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In Africa, Women Turn to Microfinance In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.groupProfile&groupid=107615562&Mytoken=DF8A5030-286C-45B1-9A96A2C46CBD57C0202279437
The article discusses the innovative business practice, microfinance, which benefits entrepreneurs in areas where finances and business opportunities are hard to come by.  Learn more about how women in Africa are entering into self sufficiency with the help of small loans.   More...

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Posted on  Thursday, November 20, 2008   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

1/3 of California business owners are foreign-born In the News

By: Marissa Gabrysch

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20081115-9999-1b15sba.html
Very interesting article.  I think this is a great picture of how imigrants live the American dream - we should be proud of the spirit of opportunity that is alive here.  More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, November 18, 2008   By:  mgabrysch    0 Comments    Share

 

Obama leaves cyber mail In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/17/obama.blackberry.ap/index.html
Could you go without your Blackberry??  Well that's the decision President Elect Obama is currently facing.  As all presidential records, eletronic, or not, can be used for public records, most are advised to give up their emails all together.  This will be interesting for one of the... More...

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Posted on  Monday, November 17, 2008   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/obama.executive.orders/index.html
  More religious groups supported President-elect Obama this year, than any other presidential candidate before him. The New York Times even reported one religious group, Matthew 25 Network, going so far as to caucus for him by creating a website and placing radio ads designed... More...

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Posted on  Thursday, November 13, 2008   By:  jaimalano    0 Comments    Share

 

Today's veterans hall a mouse click away In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/veterans_online_help
Certainly a sign of our times, veterans are encouraged to congregate at an online community, rather than grab a beer at their local veteran hall.  The social networking site, targeted specifically to current war veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, hopes servicemen can find a safe place... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, November 11, 2008   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Year of the bailout - and now GM? In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/07/news/economy/gm_bailout_comparison/?cnn=yes
From AIG to the nation's banks, the government is being asked, more than ever, for financial support.  Read about the most recent bailout request from the auto companies. More...

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Posted on  Monday, November 10, 2008   By:  icmaldonado    2 Comments    Share

 

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa081106_mo_terrell.188ec9cfc.html
  When asked why this historical moment was left out of the paper, Terrell Tribune Publisher Bill Jordan had this to say:      “We run a newspaper not a memory book service…We covered the local commissioners race, we thought that was more... More...

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Posted on  Thursday, November 6, 2008   By:  jaimalano    0 Comments    Share

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Men charged with plotting to kill Obama In the News

By: Jai Malano-Ayers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081027/ap_on_el_pr/skinhead_plot
This just in. This article discusses how the two men who have been charged with plotting to kill Barack Obama met, and how their case has been handled thus far.         More...

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Posted on  Monday, October 27, 2008   By:  jaimalano    0 Comments    Share

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/obama-terrorist.html
  Check out this article. It’s about Amazon.com listing a Barack Obama mask (Halloween costume) under the terrorist category. I wonder how many they sold while it was listed that way, and if it was done on purpose, which I am sure it was, why did they work so quickly to change it?... More...

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Posted on  Monday, October 27, 2008   By:  jaimalano    0 Comments    Share

 

From The Economist: Not very nICE In the News

By: Marissa Gabrysch

http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11089844&CFID=3632735&CFTOKEN=67975027
The Economist reports on Mexican President Felipe Calderon's recent visit to Dallas, Texas. read the full story: http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11089844&CFID=3632735&CFTOKEN=67975027 More...

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Posted on  Thursday, May 8, 2008   By:  mgabrysch    0 Comments    Share

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