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$730M fed loan to Russian-owned steel firm withdrawn after GOP challenge

Michelle Malkin

by Michelle Malkin

January 6, 2012

Headline first, then I'll give you all the sordid background.

The Detroit News reports this afternoon that the Obama administration is canceling subsidies to Russian steel firm Severstal for production of advanced high strength steel for autos in Dearborn, Michigan. Pricetag: $730 million...

$737 million in green-tech loan to company connected to Pelosi family?

Hot Air

by Ed Morrissey

September 29, 2011

Americans still favor government subsidies to companies unable to otherwise compete in the green-tech industry.

may be especially true of Nancy Pelosi and her family, but not exactly for reasons of environmental improvement. Let's start with this report from The Hill, via Gateway Pundit and Instapundit, on the latest approved green-tech loan from the Department of Energy...

$75K Bail for Man Arrested With Loaded Guns Near Blackhawks Rally

nbcchicago.com

by Mary Ann Ahern

June 29, 2013

Just moments before the Blackhawks parade traveled east on Washington Street, Chicago police stopped a man in front of City Hall, checked his backpack and discovered two guns.

Officials say there's no reason to believe a Matteson man arrested Friday morning near Chicago City Hall with two guns on him was planning on harming anyone at the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory celebration. Still, 37-year-old Roger Harrison faces two felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of marijuana possession. Bail was set at $75,000 Saturday when Harrison appeared in bond court, according to the Chicago Tribune.

$800 Million In Futures Contracts Traded 7 Milliseconds Before FEDs No Taper Decision

voluntaryvirtues.com

September 27, 2013

$9 Billion in 'Stimulus' for Solar, Wind Projects Made 910 Final Jobs -- $9.8 Million Per Job

CNS News

by Michael W. Chapman and Fred Lucas

June 20, 2012

The Obama administration distributed $9 billion in economic "stimulus" funds to solar and wind projects in 2009-11 that created, as the end result, 910 "direct" jobs, meaning that it cost about $9.8 million to establish each of those long-term jobs.

At the same time, those green energy projects also created, in the end, about 4,600 "indirect" jobs - positions indirectly supported by the annual operation and maintenance jobs -- which means they cost about $1.9 million each ($9 billion divided by 4,600). Combined (910 + 4,600 = 5,510), the direct and indirect jobs cost, on average, about $1.63 million each to produce.

$99 Fee Spells the End of Three School Districts' Participation in Spelling Bee

Kitsap Sun

by Chris Henry

December 12, 2007

The Scripps National Spelling Bee program, citing financial pressures, has instituted a $99 per school participation fee, leading the Bremerton, Central Kitsap and South Kitsap school districts to opt out of the annual bee.

Students in those districts can sign up in the home school category; the deadline is Friday. For individual families who are not members of bee-enrolled home school associations, there is a $10 fee per family for materials and enrollment.

'Pillowcase Rapist; to be released into Calif. community despite protests

Fox News

May 23, 2014

A judge on Friday ordered that a serial rapist be released to live in a Los Angeles County community in spite of a host of vocal protests.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Gilbert Brown issued a brief order saying that Christopher Evans Hubbart, 63, must be released by July 7, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement. With several severe restrictions that include 24-hour GPS monitoring, Hubbart will be allowed to rent a small house in a remote area in Lake Los Angeles, near the city of Palmdale.

"Poster Couple" For Gays Rights Divorcing

nbcbayarea.com

by Irene Moore

February 8, 2012

When gay couples first sought the right to legally wed in California, they argued that they were entitled to all of the benefits of marital bliss. It was only a matter of time before that benefit extended to the right to split up.

Even as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found California's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional Tuesday, one of the state's first gay couples to tie the knot was calling it quits. Robin Tyler filed for divorce from Diane Olson on January 25. The pair were among 14 same-sex couples who originally challenged the ban in 2008.

"LAPD visited Michael Hastings' house prior to his death, were seen looking under his car" - Starting to make sense now people?

xrepublic.tv

July 14, 2013

Abby Martin takes a closer look at the death of award winning journalist Michael Hastings, featuring interviews with Michael's close friend, Joe Biggs, who suspects his death was not an accident, and Kimberly Dvorak, an investigative journalist who has been conducting an investigation into the anomalies despite stonewalling from the LAPD.

"Net Neutrality" Ruling Opens Door for 2-Tiered Internet Market

scientificamerican.com

by Jeremy Hsu

January 15, 2014

A two-sided market could strangle start-ups trying to compete with corporate giants for online services in education, health, entertainment, shopping, big data and so on.

A new court ruling achieved this by opening the doors for U.S. broadband providers to offer speedier delivery of Internet services at a higher price to those who can pay. The decision could end up limiting consumer's choices and stifling innovation by favoring huge corporate players over new startups.

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