Category: Economy

More than 5,900 San Diego business outlets closed over the past year, including nearly 2,350 retail outlets

 Staff  July 22, 2008  0 Comments on More than 5,900 San Diego business outlets closed over the past year, including nearly 2,350 retail outlets

Three reports say there is slippage in San Diego County’s retail market By Thor Kamban Biberman / The Daily Transcript…

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A Health Care System ‘In the process of collapse’

 Staff  July 21, 2008  2 Comments on A Health Care System ‘In the process of collapse’

Ocean Beach Doctor Has Rant Printed in the Union-Tribune OCEAN BEACH, CA. Dr. Jeoffrey B. Gordon, who has a family…

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 Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Health, Ocean Beach

66 Flip-Flops that John McCain Has Made

 Staff  July 21, 2008  1 Comment on 66 Flip-Flops that John McCain Has Made

Jukebox John keeps changing his tune as he accuses Obama of reversals It’s obvious that the McCain campaign and the…

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Al Gore Calls for America to Use Renewable Energy By 2018

 Staff  July 18, 2008  0 Comments on Al Gore Calls for America to Use Renewable Energy By 2018

by: David Stout / The New York Times / Friday 18 July 2008 Washington – Former Vice President Al Gore…

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Gas prices fail to push most U.S. drivers to protest

 Staff  July 18, 2008  0 Comments on Gas prices fail to push most U.S. drivers to protest

By Sue Doyle / Daily News / 07/17/2008 One worldwide group protests mayonnaise. Other people posed nude inside potholes for…

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Starbucks CEO Is Prodded to Add the Ocean Beach Location to the ‘Un-lucky 600’ Being Closed

 Frank Gormlie  July 17, 2008  1 Comment on Starbucks CEO Is Prodded to Add the Ocean Beach Location to the ‘Un-lucky 600’ Being Closed

SAN DIEGO,CA. Columnist D.A. Kolodenko – of the feisty weekly CityBeat – has come out in the latest issue in…

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Blackwater Joins Other Corporate “bad-boys” Being Inducted Into Hall of Shame

 Staff  July 16, 2008  1 Comment on Blackwater Joins Other Corporate “bad-boys” Being Inducted Into Hall of Shame

Blackwater, Archer Daniels Midland, and Wal-Mart Inducted into Corporate Hall of Shame BOSTON – On July 9, 2008, Corporate Accountability…

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Japanese fishermen stage massive one-day strike to protest high fuel prices

 Staff  July 15, 2008  1 Comment on Japanese fishermen stage massive one-day strike to protest high fuel prices

By Jay Alabaster / Associated Press / July 14, 2008 TOKYO (AP) _ Fishermen across Japan went on a massive…

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…on a more serious note: Police Warn Irate IndyMac Bank Customers

 Staff  July 15, 2008  0 Comments on …on a more serious note: Police Warn Irate IndyMac Bank Customers

Police watch irate customers outside IndyMac – some bank patrons told to remain calm or face arrest AP – msnbc…

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