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NYC Mayor Has Spent Record $102M to Win a 3rd Term

NYC's Bloomberg spent $102M on re-election campaign, a US record for self-financed bid By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Writer NEW YORK November 27, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3,...

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Shoppers hear the call of Zhu Zhu

Black Friday shoppers hear the call of Zhu Zhu The robotic hamsters are the big attraction as throngs of doorbusters queue up at the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop...

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The Death of New York City's Fifth Avenue

The rise and fall, and rise again, of New York's waterfront. When Charles Dickens toured North America in 1842, the English author—known for chronicling squalor in his own country—found a scene near the water in lower Manhattan...

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Don't lick your lips and other winter skin savers

Don't lick your lips and 11 other winter skin tips How you can protect your complexion during the year's coldest season Is your skin getting the care it needs? Myth: You need to ditch your go-to face cream when it’s nippy....

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Stocks Drop Amid Dubai Debt Woes

This was the sideswipe investors had feared. The stock market is in the middle of one of the great rallies of a generation, but for weeks there has been a nagging fear that bad news was never far off. The news came from Dubai,...

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Dubai Crisis Jolts Markets, But Early Fears Ease

Stocks tumbled Friday as fear swept world markets that financial trouble in the Middle Eastern city-state of Dubai will upend a global economic recovery. Major stock indexes fell about 2 percent from 13-month highs, including...

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Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins

Shoppers line up to pay for their purchases at a Kohl's store in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik) By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail...

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Planning for Poverty?

Planning for Poverty? CounterPunch By CARL GINSBURG The word from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at last week's community meeting in the Bronx was disappointing, to say the least. After promising “good jobs” during a...

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Poll Shows Most Favor Military Trial For Alleged September 11 Mastermind

A new Gallup poll released Friday shows that most Americans believe alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a military court instead of a civilian court. cording to the poll, which surveyed...

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Industrial Pesticides Used in Homes to Destroy Bed Bugs?

Yes, bed bugs are a significant problem in New Jersey and New York City but they are also a problem in the state of Ohio. The state of Ohio is requesting that the Federal government allow the usage of an industrial pesticide in...

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