Too Much Whining Ruined Whatever Points Clinton Scored

Too Much whining ruined whatever points Hillary clinton Scored.

Hollywood's Greatest On-Screen Pairs

When the right chemistry is in place, one plus one equals big box office hit.

1 in 100 Americans Are Behind Bars: Highest Rate Ever

For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report. Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. One in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.

The 10 Worst Products For Men Ever Created

While much as been said about the way advertisers have always hawked their products to women by playing on their insecurities, men have not been immune from similar pitches.

High Court Says Suing Your 401(k) Is OK

The Supreme Court is allowing retirement plan participants to sue over losses.

Dollar Continues Plunge as Bernanke Proposes More Rate Cuts

The dollar fell to a record low of $1.50 per euro on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke today will indicate the U.S. central bank is prepared to keep lowering interest rates.

Black America Still a Step Behind

Four decades after Kerner equality efforts, income and education gaps persist.

More people are tapping their 401(k) for cash

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half.

Sharper Image : The Future Was Then

For all of its flaws as a business, nobody can accuse the Sharper Image of over-promising. Then the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced it would close 90 of its roughly 180 stores "as soon as possible." ...What are we losing? A world of luminescent safety leashes, hideaway gyms, telescoping ladders --

Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business

Once a marketing gimmick, free has emerged as a full-fledged economy. Offering free music proved successful for Radiohead & Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The fastest-growing parts of the gaming industry are ad-supported casual games online and free-to-try massively multiplayer online games. Virtually everything Google does is free to consumers..

Fed Forecasts Slower Economy, Less Jobs

In documents released today, the Fed says it expects slower economic growth.

Dow, S&P near flat after rally fades (Reuters)

Reuters - The Dow and S&P 500 ended little
changed on Wednesday after a rally fizzled when doubts emerged
that lifting investment caps on the two largest home financing
companies was enough to prevent deeper damage to the housing
market.

Stealthy Stack

Four USAF F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighters fly in formation during a sortie over the Antelope Valley, California, USA. Photographer: Bobbi Zapka, Chief, Aerial Photo Department at Edwards Air Force Base

Big-Ticket Manufacturing Orders Plunge

Orders for planes, car parts and other U.S. goods see largest drop in 5 months.

Clinton Gets Caught Again on NAFTA

I want to remind folks who claim Hillary Clinton never praised NAFTA that, in fact, she did praise NAFTA - repeatedly.

Parts of 60 Minutes broadcast blocked in Alabama...

As 60 Minutes was putting its show together, the White House put pressure on CBS - the parent company - to kill the show. During the 60 Minutes broadcast and ONLY during the Don Siegelman portion - the screen went black for Huntsville residents and Mobile residents. Karl Rove may be gone from office, but he clearly is not gone from power.

As Economy Slips, Yacht Sales Skyrocket

Your home's value might be falling, but these billionaire toys are appreciating.

2004: Nader was funded by high-dollar Republican donors

GOP donors funding Nader: Among those who had given to Nader were businessman Nijad Fares, who donated $200,000 to Bush's 2000 inaugural committee; Richard and Pamela Egan, who have raised more than $300,000 for Bush; and Michigan developer Ghassan Saab, who has given $30,000 to the RNC since 2001. Follow the money.

In Recessions, Doing the Job Is Not Enough

Career coach says no job is safe, and the workplace is no place for modesty.

The Burn Bag. When shredding evidence just isn't enough

A senior U.S. Secret Service inspector admitted today that she destroyed original evidence sought in a long-standing lawsuit alleging that the service routinely discriminates against African American agents. She placed the documents in a “burn bag” for destruction just two days before she was scheduled to testify in the case.

The Clinton Camp's "Audacity of Hopelessness"

The Clinton camp has been the slacker in this presidential race, and its candidate’s message, for all its purported high-mindedness, is self-immolating.

Still Europe, but Cheaper

Once overlooked, Eastern European locales are drawing more travelers.

UAW goes on strike against American Axle (Reuters)

Reuters - The United Auto Workers began a strike
against auto parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings
Inc shortly after midnight on Tuesday after failing to
reach agreement on a new contract.

Supreme Court allows retirement plan suits

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that individual participants in the most common type of retirement plan can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses.

Existing Home Sales Hit 9-Year Low

Sales of single-family homes and condos dropped by four-tenths of one percent.

US-Mexico 'virtual fence' ready

A high-technology system to control the US-Mexico border with cameras and radar instead of a physical fence has gained government approval, US officials say.

GOP congressman indicted for extortion, money laundering

Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona

How to tell if now is the time to refinance

A sharp drop in mortgage rates has sparked a wave of refinancing. But not everyone qualifies. Here is a guide on whether refinancing might be a good option for you.

Amtrak's New Look: Screeners, Dogs, Guns

Amtrak says new procedures won't hold up the flow of passengers.

Clintons' Tax Returns Would Cast a Wider Light

Clinton is resisting calls from Obama to follow him in releasing personal tax returns, arguing that large amounts of her personal financial information are already public.

Russ Feingold: "I Voted for Barack Obama"

Senator Russ Feingold, a progressive icon who was the only Senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001, proposed the first timeline for bringing the troops home from Iraq and sought to censure Bush over warrantless wiretapping, said he voted in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary for Barack Obama.

Trader Joe's to Exclude Some China Imports

The move comes after customers voiced concerns about products from China.

The most overpriced suburbs in America

While many of the nation's homeowners are worried about falling home prices, others would argue they're not falling fast enough.

Ambac rescue may be announced Mon or Tues--source (Reuters)

Reuters - A rescue for bond insurer Ambac
Financial Group Inc may be announced on Monday or
Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Trouble Selling Your House? Try Swapping It

House swapping is a growing trend in tough market -- find out how it works.

Have You Had to Borrow from Your 401(k)?

Tell your story to ABC News.

Building a Life on $25 and a Gym Bag

A college graduate leaves a comfortable life for an experiment in poverty.

Deputy tasers high school student against direct orders

Disgusting. Those things need to be banned.

Answer Desk: How much will my rebate be?

What could be simpler than handing out tax rebates? Alas, with all things related to the U.S. tax code, the question of who gets what turns out to be not so simple.

Short quarter trims JC Penney 4Q profit (AP)

AP - J.C. Penney Co. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percent as its middle-class customers struggled with a weakening economy, and the department store retailer predicted modest earnings this year.

Food, Health Care Spur Price Index Jump

The increase in the Consumer Price Index was higher than economists expected.

Obama Wins Hawaii and Wisconsin

Obama wins Hawaii caucuses!

Bush: 19% approval

"Seventy-seven percent of Americans disapprove of the job he is doing, and 79 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy."

The Next Financial Crisis?

A failure in the bond insurance world could have grave ramifications.

Investor's Corner: Use Fund Data To Find Promising Stocks (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Hunters follow footprints when they stalk big game. Likewise, investors can follow the tracks of mutual funds to spot winning stocks.

No Oil, No Peace, No Problem

In 'Fuel of War,' players can have fun as an oil shortage spurs a new world war.

Feel the 'Crunch'? Head to the Pawn Shop

More Americans appear to be selling gold and jewelry to pay their mortgages.

Ill-Advised Business Names (PICS)

The response to our second reader photo challenge was great, and we got a ton of hilarious submissions! We’re posting most of them here, and all of them on our Flickr page. Enjoy!

Supreme Court rejects ACLU challenge to wiretaps

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Bush administration's domestic spying program. However, the justices' decision Tuesday included no comment explaining why they turned down the appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union.

A Penny Saved, Is $10.7M Earned

A penny saved is not necessarily just a penny earned: One man's collection of rare American cents has turned into a $10.7 million auction windfall.

Deval Patrick: I asked Obama to use my words

Two days after the Clinton campaign first published videos on YouTube that sparked allegations of plagiarism on the part of Barack Obama, the press was still on the case. And in an appearance on ABC News' Good Morning America on Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, an Obama friend and supporter, addressed the issue.

Was the Beef Recall Enough?

The beef industry and animal rights groups duel as a lawmaker calls for a probe.

Fired black worker claims white boss put noose on him

A black former hotel worker who claims his white supervisor put a noose around his neck at an event on one of the country's oldest plantations said he was fired when he complained about it.

Air Rebel: 'Any Publicity Is Good Publicity'

Irish airline's Ryanair's cheeky ads draw censure, but get everyone talking.

Kosovo Declares Independence

Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia and become the world's newest state...

Clinton's attacks on Obama's oratory called into question?-

...some party strategists who have been involved in many presidential campaigns think the attack strategy is ineffective at best and self-defeating at worst because it seems to smack of a self-acknowledgement that Mr. Obama has better communications skills — a chief requisite for an effective presidency...

10 Tips: Frugal Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day sure can pack an unexpected financial punch. Consider these tips for dreaming up an approach to this year’s celebration that is both meaningful and economical.

UPDATE: Obama Robbed in NY

This is huge. "Barack Obama's primary-night results were strikingly under recorded... ...In a predominantly black Brooklyn district for which Clinton was given credit for a 118-0 victory...the latest figures indicate that she may not even come out the winner - Obama currently has 116 votes to her 118."

Car Repos Soar as Owners Default on Loans

Beware the tow truck: Car repossessions are heading for a record high.

Who's No. 1? $14.3M License Plate Buyer

Man pays record amount for car license plate at Abu Dhabi auction.

Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source (Reuters)

Reuters - Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give
up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding
defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp
(6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.

Sad, self-absorbed shoppers spend more

If you’re sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people’s spending judgment goes out the window when they’re down, especially if they’re a bit self-absorbed.

How “Flat Earth” News is Killing Journalism

For hundreds of years everyone knew the Earth was flat. Indeed it was a heresy to challenge that statement. Eventually someone, Galileo or Copernicus, bothered to check and discovered they were wrong. But if you look at the way the mass media functions today you’ll see we are riddled with “flat earth” statements.

Economy - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Net purchases of U.S. long-term securities, ex nonmarket flows, fell to $56.5 bil in Dec. from $90.9 bil in Nov. The broadest measure fell to $60.4 bil from Nov.'s $149.9 bil. However the data are sliced, foreign buying fell but remained healthy, analysts said. The foreign inflows are a rough measure of how well the U.S. can finance its large trade deficits, which are starting to cool.

How To Make A Million Before You Turn 20

While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank. Forever in search of the secrets to entrepreneurial success, we peeked into the inspirational lives of five whiz kids who built million-dollar enterprises before the age of 20...

Obama camp cries foul over Clinton stance in Florida

After eight losses in a row and no victories in sight this month, Hillary Clinton's campaign renewed calls Wednesday for the votes in Florida and Michigan to count toward delegates that would help her catch Barack Obama.

House finally considering contempt charges for Bush aides

The House on Thursday finally considered long delayed citations that would formalize contempt of congress charges against to Bush administration figures.A vote on the measure was expected later Thursday.

What Kind of Traveller Are You?

Agency allows fliers to select security lines at Salt Lake City's airport.

Countdown Special Comment on FISA: President Bush Is A Liar

Not that it's a big surprise..

Don't Get Fat While Waiting for Your Flight

From "guiltless salmon" to tapas: How to find healthy food at the airport.

The Campus Emergency Business Boom

The Ill. shooting may aid the already booming emergency notification business.

Water for $42 per bottle. What is wrong with people!?

I've never understood people's fuss over the water they drink when they go to hotels, let alone their willingness to pay for what is otherwise free in most western countries. When I'm out in cities where you can drink tap water, that's what I ask for; when I have to buy mineral water, I ask for the cheapest.

Clintons' InfoUSA Ties Scrutinized, SEC investigation

Senator Clinton's campaign sold its donor list to a direct mail company currently under investigation by the SEC. The campaign sold out their supporters for a mere $8,255. Why? Turns out InfoUSA's CEO hired Bill Clinton as a consultant for over $3 mil, spent over $900k flying the Clintons around, and more. Hmmm.

United to Charge $25 to Check Second Bag

The airline, struggling with high fuel costs, hopes to raise more money this way

Buying past winning stocks: easy and worthwhile (Reuters)

Reuters - Buying past winners in the stock markets
sounds like a no-brainer, but this simple momentum strategy
gives long-term returns at least twice as great as
short-selling past losers, a study showed on Thursday.

Senior McCain Adviser Refuses To Work Against Obama

Earlier today, the Swamp noted that Mark McKinnon, a senior campaign adviser to both President Bush and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, had said some time ago that he could not serve McCain if Sen. Barack Obama became the Democratic presidential nominee.

Fox News Radio Compares Obama to Hitler [AUDIO]

Fox News Radio host Tom Sullivan took a call from a listener who stated that when listening to Barack Obama speak, "it harkens back to when I was younger and I used to watch those deals with Hitler, how he would excite the crowd and they'd come to their feet and scream and yell." Sullivan then played a "side-by-side comparison" of a Hitler speech a

Luxury Hotels Boom in the Middle East

Palace-style hotels combine ancient aesthetics with modern indulgences.

Graph: How Americans Spend Their Money

Looking at a far more direct measure of American families’ economic status — household consumption — indicates that the gap between rich and poor is far less than most assume, and that the abstract, income-based way in which we measure the so-called poverty rate no longer applies to our society.

Yahoo seen in News Corp talks but analysts dubious (Reuters)

Reuters - Yahoo Inc is in
talks on a possible deal with News Corp (NWSa.N), but analysts
said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft
Corp's bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1 billion.

Clinton Ex-Campaign Manager Backs Obama!

An aide to Barack Obama says the man who led former President Clinton's 1992 bid plans to endorse the Illinois senator. ....the announcement would be made public later in the day.

Airport Luxe: Terminals Spare No Expense

Virgin, British Airways fight for the sleekest, hippest terminal in London.

Do Airline Mergers Mean Higher Prices?

What a combined Delta and Northwest could mean for you.

Drop in Consumer Confidence Now Its Second-Steepest on Record

Fall in confidence is surpassed only during the 1990-91 recession.

Big Brother in London: When Surveillance Cameras Talk

The disembodied voices of authority offering advice and warnings that now issue as if from thin air in the hardscrabble east London borough are, in fact, talking CCTV cameras.

Sen. Clinton, will this quote from 06 come back to bite you?

"I want to be clear that I will support the nominee chosen by Connecticut Democrats in their primary, I believe in the Democratic Party, and I believe we must honor the decisions made by Democratic primary voters."

CNN Equates Obama to Osama

A piece on CNN relates the body language of Barack Obama to that of Osama Bin Laden

CrackBerry Addicts Face Another Outage

BlackBerry service outage across North America frustrates users once again.

Oval Office Eats for Just $500

Enjoy dishes created for past presidents; plus recipes to cook them yourself.

Anon v. CoS - San Diego, CA Feb 10th Raid - EPIC WIN!

flickr Uploads. Brought to your by the Friends of Anonymous.

Anonymous London Protest - 10 Feb 08

Anonymous protest and others protest outside the Scientology & Dianetics Centre on Tottenham Court Road, London on 10th February 2008.

Obama wins Maine

Despite claims from the Clinton camp they expected to win Maine, it looks like Obama has taken it. Yes we can!

Airports to Avoid at All Cost

The top places to avoid, unless you like being trapped on the tarmac.

Dot-Com Dollars: Web Names Bring Riches

Many names sold for more than $100K in '07; an adult-themed name sold for $9.5M.

Pirate Bay Captain Speaks Out on TV for the first time

One of the most popular online communities - ThePirateBay - is known as one of the Internet's largest file-sharing sites with free music, games and movies available for download. But the man behind the project is now facing copyright charges.

Venezuela moves bank accounts after Exxon embargo (Reuters)

Reuters - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has
moved its export payment accounts to UBS bank in
Switzerland, traders said on Monday, after Exxon Mobil Corp
secured an embargo of up to $12 billion of PDVSA's global
assets.

"We have brought to Iraq the worst of America" (Leaked Memo)

In a confidential memo, a long-time Republican, Manuel Miranda, who has served in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for the past year says the State Department's efforts in Iraq are so poorly managed they "would be considered willfully negligent if not criminal" if done in the private sector.

Obama wins Neb. AND Wash. state!

Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Gabby Cabbies: Just Chat or a Sales Pitch?

Marketing scheme sends drivers on exotic trips in exchange for starting buzz.

Obama Outshines Clinton’s Success at Raising Funds

Obama focused Wednesday on the next primaries and his fund-raising. The $32 million in January, aides said, came from 275,000 people who gave $100 or less. Ninety percent of the money came from online donations. The disparity between his contributions and Mrs. Clinton’s, he said, demonstrate a gap in enthusiasm.

Want a Mortgage? Now is Not the Time

Survey shows "significant numbers" of lenders have tightened credit standards.

Ron Paul Does Not Exist (WA state phone poll)

So I got phone polled today.. right when I heard it was a political poll I knew I had to get it on the mic. Especially in the world we live in where the motto is "YOUTUBE IT OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!". Sure enough it was a Republican GOP poll and sure enough Ron Paul was not an option in the poll.. so here's one more for the YouTube world:

Would it be torture if Iran used waterboarding on Americans?

The tortured debate on waterboarding; it's Kafkaesque:Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): You mean you’re not equipped to give a legal opinion as to whether or not Iranian military waterboarding ...downed airmen is a violation of the Geneva Convention?Brigadier General Thomas W. Hartmann: I am not prepared to answer that question...

McCain Sponsored S. 1003, Removal of Navajo Lands - Genocide

"I believe that the forced relocation of Navajo and Hopi people that followed from the passage in 1974 of Public Law 93-531 is a major violation of these people's human rights. Indeed this forced relocation of over 12,000 Native Americans is one of the worst cases of involuntary community resettlement that I have studied throughout the world..."

2nd Trader Questioned in SocGen Scandal

French police question a man over his relationship with rogue trader Kerviel.

EXPOSED: FBI program preparing businesses for martial law

A public-private partnership program on infrastructure preparedness and protection run by the FBI (InfraGard) allegedly has briefed its corporate members on the possibility of martial law and the use of lethal force, according to an exclusive report in the magazine The Progressive.

John McCain Booed at Conservative Convention (VIDEO)

John McCain acknowledges controversial illegal immigration voting history at CPAC, gets booed, giggles, then gets cheered!

How AOL Strangled Time Warner

Why Google might buy AOL, the once-dominant, now dormant name on the Web.

Democrats' Nightmare: Elite Superdelegates may pick nominee

If neither Illinois Sen. Barack Obama nor New York Sen. Hillary Clinton manages to pull decisively ahead in the next few weeks, the nomination could depend on the convention votes of 796 party leaders, or superdelegates, who are free to ignore the preferences of Democratic voters.

AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo

For the first time, the top commander of detention operations at Guantanamo has confirmed the existence of the mysterious Camp 7. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby also provided a few details about the maximum-security lockup.

Retailers Report Weak January Results

Wal-Mart and others report weak sales as shoppers deal with job and credit woes.

Waterboarding is legal, White House says - Los Angeles Times

The assertion stuns critics and revives debate over the widely condemned interrogation technique. The People of this country have let our government get completely out of control. We voted the Democrats into Congress to reel this Bush Administration in and they have done nothing!

Vermont town email turns supportive on Bush-Cheney warrant

Brattleboro, VT, the small town that passed a measure to arrest GW Bush and Dick Cheney for war crimes if they came to town initially received thousands of hate-filled email messages, leading town officials fearful of some of the threats. However, the nasty messages have subsided, and have been replaced by messages supporting the town's measure.

Diebold voting machine key copied from pic on Diebold site

In another stunning blow to the security and integrity of Diebold's electronic voting machines, someone has made a copy of the key which opens ALL Diebold e-voting machines from a picture on the company's own website.

This pic says it all about our voting system

Poll worker Sabrina Castanon in Union City, N.J.

The CIA operation that should have prevented the Iraq war

When Saad Tawfiq watched Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations on February 5 2003 he shed bitter tears as he realised he had risked his life and those of his loved ones for nothing.

John Mellencamp Asks McCain Camp to Stop Using His Music

Representatives of John Mellencamp have contacted the McCain campaign to ask them to stop playing Mellencamp’s music at McCain campaign rallies.

What the Fuck Is Wrong With Fox News?

Fox News aired a segment that tried to link Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Can these guys really stoop any lower?

Domestic Equity Funds Shaken By Worst January In 18 Years (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The market in January handed stock fund investors their worst month in years.

Wachovia accused of aiding telemarketing fraud (Reuters)

Reuters - Wachovia Corp , the
fourth-largest U.S. bank, is fighting a lawsuit accusing it of
letting fraudulent telemarketers use its accounts to bilk
millions of dollars from the bank's customers, court papers
show.

Services data set to hit US stocks (FT.com)

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were set to slump on Tuesday after the US services industry contracted last month for the first time in almost five years, raising new fears for the health of the US economy.

WOW! Robert De Niro on Obama's 'Inexperience'

It's clear Barack Obama does not have the experience to let the special interests run the government. He wasn't experienced enough to authorize the invasion of Iraq. That's the kind of inexperience I can get used to.

Ka-Ching! $uper Bowl 'Tude Hits Phoenix

Jacked-up prices, star-studded parties, Hollywood bling accompany big game.

Americans slow to spend down IRA balances

Americans who have money stored in Individual Retirement Accounts tend to hang on to it for use in the later years of their retirement, according to a study being released Monday.

Fox News Documentary: Bush is SO like Abraham Lincoln

I really don’t know how it is that I hadn’t noticed how much Bush is just like Lincoln, or that Bush is already known for giving “some of the most eloquent and visionary speeches ever delivered by an American President,” just like the Gettysburg Address! Will Bush go down in history as being a great President, or the greatest President?

Republicans for Obama!

RepublicansforObama.org is an organization founded by proud party members who all share one important trait— we are Americans first and Republicans second. (Even if it is a close second.) Collectively, we have campaigned, worked for, and voted Republican all our lives, but recognize that our Country needs a new kind of leader at this time.

7-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Hanging From Clothing Hook at School

A 7-year-old boy dies after being found hanging by his shirt collar from a clothing hook in a charter school's dressing room, and police tried to determine Thursday whether it was an attack or an accident.

Planning for Your Company's Future

Ensure that your company is headed in the right direction with these few steps.

Protecting investments from steep stock slides

There are ways to minimize losses in a stock market downturn, and you can even profit from one. But each technique, from stop-loss orders to short sales to “put” options, has drawbacks.

A $2,500 Car: Environmental Nightmare?

India's Tata Motors unveils ultracheap car, bringing ownership to millions.

Oil steadies below $89, Asian stock gains stem slide (Reuters)

Reuters - Oil prices were little changed on Monday
as investors focused on Asian stock market gains, setting aside
for now worries of a potential U.S. economic recession that had
knocked prices 3 percent lower late last week.