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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Wednesday - December 3, 2008

Missouri residents revel in lowest gasoline prices in the country . . . one gallon at a local Kansas City general store going for $1.39 today!

Yankee ingenuity: Math teacher fights budget cuts by selling advertising on his exams

Stocks finish the day up on defensive plays such as Coca Cola (NYSE: KO), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and more

Capital One to buy Chevy Chase Bank

State Street to cut 1,600 to 1,800 jobs by March '09

FBI busts 15 Chicago cops for providing security to drug deals

Mumbai terrorists were jacked up on Cocaine during their 60 hour seige. Traces of LSD and steroids in their blood too.

8 pound bass kept man's class ring for 21 years

Father of the week: Drunk Florida man makes 9 year old son drive him on a beer run





Vacant office space doubles year over year in NYC

More layoffs hit CBS Radio in NYC
Radio revenue continues to decline . . . online said to be its only hope

Layoffs: Pratt and Whitney gives 350 employee their pink slips

750 Car Dealerships have gone out of business this year, while another 150 are expected to close their doors by the end of this year: how this affects towns across America

Workers stepping up to save dying Auto Industry

Treasury floats idea to lower mortgage rates to 4.5% to help boost home sales

United Airlines to cut 1,200 jobs in January as part of earlier plan









Happy Consumer Fest: Man uses Christmas tree as deadly weapon to attack father

Drunk woman driving with gas pump nozzle and six feet of torn off hose stopped and held by ambulance crew

Man traveling 100MPH rams another vehicle on purpose because God told him "she needed to be taken off the road."

Cop's adopted son shot by another cop who claims the teen perp pulled a knife on him

First-grader robs classmate of $1 at knifepoint





Mish: "Auto Sales Plunge To Lowest Level Since 1982"

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) maintains his seat in runoff

An ugly attack on Mormons

Bombs kill 14 in Iraq. . . many children; Chemical Ali receives second death sentence

Freelance reporter jailed for 6 months in Iraq for writing a story about homosexuality

3,500 German soldiers are said to be "too fat to fight"

The wishful thinking of Americans who think "Get Rich off Real Estate"

Retired Marine Corp General James Jones, Obama's National Security Adviser, recommends broad Afghanistan approach

Italian NATO warship helps five commercial ships chase off pirates with helicopter and water hoses

Barron's asks, "Are U.S. Markets turning Japanese?"



US/Afghan troops kill 10 Taliban

Unrest in China grows

Madrassas now take a back seat to "Facebook Generation" terrorists cross-pollinating radical Islamic group think

Suicide bomber kills four in Pakistan

Hospital doctor in Plaxico Burress incident suspended

Military divorce rates spike upward

Welcome to Life: Axl Rose and his aging, coupon clipping fans have their knickers bunched up over Dr. Pepper "free can of soda" promo gone awry

Unexploded bomb defused at Mumbai train station

As economies unravel, world stability does too

Bill Bonner on "Going for Broke to avoid a Financial Collapse"





China hoping its thrifty citizens become good little consumers like Americans

Toyota to cut bonuses 10% and cut production

Airlines to cut back capacity further

Sean Avery, "the most hated man in hockey", suspended for using foul language about ex-girlfriends now dating other NHL players

MySpace bringing on mobile streaming video

New Nokia smart box (release date sometime in '09) can turn on heating, security and even draw your curtains

Layoffs: Job cuts nationwide are double what they were just one year ago . . . financial sector leads layoffs

Anti-tax activist from upstate New York challenges President-elect Obama on his citizenship. Meanwhile, Chicago Tribune publishes an investigation which refutes this attack and names officials who vouch for Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate

Democrats run hot and cold on whether the CIA interrogation methods should/should not follow the Army's Field Manual




Reps of 100 nations sign cluster bomb treaty eventhough the USA, China, Russia, Pakistan, India and most Mid-East countries do not support the ban

New York Giants suspend Burress, end his season

Six NFL players suspended over diuretics use

As the Economy gets worse, more U.S. military re-enlist

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