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718 Karma Points
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Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts view story
26 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/...)
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis might approach $1 trillion, citing a "collective failure" to predict the breadth of the crisis.
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How Blogs and Blogging can make you Healthier - Iowa Avenue view story
23 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.iowaavenue.com/profile...)
Good health is interrelated and proportionate to moderation. For many hospitals, charitable foundations, medical professionals, and others who are in the business of helping others, blogging is a way to reach out and help people.
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YouTube - Roxy Music - Editions of You view video
14 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U...)
Roxy Music (with Eno!!) glammming it up in the early 1970s. Way ahead of their time.
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The Olympic torch's shadowy past view photo
32 votes- Submitted by TunisianGuy
- 7 months ago
- (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe...)
The BBC's Chris Bowlby looks at the dark origins of the Olympic torch as the 2006 relay comes to the UK.
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YouTube - ZZ Top - La Grange. view video
9 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5...)
Song from Tres Hombres.
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Mutual Funds That Wear Shock Absorbers view story
12 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1...)
They use various hedging strategies to protect against market declines. After the past few tumultuous months, you probably don't need to hear too much more to give them a closer look.
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Obama says he's conflicted on Olympics view story
15 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23916...)
"I am of two minds about this," the Democratic presidential hopeful said in an interview aired Wednesday on CBS' "The Early Show." "On the one hand, I think that what has happened in Tibet, China's support for the Sudanese government in Darfur, is a real
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Officials confirm Iran's role in truce view story
27 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200804...)
Officials in Iran confirmed for the first time Saturday that the country played an important role in brokering a recent truce between the Iraqi government and anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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LayDdee's Eyes On Entertainment Gossip Links view story
10 votes- Submitted by LayDdee
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.layddee.com/2008/04/la...)
Beyonce' & Jay-Z First Wedding Photos (7Confessions) *photos*Mariah Carey Is A True Diva (Anything Hollywood)
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Britons seized in Iraq may now be held in Iran - Times Online view story
20 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 7 months ago
- (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/...)
FIVE British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq last year may be being held in Tehran, the Iranian capital, according to intelligence reports received by the Foreign Office.

