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Wall Street wrings money from strapped cities

Local governments and public entities, already reeling from the recession, face another fiscal crisis: billions of dollars in fees owed to Wall Street firms on investment deals gone bad.

Weekend Opinionator: Was the Car Rebate Plan a Clunker? - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

Cash for Clunkers was a clunker, White House media attack misguided...

Filmmaker Captures the 'Many Sides' of Leonard Cohen -- Exclusive Video - Spinner

Filmmaker Captures the 'Many Sides' of Leonard Cohen -- Exclusive Video

Moab Times-Independent - Old Moab highway to be rebuilt as bicycle path

Great project! Restoring a historic road as a bike path near Moab, Utah and Arches National Park.

Showerheads Harbor Biofilm, Bacteria, Colorado Study Shows -- Water & Wastewater News

Showerheads Harbor Biofilm, Bacteria, Colorado Study Shows

EDITORIAL: The Will to Curb Sprawl

Water is the key to Florida's future economic growth, with planning and growth management needed not a carte blanche approach to develop and land use.

In Clearwater, Playing Catch Is Against The Law - Central Florida News 13

from the article Clearwater city officials are working to change a law that makes it illegal to play catch in public.

No Return to Normal - James K. Galbraith

Interesting analysis of economic thinking and limitations of the approach to economic recovery upon which the Administration is relying.

Bridge collapses on Michigan's I-75 after tankers explode

hot off the wire

Shortcuts - Typing In an E-Mail Address, and Giving Up Your Friends' Too - NYTimes.com

Your private information may not be private after you use certain features on certain Websites...

House Unveils Health Bill, Minus Key Details - NYTimes.com

Key members of of the U.S. House majority unveiled plans for a new federal department and public insurance program, plus a major expansion of Medicare

EXCLUSIVE: Minn. lawmaker vows not to complete Census - Washington Times

when the lawmakers won't fill out the census form as required by law, it's time for a change!

US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph

Economic and urban development experts recommend elimination of blight.

When 'Urban Areas' Aren't Urban | theledger.com | The Ledger | Lakeland, FL

Florida defines dense urban area as one person per acre, clear path for more overbuilding...

"If you're going to destroy your state to get elected to the U.S. Senate, be proud of it. Do it at a news conference. Surround yourself with bulldozers and smiling developers. Order a cake."

St. Petersburg columnist Howard Troxler says Gov. Charlie Crist sold the state of Florida right down the river when he signed the bill that eliminated most growth management rules in Florida.

Crist has sold out Florida to developers - St. Petersburg Times

Special interests win, growth management loses

The New Yorker cover - done on the iPhone � Apple / Mac Software Updates & News | Geek.com

New Yorker cover created on iPhone

Cannes Hearts Ebert - indieWIRE

Cannes Film Festival conference center pavillion re-named "The Roger Ebert Conference Center"

Companies Object to Google Policy on Trademarks - NYTimes.com

class action lawsuit filed against Google in Texas over "policy of allowing anyone to buy someone else's trademark as a trigger for an ad."

The �Face Book Fad� Is More Than a Century Old - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

Well, it turns out that the notion of putting notes and images on a host's "face book" was around long, long before Mr. Zuckerberg posted anything on his Wall.

Susan Boyle, an Unlikely Singer, Is a YouTube Sensation - NYTimes.com

from the article: "Unknown From Nowhere Reveals Extraordinary Gift and Stuns World."

NASA Names Treadmill After TV's Stephen Colbert : NPR

Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill — that's C-O-L-B-E-R-T.

Author who predicted crisis sees inflation ahead | U.S. | Reuters

Overleveraging and easy credit was bound to create disaster...

Pest-control beetle turning into pest?

Beetle spreads far beyond release area, works in getting rid of Tamarisk invasive, but without a program to restore native vegetation, river habitat is being destroyed...

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