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...housemate on the reality-TV show Big Brother. Goody endeared and appalled with her ignorance--she wondered who "Heinzstein" might be and thought Saddam Hussein was a boxer. Her return to the Big Brother house in 2007 nearly finished her career after she clashed with Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty amid accusations of racism...
...greenback has also shown surprising resilience amid the financial meltdown, since investors continue to see it as a safe haven in bad times. Even after some recent losses, the dollar is 15% stronger against the euro than it was in mid-2008. The dollar has maintained its popularity in part because most major currencies don't look much more attractive. Investors judge the value of a currency relative to others. Though the U.S. economy may be in its worst condition in almost 30 years, the rest of the industrialized world isn't any better off. "The dollar should be much...
...Amid the excited screaming and friendly pillow pummeling, some got a little…well, um, violent. One man took it upon himself to run around swinging two pillows in hand, numchuck style, yelling, “DIE, MOTHERF***ER, DIE!!!” Whoa, calm down there, buddy. That’s a seven-year-old standing next...
...what point does congressional due diligence become onerous and unreasonable flyspecking? With legions of Obama Administration posts sitting vacant amid multiple national crises, that's the question that many in Washington are asking...
...derail the confirmation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and forced former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle to withdraw his name from consideration as head of HHS. One source close to the process says the Finance Committee is now giving such scrutiny to the tax records of Administration nominees that, amid the committee's larger concerns, it has questioned items as small as $14 on their returns. As a result, sources say, the White House has stepped up its own vetting process - slowing everything down even further. (Read "Tim Geithner's Hiring! And His Critics Hope It's Soon...