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Venezuela Imposing Oil Extraction Tax
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - May 07 2:39 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela would impose a new oil extraction tax as part of a plan to increase revenues from its all-important petroleum industry. "We are going to create a new oil tax called the extraction tax,'' Chavez said. "The companies that are pumping oil in Venezuela are making a lot of money.'' Chavez, who made the announcement during his Save to My Web

Enter the Business Plan Challenge
Miami Herald - May 08 4:38 PM
Dreamers of the world, this is your chance. If you've got an idea for a business you think would be a great money-making enterprise -- and you live in South Florida -- enter our Seventh Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge. A panel of eight judges -- all pros in analyzing business plans -- will select three winners. This could be your lucky year. Just for good measure, we'll give you seven Save to My Web

The Smart Way To Making Money Online
[Press Release] PR Web - May 07 12:26 AM
It is not the product, the compensation plan or a company that just doesn't work which makes people fail in business. Just about anything will work if you work it properly, remain persistent, and are willing to learn. The problem and reasons for most people's failure to create any meaningful income is due to the lack of internet marketing knowledge and skill. (PRWEB May 7, 2006)Save to My Web

Chance of prep making it as college athlete tiny
Deseret Morning News - May 08 1:49 AM
Everyone has seen them pacing the sidelines, harassing the coaches and announcing any and all accolades or accomplishments. They are the parents who know by the time their child is in grade school that he or she is so gifted athletically that a college scholarship is imminent.Save to My Web

Clerks get flak for gas
Wausau Daily Herald - May 07 10:07 PM
As gas prices hover around $3 a gallon, gas station attendants are feeling the brunt of motorists' frustration. "Someone's making money off of this" is a common refrain heard by attendants such as Jackie Willfarht, crew leader at The Store, 1304 S. Central Ave., in Marshfield.Save to My Web

Sallie Mae's Success Too Costly?
CBS News - May 08 1:35 PM
Making government-backed loans to students has become so lucrative for the Sallie Mae Corporation that its stock has skyrocketed 2,000 percent in the past decade. But as Lesley Stahl reports, some students are left swimming in growing debt.Save to My Web

Put Your Money To Work
CBS News - May 08 12:04 PM
With the stock market at a five-year high, it can be an exciting and confusing time to be an investor. Ray Hennessey, editor of SmartMoney.com, offers some tips on where best to put your money.Save to My Web

People in the News | Rethinking grant-making at the Phila. Foundation
The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 08 7:19 AM
Nancy Burd began at the Philadelphia Foundation just as it started to reevaluate its whole grant-making process. Burd, the new vice president for grant-making services, said in an interview last week that the group is reassessing its focus so it can more nimbly address critical issues in addition to those that have affected the community for a long time.Save to My Web