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Day 71

Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 21:07 in Barack Obama | viewed Viewed 159 times times | 0 Comments

The Obamas are in Europe to attend the G-20 Summit in the United Kingdom and a NATO summit marking the 60 years since the alliance was founded. During the eight-day, five-country trip he will meet with European leaders who split... (Continue reading)

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CBC Hosts TARP/TALF Access Summit

Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 13:33 in Politics News | viewed Viewed 586 times times | 1 Comment
CBC Hosts TARP/TALF Access Summit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke participated in a closed-door meeting yesterday with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and more than 300 minority and women entrepreneurs who’d eagerly accepted a last-minute invitation to attend the CBC’s TARP/TALF Access Summit. ... (Continue reading)

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Make Lemonade From Lemons

Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 12:55 in Magazine | viewed Viewed 1,008 times times | 1 Comment
Make Lemonade From Lemons

Don’t feel too bad if your basket of stocks and mutual funds turned sour last year. The average stock fund lost nearly 40% in 2008. The favorite stocks of mutual fund managers, such as ExxonMobil, GE, and Microsoft, all suffered... (Continue reading)

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Answering Tough Questions, Avoiding Mistakes

Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 12:02 in Careers | viewed Viewed 860 times times | 4 Comments
Answering Tough Questions, Avoiding Mistakes

Interviewers can be tough simply because they are regular people with quirks, dislikes, pet peeves, and other idiosyncrasies that may or may not have anything to do with how you will perform your job. Add to that the high unemployment... (Continue reading)

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Auto Industry Leaders Weigh In On Obama’s GM Strategy

Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 10:29 in Business News | viewed Viewed 722 times times | 2 Comments
Auto Industry Leaders Weigh In On Obama's GM Strategy

After billions of federal bailout dollars put President Barack Obama in the automobile industry's driver's seat, the clear message from the commander in chief is, "Shape up or ship out." ... (Continue reading)

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Day 70

Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 21:07 in Barack Obama | viewed Viewed 165 times times | 0 Comments

After determining that General Motors had not presented a viable plan restructuring plan, Obama forced the resignation of CEO Rick Wagoner and gave the company 60 days to develop a more aggressive restructuring plan. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus... (Continue reading)

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Whither GM?

Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 13:32 in Blogs | viewed Viewed 295 times times | 1 Comment
Whither GM?

In an effort to right the flailing auto industry, President Barack Obama forced out General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner and said neither GM or Chrysler would receive anymore federal bailouts until the companies won more concessions from unions and creditors. That’s... (Continue reading)

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The Power of Persistence

Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 12:35 in Entrepreneurs | viewed Viewed 1,088 times times | 0 Comments
The Power of Persistence

Working for free is never fun, but it’s a big part of entrepreneurship. Marketing and pursuing your vision despite silence and rejection is even more important now, as businesses freeze budgets and banks withhold funding.... (Continue reading)

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Acing the Interview

Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 12:15 in Careers | viewed Viewed 1,026 times times | 4 Comments
Acing the Interview

With thousands of Americans looking for work these days, knowing how to prepare for a potential job interview is as important as ever.... (Continue reading)

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Omaba on the Record: Auto Industry

Written on 30 Mar, 2009 at 12:10 in White House News | viewed Viewed 210 times times | 0 Comments

One of the challenges we have confronted from the beginning of this administration is what to do about the state of our struggling auto industry. In recent months, my Auto Task Force has been reviewing requests by General Motors and... (Continue reading)

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