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Cenk Uygur: Why Do You Need Immunity If You Haven't Broken the Law? (1 comments) The Bush administration is desperately trying to get immunity for the telecom companies inserted into the next wiretapping bill. But let me ask a simple question - why would the telecom companies need immunity if they didn't break the law? I'm not trying to be clever here. I'm asking a literal question. Isn't this an obvious admission that the administration did ask the large telecommunication companies to break the law ? Tuesday, October 9: Dave Lindorff: What are Progressives Waiting For? (8 comments) The Democrats have made it clear: They're not going to end the war, and they're not going to impeach. They're not even going to stop the spying on Americans. How much more abuse do progressives plan to stand for? Dean Powers: On Wiretapping, Democrats Ask Bush: "Would You Like it Gift-Wrapped?" (6 comments) Rooting for the Democrats is like rooting for the Chicago Cubs...
MATT HELMS
Weve been ranting and raving about how horrible they can be, but we neednt explain that to Sue Matteson of Bloomfield Hills. She was headed to her boyfriends home for dinner the other night in her brand-new 2008 Pontiac G6, driving in the left eastbound lane of South Boulevard between Opdyke and Martin Luther King in Pontiac. You guessed it. A tire-killer was a bit hungry Thursday night.
I couldnt avoid it. I hit that thing and thought, Holy smokes!' Matteson told me. I went flying on my car. I had to pull into a party store parking lot in Pontiac and waited for AAA for two hours.
She just bought the car two months ago.
The repair bill: $580. Matteson needed a new right wheel and tire, a suspension part or two and a front-end alignment.
Cape Advisors, Inc. Brings The Chelsea, The First Non-Gaming Boutique ...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Come Summer 2008, Cape Advisors, Inc. will launch Atlantic City's first non-gaming boutique hotel to open on the Boardwalk since the early 1960s. Featuring 332 guest rooms and suites, a roof-top swimming pool area with private cabanas, Sea Spa - a 6,500- square-foot spa complex, two signature Stephen Starr restaurants and the 5th Floor - a social destination housing the hotel's prime hotspots - the Chelsea will infuse "America's Playground" with a sexy refinement and timeless Hollywood glamour not seen since the Rat Pack put the seaside resort town on the map. Reservations are available through its official website: www.theChelsea-AC.com. Located on Atlantic City's best beach and neighboring The Tropicana Casino & Resort, the Chelsea combines two properties (previously the Holiday Inn Atlantic City-Boardwalk and the adjacent Howard Johnson Hotel Atlantic City), into a luxury destination catering to those who value relaxed elegance, service on an intimate scale and a fresh vibe.
Sprint offers two new unlimited service plans
It is about data services — texting, e-mail, video, pictures, music, navigation, surfing the Web and more. Customers want these applications, but without complexity and without having to worry about their bill.”</p><p>Wall Street, however, was less than impressed.</p><p>“I'm not seeing anything here that's going to change the trajectory much,” said Timothy Horan, an analyst with <strong>Oppenheimer & Co.</strong></p><p>Horan noted that T-Mobile has a plan that offers 1,000 minutes of talk, 1,000 text messages and e-mail for $55.</p><p>John Garcia, Sprint's acting chief marketing officer, said services offered by Sprint and T-Mobile aren't comparable.</p><p>“They are still in a fairly slow network and their data offering is primarily just text and e-mail,” Garcia said during a call with investment analysts.
Hertz UAE launches last minute online deals
Car rental users can take advantage of a last minute offer on selected vehicles at www.hertzuae.com, and rather than pay over the odds, as usually happens when there is no time to book in advance, prices are attractively low. The deal changes each day, so customers are encouraged to regularly check the website. Bob Farrow, General Manager at Hertz UAE, said, 'We know that spur of the moment weekend trips are synonymous with the adventurous and spontaneous people who live in Dubai and the UAE. 'But these impulse holidays are often hindered by high last minute prices. The Deal of the Day is specifically aimed at people who only want to rent a car for between one and three days and they don't get hit with extra charges.' .
Building activity falls as rates rise
HIGHER interest rates and a further deterioration in housing affordability are blamed for a slump in apartment and house building. Figures released today show that while the construction industry as a whole continued to expand last month, house and apartment building activity actually contracted. Both engineering and commercial construction activity, however, maintained solid growth in February with the commercial sector posting its highest rate of increase in the past five months. The disparity between the sectors amounts to a 4.4 point fall in the Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (PCI). The index fell to 53.9 points last month, although it remains above the key 50 point level that separates expansion from contraction.
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