4 Jul 2008 at 10:52am Parliament?s reputation took another battering yesterday when MPs threw out plans to overhaul their expenses, insisting on their right to buy kitchens, televisions and sofas on the taxpayer. Plans for rigorous external audits, a reduction of the ...
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4 Jul 2008 at 8:08am THIS missive was too long for the quotes section, but too interesting, well written and well said to leave out. It was penned by Simon Barnes of the Times on the English cricketers after they insisted on running out a Kiwi batsman, even though he had ...
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3 Jul 2008 at 10:49pm Jeff Griffin was looking through the online listings of Hemmings Motor News, a magazine that lists cars for sale, when something caught his eye. In San Francisco, a seller listed a 1923 Haynes Model 55 Sport Sedan. ?I knew I had to have it. You don ...
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3 Jul 2008 at 1:31pm Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Robert and Melinda Blanchard , authors of "Changing Your Course: The 5-Step Guide to Getting the Life You Want" (Sterling), on Thursday, July 3 at Noon ET. In her last ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 6:47pm David Belsito with Pawn USA checks on the value of a trumpet before making an offer to a customer Thursday. Running a pawn shop is ?a unique art,? says David Jones, chairman of the region?s Pawn USA chain. ?If you don?t know how to value ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 12:35pm In Monty Python's Life of Brian, at a meeting of the People's Front of Judea, Stan declares that from now on he wishes to be known as Loretta. He wants to have babies. ?You can't have babies,? exclaims Reg, the party leader. ?You haven't got a ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 11:52am "Violent change" in consumer tastes is not a new challenge for the car business. The phrase is Lee Iacocca's, from his autobiography, referring to public demand for small cars after the 1979 oil shock. Less violently, a sudden shift in taste for ...
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