Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story. | With Americans facing a still-limping economy and pot...
Jury Deliberation Begins in Blagojevich Trial The New York Times | CHICAGO — Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois who was impeached and ousted from office and now faces 24 counts in a federal corruption trial. Related | Times Topic: Rod R. Blagojevich | Among the accusations against Mr. Blago...
Literary events The Guardian | In pubs and arts venues up and down the country traditional book readings are being replaced by a combination of cabaret, comedy and club nights. The results, Alex Clark discovers, are great fun Zadie Smith at a Bookslam event, July 2010. Photograp...
The New Credit-Card Tricks Wall Street Journal By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG | Whomever President Barack Obama taps to head the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection could find it difficult to keep ahead of the credit-card industry. | The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosu...
The Muni-Bond Debt Bomb Wall Street Journal By STEVEN MALANGA | From the City Journal | In the early 1970s, New Jersey officials decided to build a sports facility in the Meadowlands, the state's wetlands just outside New York City. To help pay for it, they formed the New Jersey Sports and Exp...
Illinois man injured on bike tour across Iowa The Examiner Comments WASHBURN, Iowa (Map, News) - Authorities say an Illinois man on the RAGBRAI bicycle tour across Iowa was injured when he was struck by a car in Washburn in eastern Iowa. | The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened jus...
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Closing arguments to start in Blagojevich trial The Examiner Comments CHICAGO (Map, News) - Twenty months after Gov. Rod Blagojevich was led out of his house in handcuffs for what prosecutors called a "political crime spree," attorneys will ...
Conrad Black is free, but financial affairs still haunt him The Independent | Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul, has been told he cannot return to his native Canada to await a new verdict on the fraud charges he faces, because he hasn't provided enou...
Obamas to vacation on Florida's Gulf Coast in Aug. The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama is taking his own advice and taking his family to the Gulf Coast on vacation next month, something he and first lady Michel...
Fortune Brands 2Q profit more than doubles The Examiner Comments DEERFIELD, Ill. (Map, News) - Fortune Brands Inc., whose products range from tequila to golf clubs, said Friday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled as revenue increased and costs fell. | The results beat Wall Street estimates an...
Caterpillar appoints procurement VP The Examiner Comments PEORIA, Ill. (Map, News) - Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that its board of directors has named Frank Crespo as a vice president in charge of procurement. | Crespo will have oversight of Caterpillar's global purchasing division when he joints ...
Honors planned for Quad Cities' veteran The Examiner Comments ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (Map, News) - A Quad Cities native will be honored this weekend for his "selfless heroism, indomitable fighting spirit, and extraordinary gallantry." | Those are the words on the Medal of Honor citation for John Baker. He's...
US STOCKS-Indexes edge lower as investors mull slow recovery The Guardian * Economy slowed more than expected in second quarter * U.S. Midwest business barometer jumps in July * Indexes down: Dow, S&P down 0.4 pct, Nasdaq down 0.2 pct (Updates to early afternoon) By Matthew Lynley NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, rebounding for a second day in a row from more substantial losses, as concerns about...
US STOCKS-Indexes edge lower as investors mull slow recovery The Guardian * Economy slowed more than expected in second quarter * U.S. Midwest business barometer jumps in July * Indexes down: Dow, S&P down 0.4 pct, Nasdaq down 0.2 pct (Updates to early afternoon) By Matthew Lynley NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, rebounding for a second day in a row from more substantial losses, as concerns about...
