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Plan to control air pollution costs at least $120M
Star-Gazette
ALBANY -- A new regulation taking effect later this year will cost electricity customers about $120 million annually, according to the state agency responsible for overseeing how the money is spent. B


The defence does not rest
Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA - When seasoned defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon met Momin Khawaja for the first time four years ago, he wasn't convinced he was the right person to represent the young, computer savvy Ottawa


Buying property at tax sales
Helium
There are many things to consider before bidding on a property at a tax sale. First of all, do your homework. Go to the courthouse and find out how many debtors are tied to the mortgage. Your wish of


When Lawrence Greenspon took Momin Khawaja's case, he knew the fight would be long
Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA - When seasoned defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon met Momin Khawaja for the first time four years ago, he wasn't convinced he was the right person to represent the young, computer savvy Ottawa


Commerce offers to repurchase $545M in auction-rate securities
Kansas City Business Journal
Commerce Bancshares Inc. will offer to buy back an estimated $545 million worth of auction-rate securities from about 140 customers to meet the customers liquidity needs in light of that markets colla


UPDATE 3-Canada ABCP plan upheld, but appeal possible
Reuters
(Adds comment from lawyer predicting appeal, details) By Lynne Olver TORONTO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court's approval of a restructuring plan for asset-backe
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Wholesale Games: Achieving Success in Auctions!
ArticleXplosion.com
There are numerous ways listed in books to win in the wholesale games. Instead of offering what the majority of the sellers offer on auctions; in which is generally selling to the general audience- of


Merrill Lynch and Wachovia Latest Banks Involved in Cuomoâ??s Probe
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
NEW YORK (AP) � New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Friday he is sending a letter to Merrill Lynch _and_amp; Co. notifying the investment bank that his office will file suit against it


Casino Night benefits Valley schools and Huntsville young man killed
WAFF
Like to roll the dice and support your local schools? You can do both at an upcoming event in Huntsville. The Heritage Club is teaming up with The Schools Foundation to host its 6th Annual Casino Nigh


Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling
ITProPortal.com
eller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against a US court ruling that said that eBay is not responsible for the sale of fakes on its auction site. The jeweller first took action in 2004 against eBay, clai



State electric bills to rise; by how much is question
Poughkeepsie Journal
ALBANY - A new regulation taking effect this year will cost electricity customers about $120 million annually, according to the state agency responsible for overseeing how the money is spent. But the


The repo man cometh
Rutland Herald
BARRE - David Hough is a friendly, talkative guy. But if you're meeting him for the first time, there's a chance you're not going to be happy about it. That's because Hough is a 'repo' man. The Barre


Goose catcher meets neighborhood activists
UPI
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A professional goose trapper has been caught up in opposition from wildlife lovers in a Florida neighborhoods. Austin Corley, 18, is legally capturing birds unde



State's fiscal crisis reaches into Fulton mayor's office
The Valley News
by Andrew HendersonGovernor David Patersons tightening of the states fiscal belt has trickled down to the Fulton mayors office.Maggie Austin, who is affectionately referred to by other city employees


Lessons to be learned from illiquidity problems of auction-rate securities
PalmBeachDailyNews
It ain't over til it's over. And there should be no end to skepticism when it comes to investing. That's the word from Palm Beach Gardens attorney Tom Silverman on the auction-rate securities debacle.


Humane Society of the United States' image reshaped by beef recall
Riverside Press Enterprise
ting the mistreatment of cows at a Chino slaughterhouse, The Humane Society of the United States wanted to spark tougher animal protections and long-sought changes in federal meat inspection policies.



State's fiscal crisis reaches into Fulton mayor's office
The Valley News
by Andrew HendersonGovernor David Patersons tightening of the states fiscal belt has trickled down to the Fulton mayors office.Maggie Austin, who is affectionately referred to by other city employees


Lessons to be learned from illiquidity problems of auction-rate securities
PalmBeachDailyNews
It ain't over til it's over. And there should be no end to skepticism when it comes to investing. That's the word from Palm Beach Gardens attorney Tom Silverman on the auction-rate securities debacle.


Humane Society of the United States' image reshaped by beef recall
Riverside Press Enterprise
ting the mistreatment of cows at a Chino slaughterhouse, The Humane Society of the United States wanted to spark tougher animal protections and long-sought changes in federal meat inspection policies.



Bridger Canyon gas, oil tracts cause stir
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
DT As state-owned oil and gas tracts in the Bridger Canyon approach the auction block for lease, residents of Bridger Canyon are rushing to adopt zoning they hope will limit the impact on the areas n


Big US banks in buy back
The West Online
US banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have joined other large banks in agreeing to buy back billions of dollars of stressed securities from investors, New York officials have said. New York state


Foreclosures: Whatâ??s happening locally?
River Falls Journal
Debbie GriffinRiver Falls Journal Most people lucky enough to own a home hope they�ll never face foreclosure. Others aren�t so lucky anymore and already know how it feels. Blame the econ


2 more banks buy back
Asiaone
NEW YORK, US - US banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley joined other large banks on Thursday in agreeing to buy back billions of dollars of stressed securities from investors, New York officials sai


Sounds of Summer
South Reporter
Dog Days Festival Saturday The Marshall County Humane Society is looking forward to lots and lots of you joining us Saturday, August 16, at the VFW in Holly Springs to help us celebrate our first annu


US: Wachovia to bail out clients holding auction rate securities
CorpWatch
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Wachovia has become the latest US bank to agree to buy back billions of dollars of tainted auction rate securities that it sold before a market collapse in February, US officials an


Watch Out for the Blood and Bullet Holes
New York Times
Robert Marte of the Bronx checks out a 1996 Nissan Maxima at the College Point Auto Pound. He won the vehicle in a police auction on Tuesday. He bought the car sight unseen with his mother. (Photos: J


YTB swings to slight loss
St Louis Business Journal
YTB International, the online travel agency under fire from California's attorney general and consumer advocates, said Thursday it lost $199,500 in the quarter that ended June 30, compared to a profit



JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley to buy back securities
Yahoo! Canada
NEW YORK (AFP) - US banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley joined other large banks Thursday in agreeing to buy back billions of dollars of stressed securities from investors, New York officials said
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Roan Plateau leases sell out in an hour
Business Journal of Milwaukee
It took about an hour for all the leases to be auctioned, drawing an estimated $114 million. The top bid per acre was the last parcel auctioned, which drew $11,800 an acre for 2,139 acres below the ri
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State auctioning unclaimed property
Calibre Macro World
ug. 13--SPRINGFIELD -- There are more than 150,000 reasons that auctioning the state's unclaimed property on eBay will become a permanent initiative, says Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. '


EBay Accused Of Selling Out To Retailers
OfficialSpin
Buyers have become used to instant sales on the Internet LONDON, ENGLAND â?? (OfficialWire) â?? 08/10/08 -- Some sellers on the U.S. Internet auction site eBay say they're upset that the online market


Jimmy Wagner
The Facts
Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Palms Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Rodney Bowman officiating. Burial will follow in the Angleton Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8


Kicked in the ARS
The Economist
LIKE a Moroccan bazaar was how William Galvin, Massachusettss secretary of state, described the market for auction-rate securities (ARS), whose collapse has left thousands of investors stuck with debt


Big US banks to buy back securities
Sydney Morning Herald
US banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have joined other large banks in agreeing to buy back billions of US dollars of stressed securities from investors, New York officials have said. New York st



TRAI, DoT lock horns on 3G policy
Economictimes
NEW DELHI: TRAIs recent letter to DoT, highlighting shortcomings in the government 3G policy, has kicked up differences between the telecom regulator and DoT. TRAI, in its letter, has highlighted six
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Treasurer Giannoulias is SOLD on eBay auction
Polish News
"Because our pilot program was a complete success, the Treasurer's Office will make eBay auctions of safe deposit box contents a permanent part of our operations," Giannoulias said. U In addition to g


Kramer, Raymond J.
Post Crescent
Raymond J. Kramer, of Freedom, age 66, loving husband, father and grandfather, died on Monday, August 11, 2008. Raymond was born in Green Bay on June 19, 1942, son of the late Edwin V. and Clara (Elle


TRAI, DoT lock horns on 3G policy
Economictimes
NEW DELHI: TRAIs recent letter to DoT, highlighting shortcomings in the government 3G policy, has kicked up differences between the telecom regulator and DoT. TRAI, in its letter, has highlighted six
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Treasurer Giannoulias is SOLD on eBay auction
Polish News
"Because our pilot program was a complete success, the Treasurer's Office will make eBay auctions of safe deposit box contents a permanent part of our operations," Giannoulias said. U In addition to g


Kramer, Raymond J.
Post Crescent
Raymond J. Kramer, of Freedom, age 66, loving husband, father and grandfather, died on Monday, August 11, 2008. Raymond was born in Green Bay on June 19, 1942, son of the late Edwin V. and Clara (Elle


Legislative hopeful pitches mortgage fixes
NWI Times
nounced plans to seek greater protection against mortgage foreclosure Monday as part of his bid for Indiana House District 15.Sutton, a former Newton County sheriff, said lenders should be required to


No new landfills for profit
Mobile Register
Is this really Green Power? Green Power should not be devastating to our land, people, wildlife, community, atmosphere or our precious water tables that we drink from. We should not trade our precious


Tiffany Strikes Back in the Lawsuit Against eBay
Softpedia
Back in 2004, lawyers for Tiffany filed a lawsuit against eBay, claiming that the Internet marketplace knowingly permitted the sale of counterfeited products claiming to be Tiffany originals. One mont


Brownstone Ventures Inc.: Brownstone Increases Brazilian Interests; Partners With
Market Wire
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2008) - Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BWN) ('Brownstone') is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-in by way of a Head Farmout Agreement


Airport News Roundup, 8/12/2008
AviationWeek.com
The Air Transport Association filed a lawsuit yesterday to block the U.S. Transportation Dept.'s proposed auction of a slots at Newark Liberty Airport, reports Aviation Daily (subscribers only). The l


Brownstone Increases Brazilian Interests; Partners With Petro Vista Energy
Market Wire
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2008) - Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BWN) ('Brownstone') is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-in by way of a Head Farmout Agreement


FAA sued over plan to auction runway slots
Hampton Roads Daily Press
NEW YORK - Following through with a warning last week, the Air Transport Association of America the trade organization for U.S. airlines sued the FAA on Monday to stop the auction of takeoff and lan


Police Auction Bargains Online
WKRC
ave heard of police auctions, but few people actually go to them, which is a problem for many cities. By law, departments have to clean out property rooms from time to time, but they often lose money


Govt rules out hike in coal prices this fiscal
Hindu Business Line
Our Bureau New Delhi, Aug. 12 The Government on Tuesday ruled out increase in coal prices during the current financial year, while stating that its emphasis was on supplying affordable coal to everyon



Tiffany demands reappraisal of eBay counterfeit decision
The Register
Jewelry giant Tiffany _and_ Co. is appealing a recent federal court decision that cleared eBay from responsibility for counterfeit items which appear on the online auction site. Last July, a US Distri
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State Nixes Online Vote "Action"
Washington Post
The auction for Aaron Fischer's vote this November opened at $3.99. 'Influence the political climate like never before in this November's historical Presidential Election!' read the Catonsville man's


Airlines sue FAA to stop auctions
Crains NY Business
The trade organization for U.S. airlines, the Air Transport Association of America, filed suit to stop auction off slots takeoff and landing slots. (AP) - Following through with a warning last week, t
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Air Transport Association sues to stop auction of takeoff, landing slots at New
Canadian Business Magazine
- 3:17 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Following through with a warning last week, the Air Transport Association of America the trade organization for U.S. airlines sued the FAA on Monday to stop the auction o
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$24,000 hoon auction
Sunshine Coast Daily
Police Minister Judy Spence said this week's first big auctions of impounded vehicles exceeded expectations - raising $24,000. 'Thirty-four vehicles, seized from repeat offenders in the Ipswich area,


A Losing Bid: Auctions of Votes on eBay Closed Down
Washington Post
The auction for Aaron Fischer's vote this November opened at $3.99. 'Influence the political climate like never before in this November's historical Presidential Election!' read the Catonsville man's


8th of August
TheDailyNews
Miranda Pederson/Daily News Saturday at the The Martin Luther King Planning Committee will host the 1st annual Celebration at Girls, Inc. . advertisement A day of music, games, food, dancing and other


Foreclosures a silver lining for sheriff's helicopters
NWI Times
g more than 5,000 Lake County families into foreclosure in the past year and a half has a silver lining for Lake County officials.The proceeds now are the source of a political battle over who should


Law Dawgs host Metro Knights at Pig Bowl
Statesman Journal
And when he sums up the difference between the two Pig Bowl football teams on hand as 'Law Dawgs are old and Metro Knights are younger,' he's very believable. Nonetheless, Polanski's thinning-hair app


Bob's mission
Sunshine Coast Daily
When Bob McFadden lost his daughter-in-law to breast cancer a couple of years ago he refused to feel helpless and instead decided to help find a cure. "We just thought, one day there's got to be a cur


Things you do not sell on eBay
JustArticles.net
1Millions of would-be entrepreneurs want to sell things on eBay. EBay is the #1 home-business opportunity in the world right now, so it's natural that many are eager to find highly profitable items fo


Doing your homework pays in Chinese distressed debt
Asian Investor
Ben Fangor, managing director at Shoreline Capital, explains the work behind the firm's $1.5 billion portfolio of distressed debt in China. After a couple years of working on distressed asset lawsuits



Court caps Deptford bill for towing, storing cars
CourierPostOnline.com
DEPTFORD The decision was a setback for George Harvey, owner of Harvey's Towing Service, who had sought $4.4 million. His firm towed and stored vehicles at the request of the township and local police


Want a gun, no questions asked? It's easy
stuff.co.nz
IT TAKES just a few minutes and not much cash to buy a gun on the internet. No questions asked, no licence required. After the murder of liquor store owner Navtej Singh, the Sunday Star-Times decided



UBS spending $19.4B to settle securities case
Crains NY Business
2:19PM Under the agreement, UBS will offer to buy back $8.3 billion in securities from private clients for two years starting Jan. 1, 2009 and $10.3 billion from institutional investors starting June
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Borden Flats Lighthouse up for auction
Herald News
Jack Foley, Herald News A southbound motor yacht leaves Borden Flats Light to her starboard Thursday afternoon. Herald News Staff Reporter Fall River â?? If youâ??ve ever dreamed of owning a lighthous


Citi in R7.5bn trouble
IAfrica.com
Troubled US banking giant Citigroup has agreed to buy back $7.5-billion worth of tainted securities it marketed to tens of thousands of investors, US regulators announced on Thursday. The vast buyback


UBS joins Citi, Merrill in mass buy back of stressed securities
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS joined Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and other major banks Friday as regulators announced it had agreed to buy back 19.4 billion dollars' worth of stressed securi
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City to auction off 24 vehicles
Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON Looking for a bargain on a car? Need parts? The city of Huntington will auction off two dozen vehicles on Aug. 22 that have either been retired from service or seized by the Huntington Pol



Issuers left out of Citigroup auction-rate settlement
Forbes.com
Citigroup Inc (nyse: C - news - people ) agreed to buy back more than $7 billion of illiquid auction-rate securities and pay a $100 million fine to settle charges it misled investors about the debt's
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DVLA used to catch litter droppers
PR inside
DVLA database used to catch people who drop litter Sir Simon Milton, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: ' Councils use the powers to respond to residents' complaints about fly tippers


Credit Suisse auction-rate debt suit may start frenzy
Forbes.com
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Europe's largest computer chip maker STMicroelectronics NV (nyse: STM - news - people ) has sued Credit Suisse for allegedly placing $450 million of its cash into auction-rat
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BURMA/CHINA: Avoid 'Blood Jade' Olympic Souvenirs - Activists
Inter Press Service
By Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Aug 7 (IPS) - They make attractive mementos for the thousands of visitors to Beijing for the Summer Olympics. But souvenirs and jewellery made out of prized jade from


Holmes County Commissioners struggle with budget deficit
Wooster Daily Record
MILLERSBURG -- As of July 31, Holmes County's general fund was more than $554,000 in the red as the county settles the debt from the dissolved Holmes Wayne Tuscarawas Transportation System and makes p


Ticket touts 'ripping off' Girls Aloud fans
Rye and Battle Observer
Battle Abbey concert promoters are calling for ticket touting to be made illegal, saying the internet has made it easier to rip fans off. It has been revealed that tickets for this month's hotly-antic


CRA International Develops and Manages Landmark Internet-Based Trading Platform
IT Business Net
BOSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing management, economics, and financial consulting services, has announced its role as the Trading Manager


Citi settlement to return billions to investors
Crains NY Business
The investment firm will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines to settle charges that it misled investors. (AP) - New York state Attorney General Andre
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ARS Buybacks A New Annoyance On Balance Sheets
Wall Street Journal Online
5. Mortgage Failure Rate Rises PEOPLE WHO READ THIS... Also read these stories: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES August 7, 2008 3:56 p.m. By Jessica Papini Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--More Wall St



Police sell unclaimed property in online auctions
Wednesday Sun
Overland Park police recently became â??foster parentsâ? to two 12-week-old Welsh Pembroke corgi puppies. The dogs had been obtained by illegal means and could not be returned to the original owner.


Prevent Fraud Through Awareness
Tampa Tribune
TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If you can save it or spend it, chances are someone has found a way to steal it. That was the gist of a recent talk given by Debbie Brown, an investigator for the Hillsborough County


DVLA database used to catch people who drop litter
PR-USA.net
Big brother comes to a town hall near you with the DVLA database being used by petty officials to track down people responsible for crimes against the environment. These officials use the databases li


Solid Waste investigation reveals gross scavenging
Record Searchlight
Supervisors in Redding's Solid Waste division promoted a near-universal 'culture of scavenging' among workers at the Transfer Station, a personnel investigation released Tuesday reveals. One worker wa


The ARS Con
Investment News
Investors who bought auction rate securities are the latest victims of Wall Street's oldest ploy. Actually, let me clarify that point, since "victim" and "ploy" carry connotations, respectively, of in


Burton Warren Kelley
WMFD
t OSU Medical Center following a sudden illness. Burton was born September 1, 1935 in Mansfield to the late Walter L. and Lailah Aileen (Ferguson) Kelley. He was a 1953 Madison High School graduate an


From Germany with love ?
Haaretz
MARBACH, Germany - Prof. Ulrich Raulff, the director of the German Literature Archive in Marbach, has a letter from Israel on his desk. 'I wish to draw your attention to the Archives Law, which prohib


CRA International Advises Shaw Communications Inc. in Canada's Auction of Advanced
DiGiTAL50
- CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing management, economics, and financial consulting services, today announced that the Company advised Shaw Communications Inc., o


E-fencing bill targets online auction sales of stolen goods
InternetRetailer.com
A bill submitted in Congress last week would require operators of online auction sites to identify and review the operations of those suspected of selling high volumes of merchandise stolen from retai


State makes bundle on auction of left-behind items
Southwest Florida Herald Tribune
TAMPA - Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. She was joined by her father, Rodney Zabreznik, 60, of Fredericksburg, Texas, in an auditorium at the Grand Hya


More towns auctioning surplus on the Web
Asbury Park Press
HOLMDEL An increasing number of municipalities are looking at online auctions to sell unused government supplies, hoping to reach a wider group of buyers and bring in more money. Holmdel is the latest


Congress calls on US to tighten eWaste laws
VNUNet.com
Proposed resolution designed to outlaw export of toxic electronic waste to developing world A Resolution has been introduced into US Congress asking the US to ban the export of environmentally damagin


Houses sold for just $100! But banks' deals short taxes
Orlando Sentinel
Florida places a 70-cent levy on every $100 per real-estate transaction. That means a $200,000 house sold for $100 shorts the state about $1,400 in what's known as documentary-stamp taxes. Multiply th


Living in limbo: Tenants feeling the mortgage mess - Mon - 4:19 AM
Merced Sun-Star
Renters like Brandy Menina who live in buildings that are foreclosed face a unique set of troubles. Menina is waging a battle to get her hot water running again.lus two roasting pans in the oven. Bran


Citigroup Answers ARS Charge
CFO.com
Responding to accusations from New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office that it duped clients into buying illiquid auction-rate securities, Citigroup says it 'acted in good faith and in t


NYC airport chiefs will fight plan to auction flight slots
USA Today
WASHINGTON - The managers of New York City's three crowded airports vowed Monday to block a Bush administration experiment to reduce flight delays around the country by auctioning off takeoff and land
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UBS general counsel resigns amid probe
Crains NY Business
3:32PM David Aufhauser resigned as its North American general counsel at the Swiss bank, amid an investigation into the bank's sale of auction-rate securities. UBS AG, the Swiss bank under investigat
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Hot tip: Buy stolen property from police
Palm Beach News
Here's a hot tip: Save money, buy stolen property from the cops. You'll save on just about everything, including jewelry, watches, power boats, cars, electronics and computers. Even hurricane supplies


Do you know the secret the Government Auctions Are a Free Service?
Marketing Article Bank
What does the government do with all the unwanted things they bought with our tax money? They auction it off at levels much below what they paid. Federal surplus, seized and forfeited assets make up t


Finding cheap autos in Australlia Posted By : Darren Barnett
ArticleAddict
Are you looking for a super cheap auto for a first car or just to save money rather than spending a fortune for your gas hog? Autos are essential within many of our lives. Simply living in a big city


Unclaimed-Property Auction Brings Out Treasure Hunters
Tampa Tribune
TAMPA - Brenda Sumrall, 39, came to Tampa from Hattiesburg, Miss., looking for treasure. She was joined by her father, Rodney Zabreznik, 60, of Fredericksburg, Texas, in an auditorium at the Grand Hya


The Cost of Escalating Fed Bailouts is Sustainable Home Ownership
The Market Oracle
Those are the questions I've been pondering lately as I survey the housing and mortgage market landscape. It seems like every week we get another borrower bailout initiative. Or another multi-billion


Citigroup May Face Auction-Rate Suit
Wall Street Journal Online
New York state's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, threatened on Friday to sue Citigroup Inc. for alleged fraud in the marketing and sales of auction-rate securities and for destroying evidence after be
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eBay pays a high price for fakes
Silicon.com
Daunting prospects for online auctioneerâ?¦ Tags: lvmh, liability, counterfeit goods, ebay The French courts have already dealt several financial blows to eBay. But an adverse ruling in its US case wi


SEC probes Citigroup over sales of auction rate securities
Financial News Online
The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Citigroup's sale of auction rate securities for possible violations of securities laws, the bank disclosed, as state and federal regulators increase t
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A lifetime of book collecting goes up in smoke
Philadelphia Daily News
In 50 years of book collecting, Bernard 'Ben' Cavanaugh amassed everything from the rare to the ubiquitous. For every first-edition John Steinbeck there were dozens of Tom Clancy military thrillers st


10:15 p.m. - Drug Cars Auctioned Off
KARK TV
Methamphetamine, cocaine, and large amounts of prescription drugs are a few of the drugs that were found in vehicles that were once used to commit crimes in Saline County. Now they're in the hands of


30,000-books burn in Bucks blaze
Philadelphia Inquirer
In 50 years of book collecting, Bernard 'Ben' Cavanaugh amassed everything from the rare to the ubiquitous. For every first-edition John Steinbeck there were dozens of Tom Clancy military thrillers st


Barn fire in Bucks County destroys 30,000 books
Philadelphia Inquirer
In 50 years of book collecting, Ben Cavanaugh amassed everything from the rare to the ubiquitous. For every first-edition John Steinbeck there were dozens of Tom Clancy military thrillers stored in bo


Massachusetts Says Merrill Defrauded ARS Clients
Registered Rep
It just keeps getting worse for big named Wall Street firms. Today, William Galvin, secretary of the Commonwealth, announced that he is suing Merrill Lynch for fraudulent auction-rate securities (ARS)


The track record
Athens News
In surveys, Greeks often confess to bribing public officials STATE-RUN television broadcaster ERT announced on July 16 that Sakis Rouvas, one of the country's biggest pop stars, will represent Greece


White House: US Credit Rating Safe Despite Deficits
KFWB News 980
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration expressed confidence Wednesday that the United States would be able to maintain its top-notch credit rating even as the government scrambles to find new ways of
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Economy puts brakes on classic car sales at estate auction
South Coast Today
NEW BEDFORD Car collectors looking for deals flocked to the parking lot at New Bedford Antiques at the Cove Wednesday, but even the bargain hunters were wary of spending money in an increasingly unst


NEW BEDFORD Car collectors looking for deals flocked to the parking lot at New
South Coast Today
An afternoon auction of 11 new and antique vehicles ended in only two sales after prospective buyers refused to bid more than a few thousand dollars and the sellers refused to budge from their asking


U.S. to sell more debt
Cleveland Live
Washington- The Bush administration expressed confidence Wednesday that the United States would be able to maintain its top-notch credit rating even as the government scrambles to find new ways of exp


Area police use Web site to sell unclaimed property
Overland Park Sun
Overland Park police recently became â??foster parentsâ? to two 12-week-old Welsh Pembroke corgi puppies. The dogs had been obtained by illegal means and could not be returned to the original owner.


Latecomers must scramble for REO listings
IndiaPost
It may be too late in the game for real estate agents and bro- kers who haven't established relationships with asset managers and lenders that clear foreclosed properties from their books to get listi


House considers ban on killing horses for food
The Baytown Sun
By STEPHANIE S. GARLOW WASHINGTON (AP) -- One menu item could soon disappear from foreign dinner tables: meat from slaughtered American horses. Animal rights advocates are urging lawmakers to pass a b


Cecil Richard Harrell
Claremore Daily Progress
t Sageeyah Baptist Church. Rev. Terry Lawson will officiate. He will be laid to rest beside his wife, Ruth, at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral Service. Friends may visit at the fu


American horse meat could soon be off menus overseas if Congress bans killing horses
Canadian Business Magazine
WASHINGTON (AP) - One menu item could soon disappear from foreign dinner tables: meat from slaughtered American horses. Animal rights advocates are urging lawmakers to pass a bill banning the slaughte



Central Banks Flood Markets With New Cash
NewsMax.com
WASHINGTON -- The U.S., European, and Swiss central banks on Wednesday extended emergency lending facilities for investment banks and expanded other liquidity programs to ease credit market strains th
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UBS to pay Mass. $1m, end probe
Boston Globe
UBS AGwill pay Massachusetts $1 million as part of its agreement to settle the stateâ??s probe of the investment bankâ??s inappropriate sale of auction-rate securities to 17 cities and towns. UBS will
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Bush plans borrowing to cope with deficits
Boston Herald
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration gave details today on how it plans to borrow the billions of dollars it will need to cope with the soaring budget deficits. Those plans include raising $27 billion
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Government explains quarterly borrowing plan
Star News Online
gave details Wednesday on how it plans to borrow the billions of dollars it will need to cope with the soaring budget deficits. Those plans include raising $27 billion by selling a new 10-year note an
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Central banks fire new round at credit crisis (Reuters)
Yahoo!
By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S., European, and Swiss central banks The joint measures helped lift share prices in the United States and Europe, and were a factor in pushing up U.S.
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CORRECTION - NEW YORK - CORRECTED-NY Fed to provide details on TSLF options around
Reuters
orrects date in headline to Aug 8 from Aug 5) NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve plans to provide more details on the terms and conditions of a new options program for its Term


US announces quarterly borrowing to fight deficits
Calibre Macro World
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration gave details Wednesday on how it plans to borrow the billions of dollars it will need to cope with the soaring budget deficits. Those plans include raising $27 billi


Near record government debt
CNN Money
The Bush administration gave details Wednesday on how it plans to borrow the billions of dollars it will need to cope with the soaring budget deficits. Those plans include raising $27 billion by selli


Community rallies to help woman with cancer
County Press
METAMORA -- A benefit dinner to support Lapeer resident Sara Coulter, who is battling breast cancer, will be held from 1-4 p.m. this Sunday at Metamora Lions Club Hall, 3790 N. Oak St. in Metamora.'Wh
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Software Counterfeiter gets 4 years in web sales of $1 million
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforecement
WASHINGTON - An Oregon man was sentenced today for selling counterfeit computer software with a retail value of more than $1 million, and for aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, the Justice depa


SEC to Offer Muni Investors Free Database
Wall Street Journal Online
Individual investors are among the biggest buyers of municipal-government debt, but information about the bonds has been difficult and costly to track down. Soon, they will have Emma to help them make



Ongwediva Trade Fair Launched
New Era
The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair 2008 was officially launched at a gala dinner held in Ongwediva over the weekend. An event that drew quite a number of company representatives, business people, and reg


Chairman sees arts center as nucleus
Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Q _and_ A / STAN HALL, The Duluth area possesses a hidden gem that Stan Hall hopes to shine up and show off to the rest of Gwinnett County. Hall, the new chairman for the board of directors, said hi


Brokers troubled by ARS complaints on their records
Investment News
As if dealing with clients stuck with auction rate securities isn't challenging enough, brokers are dismayed that firms are reporting some ARS-related customer complaints on the brokers' public discip


Police evidence rooms caches of strange stuff
Daytona Beach News Journal
April Jenkins, an evidence technician with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, shows off a sword at the sheriff's storage facility west of DeLand recently. July 28, 2008 By EILEEN ZAFFIRO Staff Write


Sometimes homeowners and bankers can make arrangements. But often both end up in
STLtoday.com
Jan Winters sets out a water sprinkler for her garden on Tuesday at her home in O'Fallon, Mo. She now works two jobs just to stay ahead of her bills including her mortgage, she said. Two adjacent neig


A brutal test for student borrowing
Boston Globe
Maria Ferraguto is finding it difficult to relax this summer. She's too busy figuring out how to pay for her son Michael's senior year at the College of the Holy Cross.Some of the stress feels familia


Software Association Goes to ...
Internet News
In the murky online trade of pirated software, eBay may be the biggest marketplace, but it's not the only one. As it moves to more aggressively combat illegal sales of knockoff software, the Software


Brazil to review rules for tenth lease auction
Oil and Gas Journal
Eric WatkinsSenior Correspondent LOS ANGELES, July 28 -- Brazilian Energy Minister Edison Lobao, reiterating announcements made earlier this month, said his country will review rules for the 10th auct



Software makers threaten to sue eBay over counterfeits
ZDNet Asia
First, it was fashion giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA complaining about counterfeit fashion goods on eBay. Then it was Tiffany taking eBay to court. Now, it is the software industry telling


IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference Is Set for October
Calibre Macro World
The day-long conference celebrates the depth and breadth of innovation in this region. The program consists of sixteen speaker presentations on topics ranging from photojournalism to astrophysics, int


Tucson school district using Internet to unload old stuff
Arizona Daily Sun
Search the Flagstaff Directory Community SnapshotFlagstaff Region Events Submit Event Search EventsAdvertisements appearing in print Coupons SalesSearch Advanced Archive SearchWeb Search powered b


Software Assoc. Goes to War ...
Internet News
In the murky online trade of pirated software, eBay may be the biggest marketplace, but it's not the only one. As it moves to more aggressively combat illegal sales of knockoff software, the Software


Smash, Grab, Then Make a Killing Online
E-Commerce Times
At first it seemed like ordinary shoplifting -- stuffing a few pairs of jeans into an oversize bag and walking out of the store. But the thieves got bolder. They began showing up in groups of five or


Los Angeles - the Crybaby - Sues Bond Insurers
Seeking Alpha
Lets be clear: the City of Los Angeles, along with many other sophisticated municipal issuers, played a game with the yield curve, lost and is now suing bond insurers and investment bankers in two sep


Fake! Memorabilia collectors track down bogus items in eBay
San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES - The pieces of Hollywood history were priced to move, even by the discount standards of eBay. Ten bucks put a bidder in the running for a dagger purportedly used in the filming of 'Gone W


Congress Addressing Horse Slaughter Cruelty in New Federal Legislation
YubaNet
- A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of American horses for human consumption overseas, as well as the export of American horses to other countries for


Op shopping her way
Manawatu Standard
Janice Feyen happily wears the tag Queen of Op Shopping. The Palmerston North woman has been opportunity shopping since she was at high school and gets about 95 percent of her clothing from second-han


Fishing license sales fall despite state's campaign
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota launched an ambitious advertising campaign last spring to try to stem the shrinking percentage of Minnesotans who fish. The ad blitz included direct mail, electronic billboards and radio ads



UBS faces auction-rate security suit
CNN Money
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday brought a multi-billion dollar civil lawsuit against the Swiss banking giant UBS for allegedly pushing everyday investors into buying troubled auc
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Southwest Riverside County Community News for Friday, July 25, 2008
North County Times
LAKE ELSINORE ---- The Lake Elsinore Storm are combining Christian fellowship with Christian charity. And there's a baseball game too. On Friday night, the Storm will host the fourth annual 'Night of


UBS hit with multibillion suit
CNN Money
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday brought a multi-billion dollar civil lawsuit against the Swiss banking giant UBS for allegedly pushing everyday investors into buying troubled auc


Next legal battle for eBay may be over counterfeit software
ArsTechnica
Online auction house eBay may have won a major court victory when it prevailed over Tiffany, but its legal troubles are hardly behind it. In that case, a judge ruled that eBay was taking reasonable ef


Software makers may sue eBay
ZDNet
Tired of being stiff-armed by eBay, the Software and Information Industry Association is signaling its ready to sue over pirated software sales on the dominant online auction site, SIIA has offered e


Software Group Weighs Piracy Lawsuit Against EBay
CIO Magazine
By Grant Gross A trade group representing hundreds of software vendors is considering a lawsuit against eBay for what it calls widespread sales of counterfeit software on the auction site. The Softwar


US secondary auction-rate market shrugs off lawsuit
Reuters
By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - The secondary market for U.S. auction-rate securities did not miss a step this week despite the New York attorney general's demand that Swiss bank UBS A


Aukro.cz going offline to find new customers
Czech Business Weekly
Recently auction portal Aukro.cz has drawn media attention because of a fraud incident that harmed some 300 users and a hoax with a presidential bone. But the largest local Internet auctioneer is opti


Software Assoc. Goes to War on Piracy
Internet News
Lawsuits planned as industry association looks to sellers on sites other than eBay. Share this Article DiggDel.icio.us furl StumbleUpon BlinkList Newsvine Magnolia Facebook Tailrank Slashdot Technorat


Nearly a quarter of BP production at stake in Russia
Houston Chronicle
The dispute that has come to symbolize the challenges of producing oil in an era of high prices and short supplies boiled over in May. That's when BP Plc, the world's third-largest oil company by sale


Automotive Wholesale Company - Dealers Wanted Posted By : Sotechsystems.com
Article Dashboard.com
What should you look for when choose automotive wholesale Company for your automotive online business. Days when entrepreneurs was looking hardly for automotive wholesale company who will give them de


On The Record : 'We Want The Truth' about 'We Want Your Soul'
Herald Leader
An e-mail by Brenda Balk, public information officer for the Siloam Springs Police Department, was sent out saying a call had been made to the office by a third party saying that a woman was approache


New law boosts ban on downed cow slaughter
San Bernardino County Sun
A new state law enacted this week strengthens the California Downed Animal Protection Act making it illegal for anyone to process and sell downed animals - those too sick to stand. AB 2098, introduced


Wholesale Video Games Business Warning!
ArticleXplosion.com
If you are new to auction sites; you have probably seen wholesale video games, laptops, and discount accessories among other kind of items being advertised as actual tangible products online when they


Oregon Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Software
Government Technology
An Oregon man was sentenced today for selling counterfeit computer software with a retail value of more than $1 million, and for aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, announced Acting Assistant At
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Surplus must go to debt reduction
Calgary Herald
There is one legitimate way for Ottawa to deal with its $4.2 billion windfall from the sale of wireless spectrum rights: debt repayment. Not that we would be surprised if some less defensible way was


4 years for Ore. man for eBay counterfeit software
Yahoo! Canada
Mondello is going to federal prison for four years for selling counterfeit software on the online auction service. The 23-year-old also admitted to identity theft for stealing personal information a
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Counterfeit software sales get Eugene man 4 years in prison
KVAL 13
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Some prices on eBay can look like a real steal and in the case of Jeremiah Mondello, that's exactly what it was. Mondello is going to federal prison for four years for selling c



A brutal test in student borrowing
Boston Globe
Maria Ferraguto is finding it difficult to relax this summer. She's too busy figuring out how to pay for her son Michael's senior year at the College of the Holy Cross. Some of the stress feels famili


Telecoms reform: Turnkey solutions for Turkey
Total Telecom
When it comes to telecoms, the EU and Turkey are still two worlds apart. While Brussels policymakers are debating the rules that will help operators invest â?¬300 billion to bring high-speed broadband


Panel Adopts Rell Rebate Plan
Hartford Courant
A legislative panel Tuesday overrode the advice of its own attorneys and adopted a set of rules governing power plant emissions that includes potential rebates for consumers.The move is a victory for


Vote gives state air-quality flexibility
The Connecticut Post
HARTFORD A legislative committee, amid criticism that it may be ignoring the intent of the General Assembly, voted 7-6 on Tuesday to give state environmental officials wider discretion on a new regio


Cuomo v. UBS: Gotham Set to Host Auction-Rate Securities Party
Wall Street Journal Online
As you may remember, last month Massachusetts by suing UBS for fraud and dishonest conduct in sales of auction-rate securities. The suit alleged that UBS reps told investors that the securities "were


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FCC's Adelstein votes against XM-Sirus deal
Rapid City Journal
With the merger now deadlocked at 2-2, deal will be decided by final FCC commissioner. No comments posted. Normal Size Increase font Size WASHINGTON -- A Federal Communications Commission member who s


Oregon Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Software Worth
Calibre Macro World
WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An Oregon man was sentenced today for selling counterfeit computer software with a retail value of more than $1 million, and for aggravated identity thef



Market reform in politics
Livemint.com
Market reform in politics One reason why politicians have fallen in public esteem is because they are not seen to be operating in an open market font size The run-up to the trust vote has been a


Was that eBay buy stolen?
Chicago Tribune
ATLANTA At first it seemed like ordinary shoplifting stuffing a few pairs of jeans into an oversize bag and walking out of the store. But the thieves got bolder. They began showing up in groups of f


Many lions still on prowl around the Fox Valley
Post Crescent
Fiberglass statues live on a year after auction Share this article: Where have all the lions gone? One year after being auctioned off to private buyers, they're still prowling yards, a law office, pub


Locals get the chance to Flog It
Oldham Chronicle
Hidden gems found in Oldham cupboards will go under the hammer on television tomorrow when the popular BBC-2 programme Flog It! goes on air. Oldhams hidden treasures surfaced at the Queen Elizabeth Ha


Jeanette Moline
Times-News
GOODING - Jeanette Moline, 69, of Gooding, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 19, 2008. She was born Aug., 26, 1938, to Clarence 'Curly' Carlson and Virginia Pri


New England's Leading Innovators to Speak at IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference
Calibre Macro World
-IDEAS Boston is proud to announce the speakers for its 2008 conference to be held on Thursday, October 30 th from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This day-long conference ce


Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Silicon.com
A landmark ruling against eBay amounts to more than the multimillion-euro fine imposed by the court. It signals a new intent to tighten online policing, says lawyer Simon Levine. It's not just social


Things to know to buy a repossessed property
MyContentBuilder
By: Mari milian For first time buyers and the property investors repossessed properties are very tempting. You will be wrong thinking that all repossessed properties are going to be bargains. If you a


Fed Satisfied With Performance of TAF
Wall Street Journal Online
The Federal Reserve is satisfied that its strategy for lending funds at auction to depository institutions in need has been a success, but theres no hint so far as to the programs future. In a , New Y


New Russian Law Gives State Cos Right To Off-Shore Deposits
Energia.gr
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday signed a federal law giving the government the right to allocate licenses to develop oil and gas deposits on the continental shelf without auctions, the news a


Analysis: Anxious investors in Russia
This Is Money
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the oligarch jailed under the then Russian President Vladimir Putin, has launched an official plea for parole. In what will be seen as a test of new President Dmitry Medvedev's b


eBay breaks bread with luxury goods firms
The Register
eBay is to pow-wow with luxury goods manufacturers which want the online tat bazaar to better police sales of fraudulent merchandise. The meeting, held in London on 28 July, brings together lawyers fr


Opinion: "Ukrzaliznitsya" using corruptive schemes for inventories auctions
For UA
The present authorities of the Ministry repeatedly state that in 2007, under the Cabinet of Yanukovych, Ukrzaliznytsya purchased inventories at the prices two or three times higher than the market one


Movoto partners with builders
Inman
Real estate technology roundup Bookmarking Sites Story Tools Sponsored by: Movoto adds new-home listings Movoto.com, an online real estate site where consumers can search homes for sale in select stat


Build Your Wealth During Foreclosed Exposure
WebWire
(ALISO VIEJO, CA)â??Foreclosed homes are being tossed onto the market at bargain prices. As these homes continue to be repossessed by banks, it is a classic time for you to purchase real estate. Accor


Franklin Lee Spain
Daily Post Athenian
t St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, Ind., following an extended illness. He was born on Feb. 11, 1941, in Potomac, Ill., to the late Fred T. and Hulda A. Hoskins Spain, and lived most


Ardyce King
Redwood Falls Gazette
t Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2008 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with burial in Crestlawn Gardens,



Kremlin to Pick Arctic Developers
Wall Street Journal Online
MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law Friday enabling the Kremlin to handpick companies to develop the vast oil reserves believed to be located in the Russian Arctic. In a televised


Russia to Pick Energy Firms
Wall Street Journal Online
MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law Friday enabling the Kremlin to handpick companies to develop the vast oil reserves believed to be located in the Russian Arctic. In a televised


SW Florida residents turning hobby of bidding on abandoned storage units into profession
Naples Daily News
Storage unit auction Potential buyers crowd around a storage unit at Corkscrew Village Self Storage, trying to get a glimpse at the items inside before bidding begins on Friday, July 18, 2008. Enlarge



City cops used previously impounded cars for 'test drives'
Calibre Macro World
Jeremy Kohler and Joe MahrSt. Louis Post-DispatchReleased : Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:00 AM Jul. 19--The daughter of St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa and an untold number of police officers got free u


So did some police officers, the president of the Police Board said today. New procedures
STLtoday.com
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The daughter of St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa and an untold number of police officers got free use of cars from a company with a lucrative police contract to tow and store c


Russia eyes Arctic
Edmonton Sun
MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday signed a law enabling the Kremlin to handpick companies to develop the vast oil reserves believed to be located in the Russian Arctic. In a televised meet


Franklin Lee Spain / 1941-2008
Niles Daily Star
t St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., of an extended illness. A life celebration service with friends and family will be held at Brown Funeral Home at 521 E. Main Street in Niles, on


Lawsuits Hit Online Marketplaces That Offer Fake Luxury Brands
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Published: Lawsuits Hit Online Marketplaces That Offer Fake Luxury Brands By Judi Hasson Everyone loves a