Big Companies HAVEN’T Repaid Tarp Funds and Funds to Help Homeowners HAVEN’T Paid
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29/04/2012
Apologists for government bailouts push two main myths:
That all of the bailout funds have been repaid
That the bailouts helped the average American
But the official government overseer of the Tarp bailout program – the special inspector general for TARP, Christy L. Romero – has debunked both myths.
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Britain’s richest see fortunes rise to record high
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28/04/2012
Britain’s wealthiest people saw their fortunes rise to record levels last year, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List, at a time when most Britons’ earnings and savings were squeezed by inflation and low interest rates.
The combined wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest people swelled by almost five percent to more
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Residents of Los Angeles Have the Best Breath in America?
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28/04/2012
Have you ever noticed people have better breath depending on what city you’re in?
I haven’t.
But the people at Dentyne gum figured that with Spring Break coming up, there might be some smooching going on.
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28/04/2012
Though wandering around the streets of Madrid is a great way to see the city, be sure to take advantage of the fantastic public transportation system in the capital.
Getting to Madrid From the Airport
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Do You Make Friends When You Fly?
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28/04/2012
I just got back from a trip to Washington, D.C. And something I noticed on the flight home is that, when I fly, I generally end up making friends with someone on the plane.
So it got me thinking about how common that is.
And luckily for me, Skyscanner had the answer: it turns out,it’s relatively common.
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The Family Farm Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
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28/04/2012
An entire way of life is rapidly dying right in front of our eyes. The family farm is being systematically wiped out of existence in America, and big agribusiness and the federal government both have blood all over their hands.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farms in the United States has fallen from about 6.8 million in 1935 to only about 2 million today.
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Tea price spike brews Argentina inflation fears
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28/04/2012
Yerba mate tea sipped through a metal straw is as Argentine as steak or tango, so a surge in prices for the nation’s favorite hot drink is proving worrisome for President Cristina Fernandez.
Inflation in Latin America’s No. 3 economy is already running at up to 25 percent per year, according to independent economists, one of the highest rates in the world.
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Is the Student Loan Bubble About to Burst?
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26/04/2012
In February of this year, the S&P warned that student loans may be the next bubble to burst in US economy. Moody’s also issued a similar warning in 2011.
With the interest on student loans set to double on July 1st, will it pop the student loan bubble, or is it the necessary medicine to slow down the growth of the bubble?
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Paris glitterati holds breath over Ritz renovation
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26/04/2012
Enter the Ritz Paris and a well-heeled hush envelopes the senses.But the calm will soon give way to the sound of construction, as the five-star hotel undergoes a two year renovation designed to refresh the gem on the Place Vendome known as one of the most elegant addresses in Paris.
The former home of fashion designer Coco Chanel and author Marcel Proust – and a favorite drinking
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Gypsy roots, desert blues, bluegrass top world music
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26/04/2012
Sitar player Anouska Shankar, whose album “Traveller” takes a journey through the music of India and Spanish flamenco to explore their shared Gypsy roots, was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards.At a time of political unrest in Mali, artists from there took two awards – veteran Sahara Desert bluesmen Tinariwen were named as Best Group while their young
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