March 11, 2009
A Missouri cop working an online sex-trafficking sting over Craigslist used a gutsy bluff to collar an alleged pedophile last week. As part of an undercover operation called Operation Guardian Angel, Officer John Howe of the Kansas City police posted a classified ad on Craigslist on March 5, claimin...
Wired: Threat Level
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Kevin Poulsen
at 4:40 PM
March 10, 2009
Maybe some smarty pants MBA can help me out—but preferably not one of those guys who pretends to understand those gee whiz Weapons of Financial Destruction known as derivatives. Last week that day finally arrived when you could buy a share of Citigroup at the Dollar Store. And in the pattern that ...
Just a Girl in short shorts talking about whatever
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Becky C.
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March 08, 2009
March 02, 2009
Tim Duy wonders how long it will be until the Fed gives up on the idea that financial engineering can resolve the problems in financial markets: When Does Faith in Financial Engineering Wane?, by Tim Duy: The data flow is truly horrible, painting a picture of an economy so weakened that it promises ...
Economist's View
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Mark Thoma
at 3:24 AM
February 27, 2009
Economists, even good ones, can sometimes state the obvious and leave a sense that the impossible can actually occur, which of course it will not. The Economic Outlook for 2009 and Community Banks Delivered February 6, 2009 in Hawaii | Janet Yellen, CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco It’...
The Bankwatch
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colin
at 1:33 AM
February 26, 2009
Filed under: Celeb parenting, Weird but true Kevin Federline, aka K-Fed, aka the ex-Mr. Britney Spears, aka "one of the most reviled guys in the U.S. of A.," has a new idea. A children's clothing line. According to Women's Wear Daily, K-Fed was in Las Vegas to check out the Project trade show "in th...
ParentDish
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Brett Singer
at 1:00 PM
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One more from Tim: Lowering the Bar, by Tim Duy: From the terms of the Capital Assistance Program: As part of the application process, banks must submit a plan for how they intend to use this capital to preserve and strengthen their lending capacity – specifically, to increase lending above levels...
Economist's View
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Mark Thoma
at 3:33 AM
February 23, 2009
The FBI has rescued more than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and punish their accused pimps. [...] “Unfortunately, the vast majority of these kids are what they term ‘throwaway kids,’ with no family support...
Delusional Duck
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at 6:36 AM
February 15, 2009
How bad will the economy get over the next three years? Wednesday, we will find out the best projections of leaders of the Federal Reserve, as they release minutes of their January meeting and projections for the unemployment rate, growth and inflation. Expect a forecast of sharply rising jobless......
Wash Post Business
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February 12, 2009
DTV Update: Obama signs bill that delays the digital TV switch till June 12. (The LA Times); FCC prevents 123 stations from going all-digital on Feb. 17 (previous coverage), 368 stations will do so. (Broadcasting & Cable) Feds and YouTube Near Deal; agreement would allow federal agencies to esta...
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Chris Albrecht
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