Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Making money on the internet - Measure seeks to ease burden on schools


Measure seeks to ease burden on schools
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Jun 21 2:21 PM
Schools systems across Louisiana might be safer from state-mandated expenses after passage of a bill this week making it harder for legislators to hand down orders to local districts without money to pay for them.Save to My Web

Beaten-up dollar unsettles investors in USA and abroad
USA Today - 5 minutes ago
As gold has soared, the value of the dollar has sunk on international markets, making imports and trips abroad more expensive. And in recent months, the rise in gold and fall of the dollar have begun to unsettle investors here and abroad, with potentially severe consequences.Save to My Web

Jefferson is booted off Ways, Means Committee
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Jun 21 1:50 PM
WASHINGTON -- The full U.S. House voted Friday to oust Rep. William Jefferson from the Ways and Means Committee, making the eight-term New Orleans Democrat the first rank-and-file member ever removed from a committee seat.Save to My Web

Ford Credit Boosts Debt Instruments
KiplingerForecasts.com - Jun 21 3:06 PM
Despite its speculative grade credit ratings, Ford Motor Credit Co. doesn't appear to have any problems raising money.Save to My Web

Making Cities Work: Moscow
BBC News - Jun 21 7:12 AM
Architecture critic Dejan Sudjic visits Moscow to see what happens to a city after the collapse of a political regime.Save to My Web

SCO Shows The Money To Unix Developers
Linux Pipeline - Jun 21 8:15 AM
SCO unveils an incentive program, including cash handouts and even a shot at winning a new car, to attract Unix developers to the company's mobile application-development platform.Save to My Web

US/World Summary
KOLR - Jun 21 1:59 PM
Here are some of the latest stories making news today. Murder charges are expected to be filed against seven Marines and one Navy sailor for the death of an Iraqi civilian in April. North Korea wants to talk with the U.S. about its planned missile tests. And summer is officially here.Save to My Web