Hong Kong bans Tibetan flags at Olympic event

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:21 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday.

beijing-olympics, beijing-olympics-news, msnbci

Senate passes doctor Medicare reimbursement bill

Seeded on Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:41 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Senate, with Democrat Ted Kennedy casting a crucial vote, approved legislation by a veto-proof margin Wednesday that would void a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients.

news, local-news, roanoke-va, msnbci

Credit crunch is entering a new phase

Seeded on Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:30 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The U.S. government is signaling it won't throw a lifeline to struggling financial companies - except for mortgage linchpins Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - marking a shift to a new and potentially more volatile phase of the credit crisis.

business, economy, mortgages, government, regulatory, stocks-economy, msnbci

Green Highlander blazes the hybrid trail

Seeded on Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:15 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is roomy, fuel-efficient and comfortable, but the green SUV is certainly no Prius. MotorHead, by Dan Carney.

business, ford, autos, chrysler, cars, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers, msnbci

Thermal Solar Power Gets Hot

Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 3:25 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

With the arrival of summer, children can sometimes be seen playing with magnifying glasses, delighting in their seemingly magical ability to light small piles of leaves on fire.

business, businessweekcom, msnbci

Wall Street faces the bears of summer

Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 3:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Rising unemployment and inflation have market watchers taking back predictions of a stock market rally in the second half of this year.

business, businessweekcom, msnbci

Honda grows while U.S. auto industry falters

Seeded on Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

While its major competitors reported double-digit sales declines and burgeoning truck and sport utility vehicle inventories, Honda had a modest 1 percent sales increase.

business, autos, product, retailsales, msnbci

Bus carrying students to church camp crashes

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:05 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

More than two dozen people were injured when a pickup truck hydroplaned on a wet road and crossed into the path of a church bus in southern Alabama, police said.

life, us-news, msnbci

Iraq opens oil fields for international bidding

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:31 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The Iraqi government says it's opened six oil fields to international bidding as the nation tries to boost production.

business, washington, oil-energy, msnbci

Nine in 10 expect high costs to squeeze them

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:40 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Nine in 10 are expecting the ballooning costs to squeeze them financially over the next half-year, an Associated Press poll released Monday says.

business, personal-finance, msnbci

How do I find out who owns my mortgage?

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:11 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Homeowners with mortgage troubles get similar advice wherever they turn: contact your lender. But, for many, that's not as easy as it sounds.

business, answer-desk, msnbci

Economists already predicting a lump of coal

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:52 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

The holiday shopping season is still months away, but a growing number of economists are predicting that it could even be worse than last year - which is to say, disastrous.

business, economy, retail, retailsales, msnbci

Cost of gas rises 10 cents a gallon in two weeks

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:33 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A national survey shows consumers across the nation are paying an average of 10 cents a gallon more for gasoline than they were two weeks ago.

business, product, oil-energy, msnbci

BP unit accused of price manipulation

Seeded on Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:43 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Detailed allegations by federal investigators that BP traders illegally manipulated propane prices in 2004 could hurt the oil and gas industry's image at a time when consumers and Congress are upset about soaring energy costs and record profits.

business, oil-energy, msnbci

Bush adviser: Military draft worth considering

Seeded on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:49 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Frequent tours for U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said Friday.

washington, security, us-news, msnbci

Americans continued to give in '07, study shows

Seeded on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:01 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Americans gave to charities last year at about the same rate they did the previous year, holding steady on their donations in the face of a housing-market meltdown and a crisis in credit, a study released Monday showed.

giving, us-news, msnbci

McCain hits Obama on windfall profits tax

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:59 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Republican Sen. John McCain criticized Sen. Barack Obama's call for a windfall profits tax on the oil industry and urged the need to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

energy, taxes, politics, president, mccain, john, john-mccain, obama, barack-obama, sources

Cost of oil leads agenda in U.S.-China talks

Seeded on Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:46 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The U.S. and China must increase their cooperation on energy issues in the face of increased demand and record high oil prices, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday

business, washington, associated-press, world-business, msnbci

Re-thinking Amish ways of living

Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:45 PM EDT

I have met some Amish folks before, and were impressed at their self confidence. I have met Mormons before and mostly the elderly gave me the same feeling....they knew that no matter what times lay ahead they were prepared.

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