How people around the world countmoney– video
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Travel tips: Don’t keep yourmoneyin one place
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RIAA Keeps SettlementMoney, Artists May Sue
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Jonathan Gardner
February 29, 2008
February 28, 2008
Western Union Lobbied on Money Issues (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Western Union Lobbied on Money Issues (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Western Union Co., a global money transfer company, spent more than $160,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government. The company lobbied Congress on legislation to eliminate regulatory burdens on money-services business, as well as on financial-services modernization, immigration reform and anti-money laundering issues.
Crist again eyes trust fund money to balance budget (Sun-Sentinel)
He wants $20 million from condo account Money paid into trust funds for specific purposes ranging from enforcing condo laws to providing affordable housing would be diverted to routine government expenses under terms of Gov. Charlie Crist ’s proposed $70 billion state budget.
Perdue money effort draws Moore’s scorn (The News & Observer)
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue raised money in New York on Wednesday — a move that brought howls and charges of hypocrisy from State Treasurer Richard Moore.
Eddie Money is going country (Miami Herald)
Eddie Money is going country. The veteran rocker is working on an album featuring countrified remakes of some of his early hits, including "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Hard Life."
Business brisk for Iraq’s money changers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At the money exchange market of El-Harithiya, located on one of Baghdad’s traffic-choked arteries, business is brisk as residents increasingly head out to buy or sell hard currency.
Make money by investing in your musical taste (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The digital revolution might be making it harder for record labels and retailers to make money out of music, but the decline in album sales has spawned a new type of investment that is attracting fans and investment banker types alike.
Uncounted transit money piles up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Port Authority plans to reclassify two union employees as "currency unfolders" and to hire at least two people to fill vacancies and alleviate a backlog of uncounted money. …
James Fantroy was in need of money, witness testifies in embezzlement case (Dallas Morning News)
Former Dallas City Council member James Fantroy was in desperate need of money around the time he’s accused of stealing thousands from a Paul Quinn College development fund over which he presided as treasurer, according to testimony in his federal embezzlement trial Wednesday.
FATF anti-money laundering group raises Iran risks (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds background) DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - An international anti-money laundering body will alert members on Thursday to deficiencies in Iran’s system of combating money laundering and terrorism …
Paul Allen’s seed money helps arts organizations grow and prosper (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Paul Allen’s seed money helps arts organizations grow and prosper (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is a major source of money for the arts in the Northwest.
Uncounted transit money piles up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Port Authority plans to reclassify two union employees as "currency unfolders" and to hire at least two people to fill vacancies and alleviate a backlog of uncounted money. …
February 27, 2008
February 26, 2008
Walking to the Supermarket
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How muchmoneydo I need for Vietnam?
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Bizarre Creations raisemoneyfor charity [News]
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Assemblyman Hevesi Slams Pricing as Transit MoneyGrab
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Boca council an even-money race (The Palm Beach Post)
Boca council an even-money race (The Palm Beach Post)
Those expecting money-raising numbers to foretell who’s ahead in the council race for Seat A on March 11 won’t find the latest financial reports a good indicator.
Money market funds get volatile (San Francisco Chronicle)
One of the quietest corners of the financial world has suddenly become one of the most unsettled. I’m talking about tax-free money market funds, which invest in ultra-short-term, tax-free securities issued by states, cities and other municipalities. These…
Leaders bypass available money (The Fayetteville Observer)
Some county residents drinking contaminated water don t have to be. The state offers money to help provide clean water to residents in poorer areas. But officials here never went after the money. Their counterparts in Robeson, Harnett, Johnston and other counties did.
Bunning used campaign money to pay daughter (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Over the past seven years, Sen. Jim Bunning has used campaign money to pay his daughter, Amy Towles, more than $138,000 to keep track of his elections’ financial paperwork. That’s more than any other senator paid family members for similar work, according to a new report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a liberal government watchdog group. While paying family members for …
February 25, 2008
No good evidence that private treatment centres are value for money (News-Medical-Net)
No good evidence that private treatment centres are value for money (News-Medical-Net)
There is no good evidence that independent sector treatment centres have provided additional capacity, value for money, or high quality care, argue researchers in this week’s BMJ.
Homeless man reports attack, money stolen (Bradenton Herald)
A homeless man suffered two broken ribs as two men attacked him and stole money from his wallet late Saturday, the sheriff’s office reported today.
China’s money, credit growth to slow (Daily Telegraph)
CHINA’S money and credit growth will slow this year as the central bank implements a battery of tightening measures to achieve its primary goal of taming inflation, a senior central bank official said overnight.
Cutting class sizes is waste of money (Times Online)
Reducing school class sizes to boost pupil achievement is a waste of money for all but the youngest children, a leading education expert says.
Love and money drive Sarasota Opera success (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Any story about opera is ultimately a story both about money and about the one thing in all the world it is said that money cannot buy — love.
Ag director wants more money for milfoil battle (AG Weekly)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho’s expensive battle against an invasive plant that chokes lakes and waterways with dense mats of growth is being won, a state official told lawmakers in a pitch for more money.
February 24, 2008
Ad Sense Secrets, and others ideas to makemoneyin the internet…
Ad Sense Secrets, and others ideas to makemoneyin the internet…
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Personalised Number Plates are a Colossal Waste ofMoney
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McCain Told He Must Take PublicMoney
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MoneyStory #3: Melbourne Girl in Melbourne, Australia
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Madagascar hopes saving rainforests can spur development
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Refund isn’t found money; it’s your money (The News & Observer)
Refund isn’t found money; it’s your money (The News & Observer)
I’ve always enjoyed my tax refund and considered it found money. But I have some questions.
Valpo, East Porter schools spar over TIF money (Northwest Indiana Times)
VALPARAISO | Although disappointed that the city continues to add to its tax increment financing territory at his district’s expense, East Porter County schools Superintendent Rod Gardin said he’s encouraged the city is sharing some of the money this time.
LOVE & MONEY (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Any story about opera is ultimately a story both about money and about the one thing in all the world it is said that money cannot buy — love.