| Republicans candidates applaud economic stimulus package, but say it ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Leading Republican presidential contenders agreed in a campaign debate Thursday night that the newly minted bipartisan economic stimulus package marks a good start, but does not do enough to cut taxes. "It's something I support and I look forward to taking it further,'' said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who backs permanent tax cuts along with the rebates that are at the heart of the bipartisan agreement between President Bush and House leaders. "I will vote for it,'' said Sen. John McCain, the only contender on stage with a Senate seat. He quickly added he wants the tax cuts Bush won from Congress in 2001 and 2003 to be made permanent. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani responded along similar lines in the opening moments of a debate five days before the pivotal Florida presidential primary.
Performances take new leaps with digital technology
Johnson said the college was discussing how to mark the Christmas Festival's 100th anniversary in December 2011. He said someone suggested following the Metropolitan Opera's example of simulcasting productions to movie theaters around the country. "We all kind of chuckled, and didn't think too much of it," Johnson said. "And then someone said, 'Why wait until the 100th anniversary? Why not do it this year?'" The Christmas Festival was already going to be broadcast nationally through Twin Cities Public Television. All the College needed to do was get another satellite truck and a distributor. .
No room for medium SUV in an XXL world
I think a follow-up to your test drive of the Chevy Tahoe hybrid (Transportation, Dec. 16, 2007) is needed that includes hidden costs, such as that to replace the batteries. Bet they aren't free. And will electrical parts perform in the winter? And will you have to charge the batteries while at work to ensure they work in the cold? And how about an analysis of the road rage of folks following a battery-powered dawdler.
-- J.B., Chicago
A: The battery warranty on the hybrid is eight years/100,000 miles, so the question has to be what will the replacement cost be in eight years or 100,000 miles. Chevy can't say. Have to assume, however, it would be lower then than now. The electronics have worked in the cold, and the batteries recharge while the SUV is driven, so you never plug them in.
Tight "Money"
There's some unique and maybe even unprecedented dynamics that have been occurring because of the credit crunch,' said Lasana Mack, the District's treasurer. For the past several years, cities and towns have been able to borrow money by issuing bonds that pay historically low interest rates. That era of easy money is ending for many municipalities, mostly because of spiraling losses in the mortgage industry that have been driving up borrowing costs." November 27- Bloomberg (Michael B. Marois): "The worst U.S. housing recession in 16 years will drive down property values by $1.2 trillion next year and slash tax revenue by more than $6.6 billion, according to a report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. California... will suffer a $630.6 billion decrease in property values that will cut property tax revenue to local governments by almost $3 billion, the study found.
Teen Gang Members Turned Young Girls Into Prostitutes
FORT WORTH, Tex. - Several teenage gang members have been arrested on suspicion of forcing girls as young as 12 into a prostitution ring, police said Tuesday. After befriending the girls and getting them high, Varrio Central gang members took them to some regular customers and then sought other men by trolling apartment complexes, offering the girls' services for $50, Fort Worth police Lt. Ken Dean said. The gang apparently targeted runaways and other girls with unstable homes, and if the girls refused to have sex for money the members beat and sexually assaulted them and threatened their families, Dean said. "The age of the victims and suspects is the surprising part of it," Dean said. "To have such young individuals in a somewhat organized business, a forced prostitution ring, is somewhat alarming and such a horrendous crime against the 12- to 16-year-old girls." Detectives found five victims, ages 12 to 16, but believe there may be more.
Do we miss Ken Macha?
Do we miss Ken Macha? I'm just throwing this out there, because there's a correlation: Under Ken Macha, as well as Art Howe, the A's seemed to catch fire right after the All-Star Break each year. This year, they're vaporizing instead. A manager doesn't have to be popular to be good. In fact, some of the best managers in the history of the game were irritating to their players. Billy Martin and Earl Weaver come to mind. Personally I think the problem with the A's is that they simply don't have enough guys who can hit. Even before the season, only Swisher, Piazza and Bradley looked like potentially big hitters, and that's not enough. It always looked like a rebuilding year to me. Still, even with low expectations, the offense has underperformed. How much of this year's collapse should be blamed on Bob Geren? Posted By: W.
What if the 'Surge' Works?
There's no ready-made constituency eager to cheer a pol who says that. Bucking your party to actively fight against the war when it would have made a difference--that would have been courageous.** Hagel hasn't done either of those things. Instead, he let loose at the precise moment when letting loose was least brave and least timely. Lest the MSM miss the point, his eruption took the form, not of arguing that his Republican colleagues were wrong, but of denouncing them for, in effect, being cowards, unlike you-know-who: If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes. ... Don't hide anymore; none of us. Never mind that the anti-surge resolution Hagel has cosponsored is all about hiding. It has no binding effect. But it does provide Senators who supported the war a convenient bit of late-inning skepticism they can point to when trying to save their skins.
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