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Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP

Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's unprecedented infusion to the financial sector, but the returns are ahead of schedule.

One-party rule as old as the United States

The executive and legislative branches have been controlled by the same party during 69 out of 110 sessions of Congress, from the Federalists of George Washington's administration to the Republicans of Abraham Lincoln's and the modern-day GOP during the tenure of George W. Bush.

GOP tries balance-of-power argument

Elect Republicans or else.

Army units honing their conventional war skills

Army units spending 18 months or more at home are being asked to spend part of that time honing conventional warfare tactics, Gen. George Casey said Monday.

Casey: Army needs 3-4 years to recover from war

The Army's top officer said Friday it will take three to four years to put the Army back in balance after seven years of war.

Study: Why Pregnant Women Don't Topple

Scientists think they have figured out why pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over despite ever-growing weight up front. Evolution provided them with slight differences from men in their lower backs and hip joints, allowing them to adjust their center of gravity, new research shows.

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Do you know someone who loves to start something but finds it difficult to finish it? This could be the reason!

We have all met them: people who seem pretty enthusiastic in what they are doing. They usually start something new (like DIY builders) but somehow never finish, before quickly moving on to something else, or they take ages to do it in order to have everything 'perfect' first.

Retiree Forced To Pay $11,000 In Fraudulent Credit Card Charges
Source: thedenverchannel.com

Imagine someone racking up $11,000 in charges on your credit card without your knowledge. That's what happened to a retired Loveland man, who is now responsible for paying it all back.

The Uncommonness of Common Sense in Politics

For as long as most of us can remember we have been listening to advice from parents, teachers, friends, colleagues, and many others: "Wear warm clothes in cold weather". "Use sunscreen if you're out in the sun for long periods of time".

Paying Too Much For Our Whistles?

I have contemplated for a few years now, what exactly has been the cause of this great country's demise, and I would have to say that I found the root of the cause. I found it by reading "The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin.

Should Contributions to Political Campaigns by Individuals be Limited? (Poll)

Yes they should be, every time. However, the limits shouldn't be in the actual amount of money being pledged, but in the percentage being contributed.

Terrified tourists boycott Thomas Cook flight home after being told to sit at back 'to help balance the jet'
Source: the Mail online

When holidaymakers were asked to sit at the back of the plane to balance heavy luggage in the front of the hold, many thought it was a bad joke.

Health Care | Ron Paul .com
Source: ronpaul.com

In these United States of America, one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, many people cannot afford even basic health insurance.

It's Ten O'Clock, Do You Know Where Your Chakras Are?

As a spiritual healer and teacher, I get asked a lot of questions about Chakra's. " What are they?", "Can I see them?", and my favorite, " I think mine are broken!" are just some of the things I hear from clients and students alike.

The Case for Working With Your Hands - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

The television show "Deadliest Catch" depicts commercial crab fishermen in the Bering Sea. Another, "Dirty Jobs," shows all kinds of grueling work; one episode featured a guy who inseminates turkeys for a living.

Working Moms Feeling the Pressure
Source: Career Builder - MSN

Worthing moms are finding it hard to balance work and their families.

Is China's Communist Government smarter than the Obama administration?

In a recent article writen by A.P.'s Elaine Kurtenbach, it became apparent that the Chinese government may in fact have a better grasp on the world economy then the Obama administration does.

Worry? Relax? Buy a Face Mask?
Source: The New York Times

Well, it appears that the big worry of a week ago Saturday or so -- a deadly epidemic of an uncontrollable strain of flu -- isn't going to be as much of a worry than we thought. Maybe part of the reason it didn't spread so fast is that a lot of people took a lot of precautions.

Balance as a Primary Business Strategy
Source: Modern Tire Dealer

Discussion and an illustration of how to gain and maintain balance so that a company can grow profitably.

Fair and balanced Fox News is anything but in coverage of tea parties
Source: Media Matters for America

Fox news has stepped up its biases and prejudices since mr. Obama has become president. I don't think Fox News understand the racial and political hatred they are inciting with their bias rhetoric.

Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Farewell Address, so true for our times.
Source: americanrhetoric.com

I have been listening to this farewell address repeateadly finding it more thoughtful and inspiring than anything I have heard in the last 30 years; so true for our times.

Sisters 'make people happy'
Source: BBC News

Sisters spread happiness while brothers breed distress, experts believe. Researchers quizzed 571 people aged 17 to 25 about their lives and found those who grew up with sisters were more likely to be happy and balanced.

A Question of Balance: Good and Evil in the Anthropic Universe

The fundamental anthropic (observable) physical laws and constants of our universe appear uniquely predisposed toward life and the continuing evolution of intelligence - and are structured in such a way as to coax the emergence of life and intelligence from inanimate matter.

Can you ever have 'Fair Shares' in relationships?

One of the most common arguments in any relationship is always centred around the notion of FAIR SHARES: Some people come to the partnership believing that, as long as they do their 'half', their 'bit' or their 'fair share' all will be well.

Improving Balance May Ease Anxiety
Source: Times of the Internet

Tel Aviv University researchers discovered a link between balance and anxiety in children and that improving balance may ease anxiety. ...

Canon Urges Tokyo Employees to Go Home and Multiply
Source: CNN

Japan in the midst of an unprecedented recession, so corporations are being asked to work toward fixing another major problem: the country's low birthrate. One reason for the low birth rate is the 12-hour workday. "Canon has a very strong birth planning program," says the compa …

Why New Taxes on the Super-Rich?

Among the super-rich are investors and hedge fund managers. These Americans are the special beneficiaries of specific legislation in recent years which helps them avoid taxes. New taxes are needed to save the vast amount of revenue lost as a result.

10 reasons why Satyam fiasco will not effect Indian IT Corp!
Source: counterreport.com

Though it went much deeper than the usual window dressing, essentially this doesn't speak anything negative about the Indian software industry's delivery model or capabilities..

Biff Manly knows Atlanta Marketing
Source: YouTube

This is guy, Biff Manly, has been spotted in the Atlanta Business community...

Survive, No... THRIVE in this Economy
Source: Internet Video

Video about and promoting the ActionCOACH GrowthCLUB events in Atlanta Ga.

Down with Descartes
Source: orionmagazine

Our sense of self entails that more for me is less for you; hence we have an interest-based money system embodying precisely that principle. In older, gift-based societies, the opposite was true.

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