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Archive for December, 2005

In related fiscal news, Reuters reports that the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, John Snow, is recommending raising the “debt limit”, from the current limit of $8.184 trillion.
Failure to do so potentially risks throwing the country into its first default in history, Snow warned in what has become virtually an annual rite as U.S. [...]

Why Government Shouldn’t Back Loans
Thursday, December 29th, 2005

CBS News reports that “lenders who handed out billions of dollars in loans failed, 85 percent of the time, to document that recipients were actually hurt by the terrorism attacks and therefore eligible for the aid under the law.”

Random 5 Facts Tag
Thursday, December 29th, 2005

I ordinarily dislike memes (4th def.), but I’ll honor one thrown at me by Pastor Cholak, author of the fine blog +the Crowned Ones+.
5 Random Facts (not necessarily the facts I’m most proud of, just stuff I haven’t posted here before to my recollection):

Despite the college degree I started out with a job where the [...]

CBS: Best of ‘Caught on Tape’
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

CBS News has released its top ten best of “Caught on Tape” for 2005. The clips are free for viewing and include a pastor getting a surprise “offering” and a DEA agent accidentally shooting himself during a firearms safety course. Perhaps unfortunately for some of these people, they do not qualify for Darwin awards. [...]

News Not Good For Chiefs Fans
Monday, December 26th, 2005

According to an AP report published on ESPN.com:
While eliminating the Chargers (9-6), the Chiefs (9-6) clinched the AFC West title for Denver.
For the Chiefs to make the postseason, three things have to happen:

They must beat Cincinnati next Sunday;
Denver has to beat the Chargers;
On Saturday, the underdog Detroit Lions will have to upset the Steelers at [...]