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Archive for October, 2005
Saturday, October 1, 2005 CNN Video Segment: Delay in Federal Loans to Small Businesses on Gulf Coast By Dave Berns The Small Business Administration has approved 28,000 loans but only one check has come through, reports CNN. The federal agency blames a computer glitch for the delay. (Scroll to 3:53 p.m. on 9-30 to view the segment.)
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 CNN Video Segment: Teacher Shortage Leads to Lack of Nursing Students By Dave Berns “The country will need about 3 million nurses in the next seven years,” reports CNN. (Scroll to 4:48 a.m. on 10-1 to view the story.)
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 How Does Government Pay for Katrina, Rita Rebuilding Effort? By Dave Berns “On July 13, the White House predicted the deficit would shrink for the next four years. Few in Washington believe that is likely now, even though federal revenues have been rising handsomely,” writes The Christian Science Monitor. “For fiscal year 2005, tax receipts are up 15.3 percent through August, while outlays have risen 6.8 percent. [...]
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 Mortgage Lenders Investigated for Possible Racial Discrimination By Dave Berns “The review, which involves several government agencies regulating different parts of the mortgage industry, was spurred by the release of new banking data last month by the Federal Reserve, which for the first time compiled statistics on high-cost loans,” writes today’s Washington Post. “The Fed analysis found that about a third of blacks got [...]
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 Frist Eyed HCA Stock Sale in April By Dave Berns “The Frist case underscores the burden government lawyers face when investigating insider trading cases, which generally center on the painstaking accumulation of circumstantial evidence,” writes today’s Washington Post.
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 Land-Based Casino Plan Passes Step in Mississippi Legislature By Dave Berns “Coast leaders worry that after the area’s destruction by Katrina, investors and insurers won’t help casinos rebuild on the floating barges to which they are now legally restricted,” writes today’s Biloxi Sun Herald. “Loss of the lifeblood of the Coast’s $2 billion a year tourism industry could prohibit South Mississippi’s recovery and hurt the state [...]
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