Archive for January, 2008
Monday, January 21st, 2008
MLK Day - 10 Memorable Quotes
From MSN.com. My Favorite:
The security we profess to seek in foreign adventures we will lose in our decaying cities. — Dr. Martin Luther King… [Referring to U.S. Vietnam policy.] Address at Riverside Church, New York. (Source: History Today, April 1998)
http://spotlight.encarta.msn.com/Features/encnet_Features_Lists_default_article_MLKQuotations.html?GT1=10789
No Comments » - Posted in General News, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Friday, January 11th, 2008
Bank of America to Buy Countrywide for $4.1 Billion in Stock
A major bailout… Rumors are that special terms include the Fed will provide guarantees on Countrywide’s loan portfolio.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080111/ap_on_bi_ge/countrywide;_ylt=AhARySvLuah3KGgzoZdY6A4DW7oF
No Comments » - Posted in Finance, Politics by Garrett Tedeman
Friday, January 11th, 2008
Over 100,000 Died in Work-Accidents in China for 2007
BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Chinese died in workplace accidents last year, including on the roads and railways, but the figure was down one-tenth on 2006, a senior official said on Friday.
Li Yizhong, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, said 101,480 people died but that government education and publicity campaigns were […]
