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Housing woes make for renter's market
Many of the new renters are former owners who lost homes to foreclosure or bankruptcy. For others who could afford one, a home now feels too costly, too risky or unlikely to appreciate enough to make it a worthwhile investment.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
Chrysler repays most of bailout
But government ownership doesn't end with the loan repayment. The US Treasury still owns 6.6 percent of Chrysler, part of the original stake it got in exchange for the bailout. Also, about $2 billion of the government aid went to parts of Chrysler that
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
A potpourri of cultures
Pune Municipal Transport buses are not frequent. Autos are very expensive for long distances. Most students have their two-wheelers but the traffic in Pune is very chaotic. So, a student's safest option would be an auto-rickshaw.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
'I feel at home here'
Auto-rickshaws can be expensive if you live far from your college and driving a two-wheeler can be dangerous because of the traffic. 4 Getting comfortable in the college: It took me a little time to get used to my college in Pune.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
Local members of Congress weigh in on Wappo suit
Last month, Thompson, D-St. Helena, and Woolsey, D-Petaluma, submitted a letter to the US Department of Interior expressing “serious concern” about the Wappo's lawsuit. The pair also question whether the Department of Interior has the authority to
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
Mineral Springs train crash kills 2
"They'll document the accident site, check the signal system, interview witnesses and do background checks on the train operators." Knudson said the full investigation could take up to 18 months, though preliminary findings may be released as early as
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:08A
Hilton to Pay $195000 for National Origin Bias
The Hilton Lisle/Naperville Hotel in Lisle must pay $195000 to resolve a national origin harassment lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency recently announced. For a Limited Time receive a FREE HR Report on
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:07A
Explorers tussle with Spain over treasure in federal appeals court
The Associated Press ATLANTA - Florida deep-sea explorers asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn an earlier ruling that 17 tons of treasure recovered from a sunken Spanish galleon belongs to Spain, deepening a long-running battle over a
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:07A
Nurserymen's Exchange Reaches Agreement On Significant Land Sale
NEI has also attracted interested parties in an asset sale of its business that would be completed under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code. As a result, NEI today filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 with the US Bankruptcy Court for the
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:07A
Nurserymen's Exchange Reaches Agreement On Significant Land Sale
NEI has also attracted interested parties in an asset sale of its business that would be completed under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code. As a result, NEI today filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 with the US Bankruptcy Court for the
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:07A
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