Fastmachines.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... foreseeable future. Edward’s Roush teammate, Greg Biffle, finished third, and was the only one in shouting distance of the top two at the end. I’d say Biffle’s return for the 2009 Chase is 50/50 at best. Following Biffle in the points were RCR teammates Kevin Harvick and Clint Boyer. Harvick and Boyer each moved forward in the standings during the final race. The top three all held...
Dullard Mush (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
We've all heard the doom and gloom predictions for this year's Christmas retail season, but if this poll from American Research Group is even remotely within shouting distance of accuracy it would be an all-time worst . The 1,100 people polled by ARG said they were planning to spend an average $423 this holiday season. That would be a 50-percent decline from 2007. Heck, it would be a...
Newshoggers (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
... companies. The vast majority of computer chips are now made in Taiwan or Singapore, within shouting distance of China. Is this really how we want a truly strategic industry to be run, with the factories offshore and located near our biggest potential rival? This is indeed a national security issue but you don't hear the modern Republican party talking about it. Of course the chips...
LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
So you say you'd like to witness history and be within shouting distance of the Capitol as Barack Obama gets sworn in? Yeah, you and everyone else, which means it may be almost impossible - unless you're connected, creative or...
Stocks To Watch Today (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... the week, which wiped out some $1 trillion in market valuation, the S&P started Thursday within shouting distance of last month’s lows. Institutional investors watched eagerly to see if support would hold. Once it seemed that it did, they piled into the market, eager to avoid missing what could prove to be a blinding uptick. Metaphors about trains leaving stations, and passengers...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... comments at the venerable Federal Hall on Wall Street, which was Congress's first home and within shouting distance of the New York Stock Exchange. Earlier, Bush addressed a United Nations conference on religious tolerance and met with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.As he has done in recent weeks, Bush again emphasized the U.S. will focus on the importance of freer markets and increased...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of New York Stock Exchange, Bush was to frame expectations for the high-level gathering he's hosting in Washington this weekend."We should fix the problems we have, rather than dismantle a system that has improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world,"...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... of Wall Street, at the venerable Federal Hall that was home to the first Congress and is within shouting distance of New York Stock Exchange. The speech is Bush’s attempt to frame expectations for the high-level gathering he’s hosting in Washington this weekend. To rally a more coordinated world response to the financial meltdown, Bush is convening representatives of some of the world’s...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of New York Stock Exchange, Bush was to frame expectations for the high-level gathering he's hosting in Washington this weekend.Bush is also going to New York to address a United Nations conference on religious tolerance and to meet with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.But...
Noteworthy (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
"Equality of rights does not mean equality of results. I can have all the equal treatment in the world on a golf course and I will not finish within shouting distance of Tiger Woods. When arbitrary numerical 'goals' or 'quotas' under affirmative action are not met, the burden of proof is put on the employer to prove that he did not discriminate against minorities or women. No burden...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
WASHINGTON Setting a tone for an economic summit on his turf, President George W. Bush plans to tell world leaders that reforming financial markets alone won't help if they abandon the free market and restrict trade.
The president plans to sell that message Thursday from the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
WASHINGTON — Setting a tone for an economic summit on his turf, President George W. Bush plans to tell world leaders that reforming financial markets alone won't help if they abandon the free market and restrict trade.The president plans to sell that message Thursday from the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of New York Stock Exchange, Bush was to frame expectations for the high-level gathering he's hosting in Washington this weekend.Bush is also going to New York to address a United Nations conference on religious tolerance and to meet with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.But...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
WASHINGTON - Setting a tone for an economic summit on his turf, President George W. Bush plans to tell world leaders that reforming financial markets alone won't help if they abandon the free market and restrict trade.The president plans to sell that message Thursday from the heart of Wall Street. At the venerable Federal Hall, home of the first Congress and within shouting distance of...
CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Equality of rights does not mean equality of results. I can have all the equal treatment in the world on a golf course and I will not finish within shouting distance of Tiger Woods. When arbitrary numerical "goals" or "quotas" under affirmative action are not met, the burden of proof is put on the employer to prove that he did not discriminate against minorities or women. No burden of...
