Shovel-ready stimulus buries schools - Boston Globe

Shovel-ready stimulus buries schools - Boston Globe
SHOVEL THIS, kids. Last weekend, Senate Democrats, in trying to get a filibuster-proof number of Republicans on board with the stimulus bill, allowed tens of billions of dollars to be slashed from education. It made you forget who won the election

UPDATE 1-Australia's Lion Nathan abandons CC-Amatil bid - Reuters
MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australasian brewer Lion Nathan Ltd ( LNN.AX ) has abandoned its around A$7.3 billion ($4.9 billion) bid for soft drinks maker Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd ( CCL.AX ) after talks between major shareholders in the two companies

There is music in the wind - Phoenixville News
This past Christmas I received a most fascinating gift from Melissa, my administrative assistant… a bamboo wind chime. This particular wind chime was made by artisans on Luzon, the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. As soon as I

Wall Street Journal expands global websites - Media Week Online
HSBC Private Bank is the exclusive sponsor of the Europe and Asia sites and a "high-impact" campaign will run across both sites' homepages. The WSJ mobile application for BlackBerry smartphones, WSJ.com Mobile Reader, will have specific regional

Open Thread - News Busters
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Happy Republicans . They took a beating in November, but now, in the stimulus fight, Republicans are smiling again. You see it all over Capitol Hill, in the hallways, the hearing rooms, the