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American Reporter – They have shown the ability to raise lots of money from rich people and from less-rich people, and from unions and businesses and from corporations – in short, they have mastered the art of being professional politicians. All the rest were
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Caspar Star-Tribune – People are much more likely to complain that it is too rich, its high school too successful. Others in the state look at Gillette’s agenda for capital projects with at least a hint of jealousy. But it deserves all that it has built. As far as Wyoming’s
‘Dutch Disease’ could shake the pound
Daily Telegraph – We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich.” But has Britain itself metamorphosed into little more than a bank, just as Iceland has become a hedge fund? IMF data show that – on paper – the UK is now the world biggest “creditor” with
Incumbent wins new term as head of Angola’s UNITA
Reuters UK – An estimated seven million people in the oil-rich former Portuguese colony are expected to vote in legislative elections next year and the presidential ballot in 2009. The polls have been postponed several times by the MPLA. Angola’s powerful
John Edwards Fires Up His Populism
Time – We’re now made up of a few rich people who are doing extremely well and everybody else. Washington’s response has been ‘Greed is good. Take care of the lobbyists. Take care of the special interests.’ There’s another two Americas that exist in this
Luxury hotels: Get less and pay more
MSNBC – Luxury hotels are all about image, and they need to keep up the image that their guests are rich. After all, only rich people think that paying $7 for a mini-bar soft drink is OK, right? By charging high prices for basic amenities, properties can
Permaculturists are planting people — and growing ideas
San Francisco Gate – When we dropped in on the Fourth Annual Bay Region Permaculture Convergence recently, Janne Westphal was planting people. Jim Roberts, a member of the Permaculture Army, was up to his knees in rich, fragrant black soil on the edge of Merritt College
Big Brother 8
Anorak – But there are a lot of very rich people out there. If you are a billionaire, £150 million is small change.” As well as Fame Academy, the house has also been used as a location for a number of big budget costume dramas such as Tipping the Velvet and
