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Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times the amount confiscated last year.
Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 billion increase in Medicare fees over a decade but raises federal deficits in the process, officials said Wednesday.
The recent drop in the value of the dollar has been a good thing for U.S. exporters. But if the currency falls too far, the consequences could be serious. The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.
United Nations health officials claim in a new report they need nearly $1.5 billion to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spiraling into a global catastrophe.
Georgia's Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway.
In several versions of an April 28 story about a report on the influence of drugmaker money in medicine, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the head of Stanford University's psychiatry department had stepped down under criticism by a U.S. senator over payments made to him by drugmakers.
Millions of dollars in gifts, travel and consulting fees from the pharmaceutical industry should be eliminated to stop companies from influencing how doctors practice medicine, a report by the government's top medical advisers says.
Tourism officials say Phish heads brought their appetites and wallets — not just dope — to the jamband's weekend reunion.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for secretary of state, rejected calls Tuesday for more details about donors to her husband's foundation, saying she has revealed enough to avoid even the hint of conflicts. An Associated Press review found that Clinton stepped in at least a half-dozen times on issues involving businesses and others who later gave to the charity.
The words on the recording sound as if they were uttered by a mob boss. Instead, the feds say, it is the governor of Illinois speaking.
When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his sofa in indignation.
Thousands of dollar bills stolen from a restaurant in California's high desert could not have been more clearly marked: The Homestead had a tradition of customers writing messages on the currency and hanging it on the walls.
The world's major central banks banded together on Thursday to inject as much as $180 billion into money markets in a bid to stave off the growing global financial crisis.
Some of the largest fundraisers that President Bush has headlined so far this year to help raise about $70 million for Republican candidates.
Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race.
President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.
Central Bank President Carlos Vallejo says Ecuador is going to keep using the U.S. dollar as its currency despite concerns that its weakening value may spur inflation.
The musty smell of a man's money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank here last week, according to a Sturgeon Bay police report obtained by the Door County Advocate.
Euros? Dollars? Pounds? Gisele Bundchen insists she's perfectly happy with them all, again denying reports that the Brazilian supermodel is shunning the weak U.S. dollar in favor of European currency.
Senators from the Plains states are trying to persuade colleagues to create a permanent disaster fund for farmers despite objections from some farm state senators, environmentalists and the White House.
The mighty river delta that supplies water to two-thirds of California's population and serves as one of the most important wildlife habitats on the West Coast is in worse shape than ever despite $4.7 billion in government spending.
An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including "In God We Trust," and are fetching around $50 apiece online.
The U.S. government is spending millions of dollars in the name of democracy in Venezuela — bankrolling human rights seminars, training emerging leaders, advising political parties and giving to charities. But the money is raising deep suspicions among supporters of President Hugo Chavez, in part because the U.S. has refused to name many of the groups it's supporting.
The Bare Naked Ladies had a song a few years ago that was SOOO cute and was such a "feel good" kind of song! If you had a million dollars, what would YOU do with it? Would you blow it on 'nothing and everything'? Would you spend it 'efficiently'?
Don't Hit That Send Button Without Checking Your FactsNot sure what it should cost to restore ones reputation and standing in the community, but Target, or Target's Agent, made a big mistake. Check your facts.
USNews.com: Political Bulletin: Thursday, July 9, 2009Congress is considering another Stimulus but will call it another name.
President Obama's Agenda Would Bring $13 Trillion in Budget Deficits, Not $9 TrillionBy Brian M. Riedl
Federal Reserve scandal bigger than ACORN Just what exactly have they done with our money?
Mandate minus price controls may increase healthcare costs In the drive to bring health coverage to almost every American, lawmakers have largely rejected restrictions on how much insurers can charge, sparking fears that consumers will continue to face the skyrocketing premium increases of recent years.
I have created a poll on the best ways to earn money online. The goal is to make a living using online earnings. Sound off in the poll and/or leave comments! Thanks!
$12 in cents is worth $21+» There are 7.8163 pounds of copper and 0.4114 pounds of zinc in $12 face value of copper cent(s). » A roll of copper cent(s) has 50 coins and is valued at $0.91 when copper is at $2.7548 / lb and zinc at $0.7959 / lb (exact value is $0.91081988913).
Bad checks finally catch upA DeLand woman finally has been arrested for allegedly writing more than one hundred worthless checks totaling more than $3,000 in a week to two Wal-Marts in 2004, according news-journalonline.com.
Democrats Balancing Many Interests, Philosophies, Political Dangers on Health CareDuring the August congressional recess, Democrats from across the country expect to be buffeted by many cross-currents on health care. Their meetings with constituents are sure to be dominated by the far-reaching healthcare legislation emerging from House and Senate committees.
We are rapidly becoming a nation of those that have and those that don't. While I have no solution to solve everyone's problem, I think if we work together, we call solve one at a time. So here's the plan:
NPR: China Keeps Piling Up U.S. DollarsChina's President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Obama are meeting today and tomorrow for another Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
A minister has been arrested on charges of defrauding a church of half a million dollars.A Columbia County minister has been arrested on charges of defrauding a church of more than a quarter million dollars. Another man is still being sought in the case.
Alains Newsletter: Foreign Aid Bill Pushes Abortion & Gay Agenda OverseasThis article is important to every American who isn't aware that Obama proposed "The Global Poverty Act" while a U.S. Senator in December 2007 with the approval of V.P.
Couple flee after bank mistakenly gives them $10m Interpol are hunting a couple who fled New Zealand after a bank reportedly paid more than £3.8 million into their account by mistake.
How to get 1 million dollars to a Somali pirate?Former FBI agent Jack Cloonan now specialises in negotiating with Somali pirates in hostage cases. 'They're not stupid. They know it's a successful business model.'
Wealth-Less Effect: Earning Well, Feeling Otherwise Ellen Parnell and her husband, Donald Parnell Jr., seem like the kind of well-off couple President Barack Obama has in mind when he suggests raising taxes on families earning more than $250,000 a year.
Did you know that the Gross National Debt was over 11 Trillion Dollars ...Did you know that the Gross National Debt was over 11 Trillion Dollars when Bush left Office? ... with the money that was spent right before Bush left office. ...
Fort Myers man blows up, blows the whistle on Office DepotThere is a right and a wrong way to blow the whistle. David Sherwin chose the latter. The 54-year-old Fort Myers resident believed his employer, Office Depot, fraudulently overcharged taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars through government contracts.
One of the right-wingers on the VINE accused liberals (like myself) of not having a sense of humor...so, I wrote this joke (on which I have copyrights - Copyrights A. Macarthur). If you like it, share it and the "Copyrights A. Macarthur)."
WTF department: zodiac US dollars only 5.95(First Day of Sale – December 3, 2008 - 9:00 A.M. EST) -- Price $5.95 - Celebrate the New Year with our new addition to the Lucky Money Collection, the "Year of the Ox." The Ox is one of 12 zodiac symbols associated with the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
What would you do if you had ten thousand extra dollars right now?
WGBA -Stupak, Kagen Disappointed with Coast Guard Cutter ContractOne of the first things we need to do is demand that our gov. keep our dollars in our own country.
ISRAEL (pop 6.5 million) receives more American Taxpayer Dollars than the impoverished nations of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Caribbean (pop 1.1 billion+) COMBINED.In the midst of perhaps the worst economic crisis since the great depression, it's incredible that Israel continues to receive billions in taxpayer dollars, even as it rains bombs down on the civilian population of Gaza with impunity.
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