A full rehearsal for the official US presidential inauguration has taken place in Washington DC. Howard Gantman from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has explained why a rehearsal ahead of the inauguration is needed.
Staff Sergeant Derrick Brooks, who was a stand-in for President-elect Obama, said he felt 'honoured' to be part of the rehearsal.
Read more Obama's practice run
Source: bbc news
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus
"I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible," Obama said in a speech set to be delivered at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., outside Washington...Read more Obama warns of dire consequences
Source: guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
10 Things That Hurt Your Credit Score
You might be surprised at some little-known factors that can do some serious damage to your score....Read more Things That Hurt Your Credit
Source: AOL money & finance
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Harsh dose of reality to hit America after inauguration
So much momentum has built into the country's economic collapse that inertia alone will keep the job losses coming.Last month's figures, due to be released next week, are expected to show about 600,000 jobs shed in December alone, bringing total job losses for last year to more than 2 million….
Read more Harsh dose of reality to hit America
Source: smh.com.au
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Plans to outsource UK database cause alarm
Such outsourcing would be accompanied by tougher legal safeguards to guarantee against leaks and accidental data losses, the newspaper said, citing a consultation paper..Read more Plans to outsource UK database
Source: nz herald
Friday, January 2, 2009
Wall Street looks to '09 with relief after terrible '08
The last trading day of 2008 on Wall Street provided a merciful end to an abysmal year _ the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s, wiping out $6.9 trillion in stock market wealth. Six years of stock gains disappeared as the...Read more Wall Street looks to '09
Source: the economic times
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Pressure on Israel for ceasefire amid international outcry
The diplomatic push for at least a temporary truce gained momentum amid an international outcry over the mounting deaths of Palestinian civilians from a four-day Israeli blitz that followed the collapse of a truce with the militant Hamas leadership in Gaza…….Read more Pressure on Israel
Source: Belfast telegraph
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