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PKNS Says Its Ayusutra Homes A Good Return On Money (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA))
PETALING JAYA, Feb 28(Bernama) — The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is confident that its double-storey linked housing project, Ayusutra is a good return on money for its buyers.
Eddie Money is going country (Miami Herald)
Eddie Money is going country. The veteran rocker is working on an album featuring countrified remakes of some of his early hits, including "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Hard Life."
James Fantroy was in need of money, witness testifies in embezzlement case (Dallas Morning News)
Former Dallas City Council member James Fantroy was in desperate need of money around the time he’s accused of stealing thousands from a Paul Quinn College development fund over which he presided as treasurer, according to testimony in his federal embezzlement trial Wednesday.
Make money by investing in your musical taste (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The digital revolution might be making it harder for record labels and retailers to make money out of music, but the decline in album sales has spawned a new type of investment that is attracting fans and investment banker types alike.
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Bihar’s family planning: More kids, more money (IBN via Yahoo! India News)
The Government may be spending lakhs of rupees on population control, but some schemes are turning out to be counter-productive. CNN-IBN found that in rural Bihar, villagers are having more babies just to get money promised under welfare schemes. For most families, giving birth to a child makes more economic sense than birth control.
Paul Allen’s seed money helps arts organizations grow and prosper (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is a major source of money for the arts in the Northwest.
Library’s money went to the dogs (Concord Monitor)
A selectman in Bennington says a routine annual audit shows that town-raised money meant for the public library was spent on dog food, groceries and other inappropriate expenditures, instead.
Interview: Vivek Shah, President, Fortune/Money Group: So Far, No Signs Recession From Advertisers (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
It’s been several months since Time Inc. closed down Business 2.0 as a print mag and folded it into Fortune. But Vivek Shah, president, Fortune/Money Group says that the move has already started to pay off.
Western Union Lobbied on Money Issues (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Western Union Co., a global money transfer company, spent more than $160,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government. The company lobbied Congress on legislation to eliminate regulatory burdens on money-services business, as well as on financial-services modernization, immigration reform and anti-money laundering issues.
State making more money than expected (Winston-Salem Journal)
RALEIGH The state s bank accounts are still taking in more money than the General Assembly expected.
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Accused embezzler says she doesn’t have money to hire an attorney (Boston Globe)
A woman accused of stealing nearly $200,000 from the Calais School Department says she doesn’t have enough money to hire a lawyer.
Eddie Money is going country (AP via Yahoo! News)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Eddie Money is going country. The veteran rocker is working on an album featuring countrified remakes of some of his early hits, including "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Hard Life."
Judge’s ruling could allow money, lobbying for House speaker’s race 11:36 AM CT (Dallas Morning News)
AUSTIN A federal judge has opened the gates to allow outside political groups to spend money and lobby House members on who should be the next speaker of the House.
Eddie Money Is Going Country (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Eddie Money is going country. The veteran rocker is working on an album featuring countrified remakes of some of his early hits, including "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Hard Life." The first single from "The Other Side of Money," a new version of "Give Me Some Water" recorded in Nashville with backing vocals by Grammy winner Vince Gill and co-produced by John Ford Coley, is scheduled …
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Putting more energy into saving you money (The Huntsville Times)
In cooperation with TVA, Huntsville Utilities will begin a five-month pilot program Saturday offering a home energy audit. The audit includes a detailed plan on how to save energy and money and offers rebates of up to $1,000.
Golfers tee off to raise money for scholarships; see photo gallery (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Golfers teed off at noon Monday to raise money for a scholarship fund that provides money for local students who may otherwise not get a scholarship.
Govs. seeking more infrastructure money (AP via Yahoo! News)
Governors pushing for federal money to repair roads, water systems and bridges didn’t get the response they wanted from the White House on Monday. Even their own ranks are divided over infrastructure spending.
Bunning used campaign money to pay daughter (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Over the past seven years, Sen. Jim Bunning has used campaign money to pay his daughter, Amy Towles, more than $138,000 to keep track of his elections’ financial paperwork. That’s more than any other senator paid family members for similar work, according to a new report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a liberal government watchdog group. While paying family members for …
Boca council an even-money race (The Palm Beach Post)
Those expecting money-raising numbers to foretell who’s ahead in the council race for Seat A on March 11 won’t find the latest financial reports a good indicator.
Leaders bypass available money (The Fayetteville Observer)
Some county residents drinking contaminated water don t have to be. The state offers money to help provide clean water to residents in poorer areas. But officials here never went after the money. Their counterparts in Robeson, Harnett, Johnston and other counties did.
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China eyes slower money, credit growth in 2008 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BEIJING, Feb 24 - China’s money and credit growth will slow this year as the central bank implements a battery of tightening measures to achieve its primary goal of taming inflation, a senior central bank official said on Sunday.
Too much money, too little care (The Charlotte Observer)
Too much money, too little care Ill-planned overhaul leaves N.C.’s mental health system in shambles Dozens of key people worked on implementing North Carolina’s mental health reforms. Who had responsibility? Pat Stith and David Raynor North Carolina’s mental health reform was supposed to improve treatment for the mentally ill and provide good value for taxpayers. It has done neither. The …
Pike technology lag costs money, time (Boston Globe)
Red barns and artisan cheese shops are not the only quaint aspects of a trip to Western Massachusetts. Drivers along the turnpike also get to see real-life workers standing in tollbooths, handing out ticket stubs without collecting money, a task relegated to machines more than 40 years ago in some states.
Secrets to Marital and Money Bliss (Washington Post)
I was once asked to talk about finances to a small group of engaged couples attending a marriage preparation program. As I observed the couples, I felt as though I were watching a scene fromOprahfocusing on dysfunctional relationships. What I saw were three textbook examples of how money and marr…
Credit-card grace time can save you money (Seattle Times)
It’s hardly a secret that credit-card companies are always looking for ways to squeeze money out of customers. Some issuers have been shortening grace periods or changing grace-period rules.
How much money was wasted? (The News & Observer)
There is no way to determine precisely how much money the state has wasted on mental-health reform. This is how The News & Observer concluded that amount was at least $400 million.