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Unemployment drops to 7.8%
Unemployment drops to 7.8%Unemployment in the U.S. - Google Public Data Explorer
Rushes from Greece — Potato Movement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ndv2CIkKAw&feature=youtu.be While farmers don't get a whole lot for their potatoes, in the shops they are rather expensive. In response, sales have plummeted. When farmers couldn't sell their produce, and decided to give it away rather than have it go to waste, it was the start of the potato movement: Farmers and consumers are in... Continue Reading →
Greece’s ‘potato movement’ grows in power
Greece's 'potato movement' grows in power A growing group of grassroots activists are cutting out agricultural middlemen and connecting farmers and shoppers.
Disney pays $4.05 billion for Lucasfilm; announces Star Wars 7 in 2015
Disney pays $4.05 billion for Lucasfilm; announces Star Wars 7 in 2015Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series. The Walt Disney Co. announced the agreement to make the purchase... Continue Reading →
Romney Avoids Taxes via Loophole Cutting Mormon Donations
Romney Avoids Taxes via Loophole Cutting Mormon DonationsIn 1997, Congress cracked down on a popular tax shelter that allowed rich people to take advantage of the exempt status of charities without actually giving away much money.Individuals who had already set up these vehicles were allowed to keep them. That includedMitt Romney, then the chief executive... Continue Reading →
Ann Romney: ‘We need to throw out’ public school system
Ann Romney: ‘We need to throw out’ public school systemAnn Romney on “GMA.” (IDA MAE ASTUTE – ABC)The magazine Good Housekeeping has a new interview with Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, in which she reveals “the answers” to ensuring that all students get “a proper education.”Here’s the relevant question and answer:GH: Can you tell me, what campaign issue is... Continue Reading →
Top Bank of England director admits Occupy movement had a point
Top Bank of England director admits Occupy movement had a pointThe Occupy movement received vindication from unlikely source tonight, as a senior executive at the Bank of England credited it with stirring a “reformation of finance”.In a glowing appraisal of the movement’s achievements, Andrew Haldane, executive director of financial stability, said Occupy protesters had been... Continue Reading →
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