2010 July 23 « Frugal Café Blog Zone

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Gee, That Was Fast: In Chicago, Blago’s Corruption Trial Wrapping Up, Jurors Will Begin Deliberating (video)

| July 23, 2010

As the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wraps up, I’m struck by how quickly it went and how un-showboaty — dare I say it, almost dignified — it was. And Blago never testified in his defense, despite what we’d been led to expect with repeated claims that the disgraced governor would be [...]

Tropical Storm Bonnie Hits Florida… Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Halted (video)

| July 23, 2010

Click here for updated information at the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center. From Washington Post, Tropical storm Bonnie 2010: Oil spill work on hold as system approaches: With tropical storm Bonnie approaching, hundreds of workers and more than a dozen vessels will begin moving from the Deepwater Horizon blowout site Friday, stopping work on [...]

Congrats: Another Strong Quarter for Ford Motors… No Emergency Government Aid, No Bankruptcy Filing (video)

| July 23, 2010

Seems significant to point out that, in light of another profitable quarter during this weak/dismal/horrible (take your pick) economy, Ford is the only Detroit automaker NOT to file for bankruptcy protection nor receive emergency federal government aid. Free market principles work. Imagine that. From NY Times, Ford Posts Another Quarterly Profit as Sales Climb: DEARBORN, [...]

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