Custom Homes

I've finally made my decision - I want to have my own home built. Now, here's my problem... there are about a million different options to consider. I think I'm going to need to call in some professional help. I'm currently doing a lot fo research online at pages like this review of Schumacher Homes. Companies like this look promising, I just need to get my land situation squared away first.

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Classy Mantel Clocks

The girlfriend and I are going through the transition of moving in together, and we're compromising on a lot. One of the things I put my foot down about was my office... aka the "guest bedroom". At least, she wanted a guest bedroom. I vetoed that one, and used up all my... veto-powers on that one room. Ah well, it'll be worth it. I'm going through now and picking up a seth thomas mantel clock for the shelf thats directly across from my desk. The desk is going to be shit - the desk doesn't matter though. I'll spend $50 on a bare-bones desk, and then drop $700 on the best chair I can get my hands on. The chairs really all that matters... the desk just needs to have legs and a flat surface. The chair is what I'm going to be sittin in for hours on end. Thoughts?

new loan blog

I'm in the market for a new house, so I've been looking around for some info and tips about applying for, and getting a home loan. I found this blog that has a ton of info on the topic. Take a look!

Bill Richardson denounces and rejects HRC's 3AM Ad

He was outspoken in his criticism of Clinton's new "ringing phone" ad, which suggests that Obama is not ready to become commander in chief. "I happen to disagree with that ad that says that Senator Obama is not ready," he said. "He is ready. He has great judgment, an internationalist background."

Economy Even Weaker in '08, Fed Says

The Federal Reserve reports that economic growth has slowed this year.

A Wrist Worth Half a Million Dollars?

These watches cost more than most cars and some even cost more than a house.

Hillary's Ad: Debate Footage Doctored To Make Obama Blacker

In case you needed yet another reason to despise Hillary Clinton and her vermin strategists, she's now running an ad blatantly lying about Obama's subcommittee. Her ad includes debate footage heavily doctored to make Obama blacker.

Hillary: McCain would be better than Obama

Warmongers in a pod: Hillary Clinton told reporters that both she and the presumptive Republican nominee John McCain offer the experience to be ready to tackle any crisis facing the country under their watch, but Barack Obama simply offers more rhetoric. "John McCain has never been the president, but he will put forth his lifetime of experience."

Obama Now Leads in Texas AND Ohio According to Latest Polls

Obama has come back from large deficits in both states and now leads Hillary Clinton in the latest polls. According to the Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released Monday, Obama now leads 47-44 in Texas and 47-45 in Ohio.

Facebook hires Google exec, hitting Google shares (Reuters)

Reuters - Facebook said on Tuesday it had
named Google Inc's global sales head, Sheryl Sandberg, as the
social networking site's new chief operations officer,
accelerating a decline in Google shares to year lows.

Big Auto Sales Drops for the Big Three

GM, Ford and Chrysler all report sales declines for February.

U.S. Still the 'Mecca' of Music Industry

Michael Buble, Amy Winehouse and Nickelback took the U.S. by storm in 2007.

The biggest scam ever perpetrated: The Federal Reserve Act

Many Americans will be shocked to discover that the principle business of the Fed is to print money from nothing, lend it to the U.S. government and charge interest on these loans. Who keeps the interest?

Buffett Speaks: U.S. Is in a Recession

Warren Buffett says retailers are showing a significant slowdown in purchases.

High-Speed Rail Coming to America...South America

High-speed rail is finally coming to America. However it's Argentina and not the United States that will be the first "New World" country to build a high-speed rail system and join the modern age of transportation.

U.S. retail gasoline price nears record: government (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. retail gasoline prices rose
closer to record levels last week, up 3.2 cents from the
previous week due to higher crude oil costs, the government
said on Monday.

Dallas Morning News Endorses Obama!

Texas Democrats have a chance to make history as they choose between two qualified presidential candidates. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton often seem to be singing from the same hymnbook, but that doesn't mean this race is a close call. On questions of substance and leadership style, Mr. Obama is the better choice.

World stocks, dollar tumble on bank, economy woes (Reuters)

Reuters - World stocks tumbled while the dollar
plumbed record lows on Monday as fresh concerns about the
health of the banking sector and a U.S. recession drove
investors to safe-haven gold and government bonds.

Bill Clinton on "the person who wants you to hope"

In 2004, Bill Clinton described "one of Clinton's laws of politics": "If one candidate's trying to scare you, and the other one's trying to get you to think; if one candidate's appealing to your fears, and the other one's appealing to your hopes; you'd better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."

Scare Tactics? FISA

An aggressive campaign by the White House and its allies to win approval of a new electronic spying bill is escalating partisan tensions on Capitol Hill. The contentious debate over the measure could spill over into this fall's election campaign. Contact House Representatives and tell them to stand strong against this nonsense. Spread the word.

Surprise! "Iran" Nuke Laptop Data Likely Came From Israel

Tehran has denounced the documents on which the charges are based as fabrications provided by the MEK, and has demanded copies of the documents to analyse, but the United States had refused to do so. There are some indications, moreover, that the MEK obtained the documents not from an Iranian source but from Israel's Mossad.

Reporter asks when Hillary's been tested. Answer: SILENCE.

Sound clip: "What foreign policy moment would you point to in Hillary's career where she's been tested by crisis?" Silence on the call. You could've knit a sweater in the time it took the usually verbose team of Mark Penn, Howard Wolfson and Lee Feinstein, Clinton's national security director, to find a cogent answer.

20 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Finances

Improving your finances improves your happiness, in general, so I thought it would be important to share stuff that’s worked for me.

For Sale: A Perfect Night's Sleep

Hotels offer elaborate sleep menus with custom pillows, mattresses and more.

Why I Called Fox News "Propoganda" Live on Fox News

I ripped into Fox "News" while on a Fox "News" morning show last week. I thought I'd answer a bunch of questions people had about the incident.

Oil Shoots Up to $102 Per Barrel

Crude prices rebounded Thursday, shooting up more than $2 a barrel to a new record as a falling dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market. Retail gas prices, meanwhile, rose closer to records above $3 a gallon.

Palestinian loss of land 1946-2000 [Pic]

This explains a lot.

1 in 100 Americans Are Behind Bars: Highest Rate Ever

For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report. Nationwide, the prison population grew by 25,000 last year, bringing it to almost 1.6 million. Another 723,000 people are in local jails. One in every 99.1 adults is behind bars.

Why Obama is Winning: A Look into the 50 State Strategy

Make no mistake, the myopic Clintonian view of electoral politics is history.

Not lovin' it any more - McDonald's ad guru kills himself

Ad exec Paul Tilley apparently jumped from an upper floor of the Fairmont Chicago Hotel Friday, and his death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office. In his career, he led creative teams that came up with Dell's "Dude, You're Gettin' a Dell" campaign and advertising in McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" effort. RIP

Nice Shoes. Can I Have a Raise?

Forget empty compliments -- here's how to kiss up to your boss the right way.

Who's No. 1? $14.3M License Plate Buyer

Man pays record amount for car license plate at Abu Dhabi auction.

Obama Says He's Quit Smoking

Barack Obama said he has successfully quit smoking cigarettes despite the pressures of a closely contested and lengthy presidential campaign. "I've been chewing on this Nicorette, which tastes like you're chewing on ground pepper but it does help," the Democratic candidate said in an interview that aired Thursday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Consumer sentiment, regional factories sound recession bell (Reuters)

Reuters - The alarm bells of U.S. recession rang
louder on Friday as reports showed business activity in the
U.S. Midwest plummeted in February and consumer sentiment
slumped to a 16-year low.

AT&T Billboard Hack

The Billboard Liberation Front did this very accurate improvement to an AT&T billboard a couple of blocks from my house...

Microsoft cuts Vista prices to urge upgrades (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Thursday it plans to cut prices of its Windows Vista operating
system sold at retail outlets in a move aimed at pushing
customers to switch to the newest version of Windows.

The World's Most Expensive Rental Markets

Thinking of renting a home overseas? These prices might force you to reconsider.

Too Much Whining Ruined Whatever Points Clinton Scored

Too Much whining ruined whatever points Hillary clinton Scored.

Economy Comes to Near Halt

The U.S. economy grew by a minuscule 0.6 percent in the last quarter of 2007.

McCain: "The War Will Be Over Soon"

"My friends, the war will be over soon, the war for all intents and purposes although the insurgency will go on for years and years and years. But it will be handled by the Iraqis, not by us, and then we decide what kind of security arrangement we want to have with the Iraqis."

Google Slips Amid Signs of Ad Slowdown

Google's stock slump deepens amid evidence of advertising slowdown.

The Phone Companies are still spying for the White House

"We learned last night after sending [the original] letter that . . . new surveillances under existing directives issued pursuant to the Protect America Act will resume, at least for now [despite it's legal expiration]...we appreciate the willingness of our private partners to cooperate despite the uncertainty" ...Wow. just Wow.

Scientists Predict When World Will End: Good News / Bad News

Scientist have nailed down how and when Earth will cease to exist.The sun will expand into a red giant, pushing Earth farther out into space, but not far enough. Our planet will be snagged by the sun's outer atmosphere, plunging to its doom inside the fiery stellar furnace. The good news: This won't happen for another 7.6 billion years. Bad News:

As Economy Slips, Yacht Sales Skyrocket

Your home's value might be falling, but these billionaire toys are appreciating.

Home Depot Has First Annual Sales Dip

The home-improvement store says profits fell 27.5 percent last quarter.

Dollar slumps to record low beyond $1.50 to euro (Reuters)

Reuters - The dollar hit a record low beyond $1.50
to the euro on Wednesday after surprisingly weak U.S. data and
comments by the Federal Reserve's No. 2 official reinforced
views that the central bank will keep cutting interest rates.

Teen critical following a senseless snowball fight shooting

Just because a snowball hits your face,you shoot a kid??..a psycho certainly

Worst Credit Cards Deals

Put extra cash in your wallet by avoiding these high-fee cards.

Cut the Java: Starbucks Takes 3 Hr Break

All 7,100 Starbucks close for 3 hours today to get lesson in coffee-making.

Like Jimmy Stewart? Don't Be Fooled

Sprint's new CEO takes an early, aggressive approach by scrapping 4,000 jobs.

Teen gang rapes woman, posts vid on youtube, arrested in UK

A gang of teens in South London which included 3 boys and 2 girls spiked a woman's champagne. The boys raped her in front of her little kids, posted vid on Youtube. The gang is arrested now.

Sports Authority Fools Customers with 20% Coupon

Sports Authority sends a 20% coupon to their customers. However, they can't use it on 68 of their named brands or any sports equipment! The only thing they could possibly buy is a pair of socks.

Existing home sales slip and prices tumble (Reuters)

Reuters - Sales of existing homes fell for a
sixth straight month in January, while prices tumbled 4.6
percent amid swelling inventories, according to a report on
Monday that offered no end in sight for the housing slump.

Homeless Squatting in Foreclosed Homes

Sometimes the heat, lights and water are still working.

Rick Renzi Indicted: McCain Co-Chair Hit For Fraud, Etc.

Republican Rep. Rick Renzi (REN-zee) has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona. (Straight Talk express goes off a cliff & explodes in fiery wreck)

Some U.S. Cities Smarter Than Others

A new ranking identifies the 25 best-educated cities in the U.S.

FTSE turns lower as miners weigh (FT.com)

FT.com - London equities ended lower on Friday after a clutch of broker downgrades hit the retail sector, while falling metals prices promted some profit taking in the miners.

Time for Bill O'Racist to Resign in Disgrace

O'Reilly should be fired for using the word "lynching" in the context of a rant about Michelle Obama, despite his faux apology. ..Lynching: A variety of howling posses composed of fire-eyed redneck thugs -- terrorists, if you will -- skulking through the woods, hauling with them an African American to a cowardly, ritualistic, vigilante execution.

HBO Agrees To Air 'Taxi To The Dark Side'

The Discovery Channel dropped plans to air the award-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" because it was too "controversial." Now HBO has announced plans to air the film in September 2008.

Newsweek catches John McCain in a web of lies

Following the New York Times expose on McCain's connection with lobbyist friends Newsweek catches McCain in a web of lies.

Aerobics, Rubber Chickens and Gratitude

Doing well on your annual evaluation may mean knowing how to energize others.

Is China Losing Its Edge?

Some companies look to cheaper markets as rising costs hit Chinese factories.

Doctors tell gov't to stop messing with medical marijuana

Historic Endorsement - The American College Of Physicians Supports Medical Marijuana

I found the BEEF - Obama's Senate Record

What is Obama's legislative record in the Senate? This might surprise you...

Fort Hood soliders breaking the silence on war in Iraq

Fort Hood soldiers are openly speaking out to end the misguided war in Iraq, saying that if Americans knew what was going on there they would be speaking out too. Information from Iraq is "filtered" by politicians. There is no end in sight.

Would You Vacation in a Foreign Slum?

Brit opens guesthouse in Rio de Janeiro's infamous, dangerous shantytown.

Britain passes Northern Rock nationalization law (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's parliament passed legislation
on Thursday allowing the government to nationalize Northern
Rock , five months after the bank became a high-profile
casualty of the global credit crunch.

Bush: 19% approval

"Seventy-seven percent of Americans disapprove of the job he is doing, and 79 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy."

Airport Luxe: Terminals Spare No Expense

Virgin, British Airways fight for the sleekest, hippest terminal in London.

Information will be free: Wikileaks still up, despite order

After unflattering and apparently internal documents from the Swiss banker Julius Baer appeared on Wikileaks, the bank filed a federal lawsuit in the US. A judge has now ordered Wikileaks.org scrubbed from the DNS system, but it's hard to eradicate a website.

High Court Says Suing Your 401(k) Is OK

The Supreme Court is allowing retirement plan participants to sue over losses.

Texas poll shows dead heat among Dems

A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois is a statistical dead heat in Texas, which holds primaries March 4.

Deputy tasers high school student against direct orders

Disgusting. Those things need to be banned.

Networks Interrupt Clinton Speech For Obama

Sen. Hillary Clinton began giving a speech on Tuesday night shortly after Wisconsin's results came in. But within minutes, Sen. Barack Obama appeared in Texas to give his victory speech, and the networks cut Clinton off. Ouch. Watch it:

Now Official: Iran Opened Its 1st Oil Products Bourse

ran established its first oil products bourse Sunday in a free trade zone on the Persian Gulf Island of Kish, the country's oil ministry said.Iran has already registered for another oil bourse, in which it has said it hopes to trade oil in Euros instead of dollars, to reduce any American influence over the Islamic Republic's economy.

No Oil, No Peace, No Problem

In 'Fuel of War,' players can have fun as an oil shortage spurs a new world war.

FTSE edges higher as Barclays pleases (FT.com)

FT.com - Shares in business travel company Hogg Robinson gained 7 per cent to 61p Tuesday because of rumours it could be a takeover target for BCD, a family-owned rival with a large presence in the US travel market.

Banks borrowing billions from Federal Reserve

U.S. banks have quietly been borrowing massive amounts of cash to ease the credit crunch.

Dot-Com Dollars: Web Names Bring Riches

Many names sold for more than $100K in '07; an adult-themed name sold for $9.5M.

Prodigy Of Rap Group Mobb Deep Speaks On Obama And Paul

Recent interview with Prodigy of Mobb Deep about the candidates.

Bernanke: "There's No Housing Bubble to Go Bust" -2005

I know its an old story but ..... Ben S. Bernanke does not think the national housing boom is a bubble that is about to burst, he indicated to Congress last week, just a few days before President Bush nominated him to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Flying to Europe? It'll Cost You... A Lot

Rising fuel prices have driven some flights up as much as 72% from last year.

Barack Obama - "Just Words?"

Tonight in Wisconsin Barack Obama responded to the charges by the Clinton campaign that his candidacy is just based upon "words and hopeful ideas" and that he lacks the "substance" that would enable him to be an effective leader. From C-SPAN. Vote Obama on Tuesday and make it 9 straight victories!

US Court shuts down whistleblower site Wikileaks

Wikileaks, the Web site that has revealed countless government secrets, has been forced offline by a California judge. The site, which allows whistleblowers to post documents anonymously, is being sued by a Swiss banking group implicated in money laundering in documents obtained by Wikileaks.

Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again

New video of Baltimore police officer Salvatore Rivieri in action at the Inner Harbor

SocGen trader faced earlier inquiry: report (Reuters)

Reuters - French bank Societe Generale ,
at the centre of a huge trading scandal, began investigating
trades executed by Jerome Kerviel months before his activities
were exposed in January, the Financial Times reported.

Buffett: Bank Woes Are 'Poetic Justice'

Legendary billionaire investor says people drank "toxic Kool-Aid."

Stocks firm despite weak economic data (Reuters)

Reuters - Asian investors shrugged off a rash
of weak economic indicators on Monday to pick up stocks that
looked like weathering a downturn, while oil and metals kept
close to record prices as supply concerns continued to bite.

Obama Wears Bracelet of American Soldier KIA in Iraq

Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying.

Countrywide Reports Loan Deliquency Jump

The troubled lender says loan delinquency rates rose to 7.47 percent last month.

Credit Suisse CEO sees credit crisis nadir in months (Reuters)

Reuters - The worst of the banking crisis
resulting from the subprime meltdown is likely to be over in
months rather than quarters, Credit Suisse Chief
Executive Brady Dougan was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Greenspan: Economy is on the 'Edge'

Former Federal Reserve Chairman said odds of recession are at least 50 percent.

GOP stages walkout; Ron Paul follows Constitution

Once again Ron Paul proves he is not ruled by party loyalty or petty politics but by the Constitution and the rule of law. Any president that thinks he or she is above oversight must consider themselves a dictator.

How To Make A Million Before You Turn 20

While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank. Forever in search of the secrets to entrepreneurial success, we peeked into the inspirational lives of five whiz kids who built million-dollar enterprises before the age of 20...

Media Begins its Attacks on Obama with "Cult" Label

Passion + politics = cult?We haven't seen anything like this since RFK, and the media (and the Clinton campaign) must stop it.

I will end the war in Iraq… I will close Guantanamo.

When I am this party’s nominee, my opponent will not be able to say that I voted for the war in Iraq; or that I gave George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran; or that I supported Bush-Cheney policies of not talking to leaders that we don’t like......

The Campus Emergency Business Boom

The Ill. shooting may aid the already booming emergency notification business.

Clinton's new slogan: Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Matthews fired a salvo at the Clinton campaign this morning: "....she has to do is get rid of the kneecapers that work for her, ... whose main job seems to be punishing Obama or going after the press....Her campaign slogan right now is don't get your hopes up.That won't work...You can't diminish Obama and hope that you will rise from the ashes"

Clinton Chief Strategist Tied To Controversial Nuclear Corp.

Even as Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was blasting Sen. Barack Obama for his ties to the Exelon Corporation, Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars through his firm from the very same nuclear energy giant.

Dow and Nasdaq slip on consumer spending worry (Reuters)

Reuters - The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday
on concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer
sentiment fell to a 16-year low and retailer Best Buy
warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays.

London stocks inch higher (FT.com)

FT.com - London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pharmaceuticals.

Giuliani over his head in campaign debts

“We are deeper in the hole than I thought we would be,” John Gross, the campaign’s treasurer, wrote in an e-mail message obtained by the Times. “We cannot prefer any one creditor. We probably could make a 10% payment to all creditors but not much more.'

Playing chicken: House rejects 21-day wiretap extension

After rejecting a bill that would have extended stopgap surveillance legislation for 21 days, the House of Representatives is under heavy pressure from the White House to adopt a permanent foreign intelligence reform bill passed in the Senate earlier this week. That bill included immunity for telco wiretapping assistance.

Clinton plans to go against the popular vote

Clinton will not concede the race to Obama if he wins a greater number of pledged delegates by the end of the primary season, and will count on the 796 elected officials and party bigwigs to put her over the top, if necessary, said Clinton's communications director, Howard Wolfson.

Valentine's Day Gets Politically Correct

Politically correct Valentine's gifts eschew animal testing and unfair wages.

Senate Approves Surveillance Bill, Preserves Telecom Immunit

The Senate voted today to preserve retroactive immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with a government eavesdropping program, decisively rejecting an amendment that would have stripped the provision from a bill to modernize an electronic surveillance law.

Don't Get Fat While Waiting for Your Flight

From "guiltless salmon" to tapas: How to find healthy food at the airport.

Treasurys fall on strong retail sales (AP)

AP - Treasury prices fell Wednesday after a new retail sales report showed an unexpected increase in consumer spending for January after the dismal holiday season.

Graph: How Americans Spend Their Money

Looking at a far more direct measure of American families’ economic status — household consumption — indicates that the gap between rich and poor is far less than most assume, and that the abstract, income-based way in which we measure the so-called poverty rate no longer applies to our society.

Motown City Sings Housing Blues in '07

Unemployment and a slumping housing market contributed to the numbers.

Consumer Confidence Already in Recession

Americans have lost faith in the economy, and that usually signals recession.

Victim: $54 million Best Buy lawsuit stupid, but necessary

Best Buy has been slapped with a $54 million lawsuit after it lost a customer's laptop and strung her along for over half a year before owning up. Still, she claims she has incurred so many costs that Best Buy's offer isn't worth it.

Barbara Walters Tells Hillary to "Drop" the Pimp Scandal.

76 year old Barbra Walters apparently understands young slang more than the entire Hillary campaign: "... he's getting suspended, he apologized, MSNBC apologized. Drop it already! It's OK. He made a mistake."

Pelosi to Kucinich: drop impeachment or lose Congress seat

Before Nevada primary, Dennis was visited by representatives of Nancy Pelosi and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — AIPAC. They told Dennis that if he would drop efforts to impeach Cheney & Bush, they would guarantee his re-election to Congress. He kicked them out, and now faces several well-financed primary challengers.

When Will Your Favorite Shows Be Back?

When strike ends: Comedy back soon; drama not 'till fall; some shows, not at all

Feel the 'Crunch'? Head to the Pawn Shop

More Americans appear to be selling gold and jewelry to pay their mortgages.

Another Recession Sign? Spending Slows

December consumer spending showed the weakest growth in more than a year.

Yahoo Rebuffs Microsoft Bid as Inadequate

As expected, Yahoo formally rejects Microsoft's $44.6 billion as inadequate.

Obama landslides could break deadlock

Candidate hopes big wins in mid-sized states will give him momentum to beat Clinton in big battlegrounds.

Huge Scientology protest in Milwaukee WI (-40 temp)

MILWAUKEE-Protestors gathered outside the Church of Scientology in Milwaukee today, calling the religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard a cult.

The Politico: - Clinton campaign manager out

Blog: Clinton's campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, left the position today, to be replaced by Clinton's former top White House aide, Maggie Williams.

Man Arrested For Stealing and Selling 500 Kidneys

In Nepal (AP)- The leader of a black market kidney ring is being sent back to India. Amit Kumar is wanted for removing hundreds of kidneys from poor laborers often at gunpoint.

Bush wants to give away 1.4 billion dollars to Mexico

The excuse is the war on drugs, but they will really be used to maintain in power another dictator. And then people wonder why Mexicans are running away into the United States. If the neocons stopped supporting corrupt politicians in Mexico then the illegal immigration would be greatly reduced.

GM sees room to consolidate luxury dealerships (Reuters)

Reuters - General Motors Corp will
step up consolidation of dealerships handling its three luxury
brands in a bid to shore up profitability, the automaker's
chief executive said on Saturday.

For Toyota, success is a bitter-sweet pill (Reuters)

Reuters - This is the first in a series of business features by
Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most
innovative companies.

Ron Paul Does Not Exist (WA state phone poll)

So I got phone polled today.. right when I heard it was a political poll I knew I had to get it on the mic. Especially in the world we live in where the motto is "YOUTUBE IT OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!". Sure enough it was a Republican GOP poll and sure enough Ron Paul was not an option in the poll.. so here's one more for the YouTube world:

Barack Posters in California made by Shepard Fairey

"The California Primaries are over, but the pasters will still stay up."OBEYGIANT's Shepard Fairey has (awesome) Obama posters scattered throughout California, check them out!

Job Interview Secrets

Learn how companies find the best employees and what they are looking for.

ABC News: Cash Strapped Clinton Campaign - Stunt?

Clinton Campaign Staffers Not Going Without Pay

Ultra-Romantic Trips For Two

Special ways to celebrate Valentine's Day where every wish can be fulfilled.

Jon Stewart’s Farewell to Mitt Romney: “F*c# Y%u

Jon Stewart offers a touching eulogy for the late Mitt Romney.

Stimulus plan helps some homeowners (AP)

AP - The biggest winners in the economic rescue plan now awaiting President Bush's signature are likely to be Americans with more expensive homes who will be able to refinance their home loans at cheaper rates.

Once John Wins, He'll make a Left

But if history is any guide, the McCain we've seen of late on the campaign trail is the most conservative McCain we'll ever see.

Move Over Paris, Here Comes Abu Dhabi

City lures Louvre, Guggenheim, reinvents itself as a destination for art lovers.