbands with her. There are so many people in Elkhart that do not have access to a computer to order these wristbands and plus the people that cannot afford them, she has given them away to. Plus she has great ideas to share on how to get your resume noticed. In addition, she is looking for distributors in Elkhart to sell the wristbands.
Her name is Barbara Bourn and you can reach her at 941-809-9907. These wristbands give people hope and that is what we need in Elkhart right now.
A friend of the family.
Hi Mike, I am actually writing to you this evening with some GOOD news regarding jobs in Elkhart. My name is Kelly Bathgate, I work in Elkhart at Peoplelink Staffing Solutions. I am currently looking to fill many positions in the Elkhart area over the next few weeks. I am looking for experienced RV and Manufactured Housing/Parkmodel workers, all phases and positions. Thought maybe you could help me get the word out that I am hiring...yes you heard it hiring! We are located at 1240 N Nappanee Street in Elkhart, we accept applications Monday-Thursday 830am-11am and then again from 1pm-3pm. Resumes can also be emailed to me at kbathgate@peoplelinkstaffing.com. Peoplelink strives to find great employees for great companies, hopefully we will get some great employees back to work.
Thanks, Kelly Bathgate
Staffing Specialist
Peoplelink Staffing Solutions
574-262-8050
Mike,
Although the Elkhart, Goshen, IN. areas have an unemployment rate of over 18%, The people of these communities show strength and give us all hope...
A local scrap metals company, OmniSource, is running a campaign to raise funds for the Riley's Children's Hospital and customers bring in scrap and have been donating to this cause from the money they receive for the scrap metals. For many of the folks this money could be used to feed their own families, pay mortgages, buy medicine for their own children and yet they find a way to donate to this amazing cause. This selflessness proves that as a country, we will make it through these impossibly tough times by helping eachother. Kudos to the heroes of Goshen, Elkart and all the citizens of the USA who put others before themselves to help those in need.
Mike,
I came from a small community in Eastern Oregon with one large industry. Every time they add another, one will fail. Last year it was the last lumber mill and the only motorcoach/fiberglass lamination factory. When the nation takes a little dive, Harney County takes a nose dive. However, it has some of the toughest, fightenest citizens and always pulls itself back up by the bootstraps and goes on. It's full of honest, hardworking people that know how to support your neighbor. You might want to check them out.
Leona
My Dear Sir,
I was reading your article about Elkhart when I saw what i suppose was an editing mistake. "There are a surprisingly number of..." Although whatever that sentence ends with, it still refers to a single thing. Therefore, you should have stated: There is a surprisingly number of...
Thanks for your time.
Sincerely.
Good Afternoon Mike - Thank you for profiling our great town, Elkhart, IN. I certainly hope that you will highlight the positive side of Elkhart. Do remember that if we have 20% unemployment, that means 80% of us are working ... and working very hard like the rest of this country. I run a small family-owned business, and we are proud to be maintaining our sales and continuing to grow by diversifying and supplying good service to our current customers - some of which we have had for 40+ years. We are a optimistic town ... full of entrepreneurs and hard working people. I look forward to seeing their comments in your articles.
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