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Solar installations up in second quarter, but industry still faces challenges
Solyndra, a politically connected California-based solar firm that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration, filed for bankruptcy last month. The incident has drawn the ire of House Republicans, who have used the bankruptcy
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:11A
Downgrade of Italy adds fuel to Europe's fires
GLOBAL markets remained on edge last night as talks to rescue Greece from bankruptcy hit a critical stage, just as Standard & Poor's cut Italy's sovereign credit rating, opening a new crack in the euro zone crisis. The downgrade of Italy's long-term
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:09A
Morning Report: Clouds and fog near coast, otherwise sunny
Traffic: At 6:48 am, the California Highway Patrol was not reporting any traffic collisions or hazards on Ventura County roadways. Police and Fire: Late Monday night and early this morning were routine around Ventura County, local law enforcement
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:08A
Two dozen cited in crosswalks stings in Newton
Captain Howard Mintz, Traffic Bureau commander for the Newton police, said 23 citations and a criminal complaint application were issued during the sting operation to drivers who failed to obey the crosswalk safety laws.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:06A
Gillard and Abbott clash over Migration Act
CHRIS BOWEN, IMMIGRATION MINISTER: We agree that people smugglers should not be able to run the migration program into Australia, Mr Speaker. TOM IGGULDEN: But each is accusing the other of sabotaging that aim. The Prime Minister says the Opposition's
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:05A
Broken CA DigiNotar files for bankruptcy
The certificate authority that issued bogus SSL certificates after a hacking attack has filed for bankruptcy. DigiNotar's parent firm, Vasco, said filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Dutch courts.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:05A
Bondsman banned from work after sex charges
Bolding is general manager at AAA Eagle Bail Bonds in Scottsboro, but Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips says the man no longer will be allowed to make bonds at the county jail. Latimer says Bolding is also barred from doing business at the city
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:05A
Obama's deficit reduction plan: Worse than nothing
In that same Tax Notes column of mine, called “Three Ways to the Current-Law Revenue Baseline,” I explained why I wanted the super committee to adopt a revenue goal of achieving a level of revenues consistent with the current-law baseline.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:04A
Mum's 'crappy' blog a surprise success story
The post brought in more traffic than she had ever received in five years of blogging. “My personal blog has always just been more of an online journal, a mixture of random things, so I wanted a dedicated space for the illustrated posts.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:04A
Soldiers Beat Castle Boy
He said Mustapha was driving through town when he met a heavy traffic stretching from the Ahoe Roundabout through the front of the ORZ Pub to the Ahoe Market Junction. Mustapha, who was in a military kit, (shorts, t-shirt and cap), parked his car in
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:04A