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View photos from Inauguration Day In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/Live_Inaugral_Coverage.html
Tap into Mysa.com's live feed of photos submitted by users from the inauguration festivities in D.C. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, January 20, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Change has come to Whitehouse.gov In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/change_has_come_to_whitehouse-gov/
Check out the first blog post, after President Obama's inauguration on Whitehouse.gov. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, January 20, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Holder was 'used' in Rich pardon In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/holder.confirmation/index.html
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh said Friday that Attorney General-designate Eric Holder allowed himself "to be used" by the Clinton White House in the pardon process for then-fugitive financier Marc Rich in January 2001. More...

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Posted on  Friday, January 16, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Pfizer cutting up to 2,400 sales jobs In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95OCP000&show_article=1
Drug giant Pfizer reportedly is laying off nearly a third of its 8,000 salespeople. Media outlets Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal report Pfizer will cut as many as 2,400 sales representatives. More...

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Posted on  Friday, January 16, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Possibilities for News in 2009 In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/01/no_predictions_for_2009_but_he.html
View one reporter's predictions for what could happen in 2009, from pulling troops out of Iraq, to a meteor hitting the Earth. Here's a preview: "I'm a reporter, not a pundit. I'll only tell you what the big themes will be in 2009. Think about it: If you assume (as I do) that national... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, January 13, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Final Press Conference: Bush Looks Back In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid={CCC81A4D-9B10-4527-99AF-5470A08D8499}&siteid=rss
"WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Bush defended his record and named what he thought were some of the achievements and mistakes of his years in office during his final press conference Monday, taking a look back over eight years of an administration marked by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a... More...

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Posted on  Monday, January 12, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Communities consider alternative currency In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5moneybox.6735224jan07,0,7944853.story
Pretty interesting articles discussing the lengths certain US communities are going to, to ensure their local economies thrive despite national economic hardship: "The idea is not unique to the Valley. Communities from Vermont to Hawaii have either started their own forms of money or are... More...

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Posted on  Thursday, January 8, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

McCain unveils Country First PAC In the News

By: Marissa Gabrysch

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17173.html
Country First is what’s known as a leadership political action committee, a vehicle commonly used by politicians of all stripes to build or maintain national profiles by funding political travels around the country and collecting chits by making contributions to other politicians. Click on... More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, January 7, 2009   By:  mgabrysch    0 Comments    Share

 

LA Loses Public Access Channels In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-publicaccess5-2009jan05,0,895872.story
This is an interesting article discussing how Time Waner is shutting down its public access channels in Los Angeles and across the state.  Community activists and others looking for a free way to use their voice, are arguing that an important first amendment right has been taken away. ... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, January 6, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Rent your textbook, plant a tree In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.rentingmytextbooks.com/
What a great idea!  Everyone gripes about the crazy prices of textbooks, plus having to sell them for less than what you paid when you're done with them - now this site is allowing students to rent their textbooks at a discounted price than buying them, and return them when they're done. ... More...

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Posted on  Monday, December 22, 2008   By:  icmaldonado    1 Comments    Share

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