Lawyer Bill Merriman Discusses AIG Bonuses Wed, 25 Mar 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Obama: More authority needed to deal with AIG
President Barack Obama put in a plug for the request Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner made to Congress for extraordinary authority to take over failing companies like AIG, much as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. now does for banks.
Fact check: AP on Obama's news conference
The AP's Calvin Woodward takes a closer look at some of President Obama's statements during his Tuesday news conference and how they square with the facts:
Sunday, March 22, 2009
R.I. strip club job fair attracts big crowd
Scores of people have applied to work at a Rhode Island strip club. Providence's Foxy Lady held a job fair, seeking to fill about 35 positions for dancers, masseuses, bartenders and bouncers.
Family, friends gather for Natasha Richardson
Liam Neeson looked distraught as he greeted family members and friends who attended a private viewing for Natasha Richardson Friday. Matthew Broderick, Ralph Fiennes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and more attended.
Raw video: Natasha Richardson casket leaves
A mahogany casket bearing the body of Natasha Richardson has left the New York townhouse where stars of stage and screen from both sides of the Atlantic had gathered to pay their respects.
Austrian man gets life for incest, murder
Josef Fritzl was convicted of homicide, enslavement, incest, rape and other charges and sentenced to life in a psychiatric prison for holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering her 7 children.
Austria reacts to Fritzl verdict
As Josef Fritzl was sentenced to life in a mental institution, some Austrians from his home town say they would like to have given him a harsher punishment.
Jury finds Fritzl guilty on all charges, sentenced to life
A jury on Thursday ordered Josef Fritzl to be detained for life for treating his daughter as a sex slave in the cellar of his home during a 24-year orgy of depravity in which he fathered seven children.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
AIG in the hotseat
The head of AIG said on Capitol Hill that he has asked employees to forgo at least half of the bonuses that have sparked widespread public outrage.
iPhone 3.0 offers over 100 advances
Apple is updating its software for iPhones so that users can cut, copy and paste text _ a basic computing feature that was missing from the gadget that seems to do everything
Actress Natasha Richardson Has Died
The 45 year-old actress died on Wednesday after suffering a head injury.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Apple's newest iPod speaks volumes
Apple has unveiled a minuscule new iPod Shuffle that takes its "smaller is better" mantra to a whole new level.
Actress Natasha Richardson hurt in Mont Tremblant ski accident
Actress Natasha Richardson hurt in Mont Tremblant ski accident
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SNTV - Lindsay loses it!
Linsday Lohan goes into a panic thinking her girlfriend Samantha Ronson left her at a club.
SNTV - Rihanna to sing with Brown?
Reports indicate that Rihanna is set to record a song with Chris Brown to be released on Brown's upcoming album.
Octuplet mom may get bigger home for brood
Southern California's octuplets mother may be moving to a new home and getting help to raise her brood.
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