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Buffett's New Santa Fe

by MichaelLijewski

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has bought BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad) for 34 billion dollars. Buffet has been buying BNSF, and other railroad stock (UP and NS), for some time now - since before the recession. Is Buffett losing his touch? Why would somebody buy a..

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• Posted on 11-02-2009
• Views 364
• Rating 5.3 (34 votes)

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Karzai Wins Afghan Election - sort of

by MichaelLijewski

The government of Afghanistan canceled its upcoming runoff election for president today, after the challenger Abdullah Abdullah withdrew his candidacy. The initial election looked like a clear win for President Hamid Karzai, until "..

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• Posted on 11-01-2009
• Views 316
• Rating 4.1 (27 votes)

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Hard Times: The Great Crash 80 Years Later

by MichaelLijewski

On Thursday October 24th, 1929, the American stock market crashed, and crashed again on the 28th, only to crash even more the next day. In a few days, massive portions of the American economy were wiped out, and investors, both big and sm..

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• Posted on 10-30-2009
• Views 373
• Rating 6.5 (25 votes)

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World News Ramble: 100,000 Italian Women Can't Be Wrong Edition

by MichaelLijewski

Not much of a theme this week, but it is a "ramble," after all.   Hey, remember the Battle of Agincourt, "We brave few," "band of brothers," and all that? Well, it wasn't as an impressive victory as legend would have it, ..

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• Posted on 10-26-2009
• Views 369
• Rating 4.9 (27 votes)

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President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu

by MichaelLijewski

(The Whi te House via C-Span) "In keeping with the administration's proactive approach to H1N1 Flu, President Obama last night signed a proclamation declaring 2009-H1N1 Influenza a national emergency. The proclamation enhances the abi..

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• Posted on 10-23-2009
• Views 286
• Rating 5.6 (20 votes)

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