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Spitzer mulls a book, Silda to work for hedge fund
Eliot Spitzer is thinking about writing a book offering economic advice to Barack Obama, while his wife, Silda, goes to work for a hedge fund. Life goes on, they say.
Fed to commit $7.4 trillion in loans
The federal government is prepared to lend $7.4 trillion to save the credit markets. That's a lot of credit.
China's richest man vanishes during investigation
The richest man in China — an electronics merchant named Huang Guangyu — has gone missing during an investigation of corruption charges. Looks like capitalism is settling in nicely in China.
TV networks need a bailout
Ad revenue for television networks is way down, so don't be surprised when TV execs start asking for bailout money. It could be "Deal or No Deal" in real life.
Government bails out Citibank again
The U.S. Treasury has given Citigroup its second multibillion-dollar infusion in two months. It's beginning to look a like Christmas.
U.S. officials flunk civics test
Elected officials in America scored very low in a test measuring knowledge of U.S. history, civics and economics. Well, nobody ever said you had to know anything to get elected.
NYC Santas out of work
Santas in New York City are finding it hard to bring a little Christmas cheer to stores and parties. How will they get anyone to sit on their laps now?
Rats help humans find land mines, TB
Rats are being used in many areas around the globe to discover land mines and the tuberculosis bacteria. Where's the Pied Piper when you need him?
Green Obama's limo guzzles gas
President-elect Barack Obama will be chauffeured in an armor-plated limousine that gets very few miles to the gallon. But it will save dozens of jobs in Detroit.
Investors turn to psychics
Investors worried about their savings are seeking the advice of psychics and fortune tellers. Why didn't they go to the psychics in the first place? And why didn't the psychics see them coming?
Astronauts complete spacewalks
Spacewalking astronauts have finished major repairs outside the International Space Station, but their new machine that turns urine into drinking water is on the fritz.
Islamic militants to fight Somali pirates
Islamic militants from Saudi Arabia have promised to liberate a Saudi oil tanker seized last week by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Aren't international relations interesting?
Malaysian clerics ban yoga for Muslims
Muslim clerics in Malaysia have issued a non-binding order banning the practice of yoga among Muslims. Stretching the mind and the body through yoga in not the Muslim way, they say.
Obama wants to make 2.5 million jobs
Barack Obama's economic team is working on a plan to create or save 2.5 million jobs over the next two years. Wonder if they'll be "government" jobs.
China bans 'Chinese Democracy'
Chinese officials have banned 'Chinese Democracy' — not the movement but the new Guns N' Roses album. Oh, and the movement too.
