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Big East has few teams that are not hot
Tribune reporterGiven the climate of the Big East Conference, most of the teams could be divided into who's playing at surface-of-the-sun hot, who's causing third-degree burns and who's Miami Beach weather. The hotter-than-ever conference has nine teams ranked in the...Tags: Jim Calhoun, McDonald's, West Virginia, Connecticut, Students
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Stop governing credit like it's 1799
The current financial crisis is as modern as it comes: Global mega-banks are trading options and derivatives at lightning speed. Yet, the law of consumer finance governs like it's the 1700s. Nearly all of our consumer safety laws are founded on the...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Credit and Debt, Consumer Confidence, Federal Reserve, Personal Finance
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Cheney says he has no reason to believe CIA did anything illegal in harsh interrogations
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe...Tags: Fishing, Dick Cheney, Defense, Wyoming, The White House
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Norm Wood's ACC rundown
¦ 247-4642ACC Power Poll 1. Duke (13-1, 1-0): Despite lack of a dependable big man, Duke entered the week third in nation in rebounding margin (plus-10.5). 2. North Carolina (14-1, 0-1): Loss to BC decreases UNC's sexiness, but the Tar Heels still have a nation-...Tags: Basketball, Brigham Young, Maryland, Florida State University, Hartford Wolf Pack
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Obama: Speech here
Spin CycleObama's big speech, in which he tries to build support for the stimulus package, is after the jump. The thrust seems to be the need for speed, and Nancy Pelosi is projecting a package by Feb. 16. For Congress,......Tags: Government Debt, Economy, National Government, State Budgets, World War II
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Pet Pesticides Kill More Than Fleas?
baltimoresun.comFido and Felix owners, listen up. A new report by the Center for Public Integrity raises questions about the safety of some popular flea and tick repellants for dogs and cats.Some 1,600 pet deaths connected to "spot on" flea and tick pesticides have... -
Madoff put many underwater but ...
The Swampby Frank James A lot of people who checked out the House hearing yesterday on Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme probably got a little confused by something Rep. Gary Ackerman of New York said. Ackerman, a Democrat, was castigating the......Tags: Securities, Fraud, Bernard Madoff, Government, Long Island
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Obama begins campaign to boost his economic recovery plan
Washington BureauPresident-elect Barack Obama, pledging to "set a new course'' for an ailing American economy, delivered a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1 trillion recovery plan Thursday, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept massive new spending as a...Tags: Credit and Debt, Iowa, Colleges and Universities, Kent Conrad, Unemployment
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One World Capital Group execs charged with fraud
Tribune reporterFederal agents arrested two principals of a Winnetka-based foreign-exchange futures dealer on fraud charges Wednesday, the Justice Department said. The two men operated One World Capital Group, which was effectively shut down in December 2007 when the...Tags: FBI, Los Angeles, Prosecution, Crimes, Fraud
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Barack Obama asks longtime University of Chicago professor Cass Sunstein to join his administration
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Cass Sunstein, a longtime University of Chicago legal scholar and prominent author, is set to take up a key cause in the Barack Obama administration: regulation. The president-elect is expected to name Sunstein—his friend and...Tags: Thurgood Marshall, Litigation and Regulation, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Felix Frankfurter
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Peach Bottom facility to pay $65,000 NRC fine
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed a $65,000 civil penalty Tuesday against Exelon Nuclear for inattentive security officers at its Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Delta, Pa., just across the border from Cardiff. Bernadette Lauer, a spokeswoman...Tags: Nuclear Power
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Cheney tells AP: North Korea helped Syria build nuclear reactor
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney says North Korea helped Syria build a reactor at a site that Israel suspected of being a nuclear installation and bombed in 2007. The White House has alleged North Korean involvement before, but top Bush...Tags: Dick Cheney, National Government, The White House, Government
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