OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
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June 28, 2011
June 26, 2011
‘Whitey’ Bulger, Accused Mobster, Seeks Court-Appointed Lawyer
James “Whitey” Bulger, the accused Boston mobster arrested in California with $800,000, was given three days to show why a lawyer should be appointed to represent him at taxpayer expense. Bulger, 81, and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, 60, made initial appearances in federal court in Boston Friday after a trip from California. Bulger, who was [...]
June 24, 2011
June 22, 2011
June 7, 2011
Fed’s Plosser: Stimulus Exit Plan Offers Stability
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said a plan to withdraw the central bank’s record monetary stimulus and “normalize” interest-rate policy would help avert confusion in financial markets. “By articulating a systematic plan that gets us to our objective, we improve communication with the public, reduce uncertainty in the marketplace and lend credibility [...]
June 1, 2011
Depression Did I Just Read Depression? CNBC Just Printed Depression…
Wall Street is having a hard time figuring out what to do now that the U.S. economy appears to be sputtering and yields are so low, Peter Yastrow, market strategist for Yastrow Origer, told CNBC. “What we’ve got right now is almost near panic going on with money managers and people who are responsible for [...]