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A heartless thief stole cash from a poor box at a Catholic Church just days before Christmas.
Reverend Harry Reitzel opened Stella Maris, in St. George's, early on Tuesday morning so parishioners could decorate the church for Christmas. The parishion...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — On MTV's reality television show "Jersey Shore," the Beachcomber Bar is a place where the clothes are skimpy and punches can fly.
But there's another reality in the resort town Seaside Heights, which is both a setting and...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Dear Readers: Merry Christmas! Here's a little something sent in by a reader (author unknown) who thought it would provide some holiday cheer:
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, I searched for the tools to hand to my spouse...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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There is something profoundly important in the fact that our lives continue to be governed and influenced by the life of Jesus Christ.
Why 2,000 years on does Jesus continue to light the world with his example and his words?
I believe it is because t...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam has objected to the government's request to schedule his criminal trial ahead of a parallel SEC case, saying the move could compromise the defence's case.
"Having enjoyed the ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Ex-HSBC Banker Gets 20 Months Prison for Taking Bribe (Update2)
c.2009 Bloomberg News
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Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former HSBC Holdings Plc executive Chen Ching-hsiao was sentenced to 20 months in prison...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) consumer lender was downgraded to junk by Moody's Investors Service on prospects the bailed-out insurer may stop supporting the unit after November 2010.
"Longer-term support from AIG i...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. said yesterday it has repaid the $20 billion in bailout money it received from the US government.
Citi said it funded the previously announced repayment with a recent stock offering that raised $20.5 billion.
The offeri...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, no fat cats.
President Barack Obama took his plea for more small business lending to community bankers, but his prodding was far gentler than it was with high finance CEOs last week.
The president offered to help ease reg...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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December 18, 2009
Dear Sir,
When I arrived back on the late American flight from JFK on Thursday, December 3, I found to my horror (at that time of night) that my car had a flat battery.
However, little did I know that help (in abundance I might add)...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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