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Luxury island hotel completely booked till 2023

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (THE LOCAL, GERMANY) — Tourists looking for luxury accommodation on the German island of Helgoland will be disappointed, as a wind-power company has booked every room in the more…

U.S. economic crisis: 'Subtle as a train wreck'

by -NO AUTHOR- -- [ooyala code="1mMW1lNDrowC60LZ5W_DRyLkxwZWYEwR"] Last week, House Republicans passed their budget for Fiscal Year 2013 without a single Democrat vote. This week, President Obama ripped the GOP budget as one more…

Employment gains slow, jobless rate drops

by -NO AUTHOR- -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Payrolls rose far less than expected in March, keeping the door open for further monetary policy support from the Federal Reserve, even as the unemployment more…

Panetta's commuting tab: $860,000 so far

by -NO AUTHOR- -- WASHINGTON — It's turning out to be a costly commute home for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The Pentagon chief has traveled on military aircraft to his home in more…

This is NOT the tea party's telephone company

by Aaron Klein -- A "progressive" cell phone company with ties to billionaire activist George Soros has set its sights on tea party-affiliated lawmakers, opening offices in their districts with the specific more…

Payoff from Volt can take 27 years

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NEW YORK TIMES) — Ed Moran’s new Toyota Prius was programmed by the dealer to make him feel good about his gas savings. A dashboard display compares the more…

Older workers' Social Security decisions

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) — Many people on the verge of retirement lack knowledge about how Social Security works. Most older workers can't identify basic information about more…