Archive for February 18th, 2009

Many seek their money as Stanford fallout spreads (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 in Latest News.

People line up outside a branch of Stanford International in Caracas February 18, 2009. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)Reuters – People scrambled on Wednesday to get back their money from firms linked to Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, as fallout from U.S. fraud charges against him spread from the United States and the Caribbean to Latin America and Europe.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Millions could get help, but is foreclosure plan fair?

Written by on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 in Latest News.

President Obama added the nation’s housing foreclosure crisis to his economic recovery agenda Wednesday with a $75 billion plot …

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

N. Korea steps up rhetoric ahead of Clinton trip (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are “fully ready” for war with South Korea just hours before a visit to Seoul by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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