I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Right on cue, CNBC’s Jim Cramer’s defensive volley was returned Tuesday night by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart. That’s a wicked backhand Stewart’s got, putting a little spin on the lob by making fun of the team response by the General Electric-owned NBC family. Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish ’09
After Comedy Central’s The Daily Show took CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Rick Santelli and the rest of the financial news network to the comedic woodshed last week, CNBC and Cramer tried their hands at rebuttals. Apparently CNBC’s management and that of its parent, General Electric-owned NBC, were not savvy enough to realize that this is merely [...]
In yet another keen display of market prowess, CNBC’S Rick Santelli “bailed out” of an appearance on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with host Jon Stewart. In the aftermath of the ensuing backlash, one might wonder whether Santelli left derivatives trading because he liked himself too much. Video follows:
You know there’s been a profound sea change in the American economy when CNBC’s Larry Kudlow sounds like a bloody socialist, allowing room for taxpayers to bail out American International Group (NYSE:AIG) with short-term bridge loans. This, on the heels of Lehman Brother’s (NYSE:LEH) slow-motion bankruptcy declaration, threatened since investment bank Bear Stearns bit it [...]
Multiple media outlets are confirming that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has been selected as the vice presidential candidate for the GOP ticket. Palin is a first term governor, having only served since 2006; she’s also a self-described “hockey mom” and a mother of five, extremely pro-life and a proponent of Big Oil. You’re sure [...]
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