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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tuesday - January 27, 2009 - The Recession Bowl, Ice/Snowstorms Head East from Midwest, Raccoon 1 - Pervert 0, Gold Trades Above $900 Again,



The Second Stage of the Real Estate Bust Is About to Hit Our Economy

Far from innocuous, athlete concussions can lead to tremendous brain damage

One-third of Oregon's 36 counties have unemployment rates over 10%, most of them rural

The lowest U.S. Consumer Sentiment (showing consumer confidence in our Economy) of all time has just been reported

NY Attorney General subpoenas ex-Merrill CEO John Thain over last minute bonuses given out right before Bank of America took it over

Case Schiller Housing Index shows biggest fall ever in home prices, 18.2% year over year



Happy Dogs, Happy Horses Playing In the Morning Sun

Auto Market Rebound Depends On A Housing Market Rebound

The view from the nation's auto malls darkens

Ex-pastor jailed for sex with 10-year-old 'wife'

First batch of extra U.S. troops in east Afghanistan

2 Terabyte Hard Drive from Western Digital on the way





As economy falters, TV ads shift from banks and cars to ShamWow, PedEgg

The Brilliant CEO of Porsche/Volkswagen

Canada set for stimulus spending

Divorce Canadian Style

Blow-up doll sex suspect arrested in Australia

Self-extinguishing cigarettes burn up smokers

World's highest drug levels entering India stream

Hackers are believed to have stolen the personal details of millions of people using the online job site Monster

Honda to cut car production by 50,000 vehicles




Boss's half-time show no longer threatened: Lingerie Bowl VI canceled over nakedness

Iran: Men vs. women soccer game draws punishment

Head of rightwing mob which attacked women in an Indian bar says it is "not acceptable" that women go into bars

An Arab Cold War between Syria and Saudi Arabia & Egypt?

How nice: 9 Out Of 10 Executives At Bailout Banks Keep Their Jobs


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Gold pushes above US $900 again, and hits all time highs in Euros and Sterling Pounds

Can Obama push the Auto Industry to create green collar jobs?

Should Government throw more money at the housing market?

Americans are missing out on BBC's shocking portrayal of the high cost of low coverage of U.S. medical care

New Zealand man's thrift shop MP3 player contains US military files

Cutting calories by one-third may increase your memory



Tonight at 9PM on TV . . . PBS's Frontline: "Taking on the Mafia"

No relief in 2009 for retailers

Asset manager claims Pfizer-Wyeth deal is a sign banks are beginning to lend again (video)

Fortune Magazine: Bank Bailout Could Cost $4 Trillion

Fannie Mae could need $16 Billion from the Government




Obama Gives First Formal Interview As President To Al-Arabiya TV

6 Cars You Know On Death Row

A 150+ year old miracle drug, Aspirin, may cut Liver damage from alcohol and painkillers

Road to Super Bowl flanked by XLIII Tampa strip clubs

Japan's stock market, the Nikkei, soars 4.93% on announcement of their Government's stimulus plan


Stars of Hollywood films, Emperor Penguins could be almost extinct by 2100 due to Global Warming

"5 Observations Of This Economic Collapse" by Dr. Housing Bubble

The change for all landbased TV stations to digital broadcasting has been postponed for another 4 months

Senate votes 60-34 and confirms Geithner as Treasury Secretary

NY Financier arrested yesterday on charges of running a $400 Million Ponzi Scheme

'Blast' on Israeli-Gazan border

Not just for photo ops: President Obama begins a new burst of Middle East diplomacy

Amazing Filtered Things Blog brings us "Art by Serge Adamovich"

Sportsman of the Week: Coach in 100-0 high-school win refuses to apologize for running up the score and is fired

What works in online video advertising?

93 year old Michigan man freezes to death after utility limits his electricity for non-payment

After yesterday's red letter day of layoffs (see yesterday's A1A NEWS), Economists wonder if we've reached half-way to the bottom
Layoffs: ING to shed 7,000 jobs this year

Layoffs: 650 Dublin, VA workers at a Volvo Truck plant to be cut loose by March or April

Layoffs: Steelmaker Corus to layoff 3,500 worldwide

Layoffs: IBM axes 2,800 jobs in North America

Layoffs: Corning slashes 3,500 jobs

Silver State Bank's (Las Vegas, NV) meteoric rise eclipsed only by its collapse and high salaries and bonuses paid to executives while bankrupting the entity

New Life Church paid 20 year old man not to discuss Pastor Ted Haggerty's long term affair with him

Soviet Britain: Return of the 3 Day Work Week?

China confirms sixth deadly bird flu case this month

Mounting fear in Israel that the country's leaders face war crimes charges over their involvement in the recent Gaza offensive

Who is responsible for the 30 set fires in Coatesville, Pennsylvania?


NFL Super Bowl News

NBA scores, schedules and standings

NHL scores, schedules and standings

NASCAR

MLB

NCAA Men's Basketball scores, schedules and standings

NCAA Women's Basketball scores, schedules and standings

Dividends are being cut at the fastest rate in 50 years, cutting income needed by retirees and those who wanted to retire

As the Economy worsens, so does crime

Where is your college's endowment after a hellacious 2008?

Some climate change is irreversible claim scientists

Doctors expected 7 babies but 8 popped out . . . California woman has only the second live set of octuplets delivered in this nation

Extreme weather (ice storm and snow) in Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee stretches ambulances thin, stops traffic on highways. Will move on to disrupt traffic from D.C. to Boston

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